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Sailor · 2016–2026

Aston Smith

san diego state university College fleet racingOptimistHandicap

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Events
38

429 races · 63 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 5 of 38

Podium rate
29%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 71%–76%, 983 boats)

Best class ranking
#721

Helm in Optimist · rating 440

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Anna Meier

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Macaela Wilton

Oct 2024 – Apr 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
Reade Decker

1–47 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Nicholas Mueller

64–52 in 116 races

Best day
15 Feb 2020

1-1-1-5-1-1-1-2-1 · 2020 SCYA Optimist MIDWINTERS REGATTA, SCYYRA CARRIE SERIES #4 STEPHEN M. PITTS MEMORIAL TROPHY

Signature result
1st of 47

2019 SCYA Optimist Midwinter Regatta, SCYYRA Carrie Series #4, Stephan M. Pitts Memorial Trophy · Optimist · 9 Feb 2019

Partnerships · 28 sailors

  • Macaela Wilton · San Diego State University (Aztecs 1), San Diego State University (Aztecs 2), San Diego State University (Aztecs), San Diego State University (Varsity Aztecs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 30 of 199 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Sadie Marinerstein · San Diego State University (Aztecs 1), San Diego State University (Aztecs), San Diego State University (Montezuma) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 137 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Lily Schweber · San Diego State University (Aztecs 1), San Diego State University (Aztecs 2), San Diego State University (Aztecs), San Diego State University (Montezuma) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 16 of 103 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Noah Nyenhuis · San Diego State University (Aztecs), San Diego State University (Varsity Aztecs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 100 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Chris Hopkins · San Diego State University (Aztecs 1), San Diego State University (Aztecs), San Diego State University (Varsity Aztecs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 81 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Ellie Dickson · San Diego State University (Aztecs), San Diego State University (Varsity Aztecs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 18 of 61 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Anna Meier · Santa Barbara City College (Vaqueros) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 42 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Marley Daniel · San Diego State University (Aztecs 1), San Diego State University (Aztecs 2), San Diego State University (Aztecs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 30 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Sofia Dorman · San Diego State University (Aztecs 2), San Diego State University (Aztecs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 41 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 8th · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Ryan Giorgianni · San Diego State University (Aztecs 1), San Diego State University (Aztecs 2), San Diego State University (Montezuma) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 43 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

035771420182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2026Open Atlantic Coast Tournament FinalsUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 17
10 Oct 2026Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1AUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 17
3 Jan 20262026 Rose Bowl RegattaSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 24
15 Nov 2025Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 20
11 Oct 2025UCSD OpenSanta Barbara City College (Vaqueros)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 24
19 Apr 2025PCCSC Mark Healy Open Fleet Race ChampionshipSan Diego State University (Aztecs)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 16
12 Apr 2025PCCSC Carter Ford Open Team Race ChampionshipSan Diego State University (Aztecs)College team racingSkipper4th / 10
5 Apr 20252025 Azalea Bowl RegattaSan Diego State University (Aztecs)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 19
29 Mar 20252025 Sailpack Oriental Intercollegiate RegattaSan Diego State University (Aztecs)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 20
22 Mar 2025PCCSC South Designate 2025San Diego State University (Aztecs 1)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 17
1 Mar 2025Cactus CupSan Diego State University (Aztecs 1)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 21
22 Feb 2025Mustang Open JVSan Diego State University (Aztecs 1)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 27
15 Feb 2025Top-9 InviteSan Diego State University (Aztecs)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 9
8 Feb 2025McIntyre Team RaceSan Diego State University (Aztecs)College team racingSkipper5th / 12
1 Feb 2025Mustang Team RaceSan Diego State University (Aztecs)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
25 Jan 2025Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta CoedSan Diego State University (Aztecs 2)College fleet racingA Skipper17th / 41
4 Jan 2025Rose Bowl Regatta 2025 - COLLEGESan Diego State University (Aztecs)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)7th / 18
16 Nov 2024Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipSan Diego State University (Varsity Aztecs)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-8)3rd / 19
19 Oct 2024Stoney Burke JVSan Diego State University (Montezuma)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 22
12 Oct 2024UCSD OpenSan Diego State University (Aztecs 2)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 22
15 Feb 20202020 SCYA Optimist MIDWINTERS REGATTA, SCYYRA CARRIE SERIES #4 STEPHEN M. PITTS MEMORIAL TROPHY22425OptimistSkipper1st / 26
1 Jan 2020Results are final as of 15:56 on March 1, 2020ABYC1390FJCrew17th / 32
7 Dec 2019Holiday Regatta - Carrie Series #322425OptimistSkipper2nd / 35
19 Oct 20192019 Goblin Optimist RegattaUSA22425OptimistSkipper2nd / 33
1 Jul 2019SCYYRA Series 2019/2020Carter CoxHandicapCrew35th / 75

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 434, #4,167.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 23. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.