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Sailor · 2021–2026

Abby Baird

stanford university College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
40

689 races · 279 race wins

Win rate
40%

40% win rate · 16 of 40

Podium rate
65%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 70%–74%, 1,340 boats)

Best class ranking
#55

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 645

Longest win streak
38

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Piper Blackband

7 wins · 9 podiums in 9 events together · 78% win rate

Best trio
Piper Blackband & Vanessa Lahrkamp

5 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Vanessa Lahrkamp

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Reade Decker

Oct 2024 – May 2026 · 15 events

Nemesis
Peter Herlihy

4–34 head to head in 38 races

Rival
Carlos de Castro

49–39 in 88 races

Best day
26 Oct 2024

3-1-1-1-2-1-1-2-3-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-2-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · Top-9 Fall Invite

Signature result
2nd of 60

2023 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival · 420 · 1 Dec 2023

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Piper Blackband — 7 wins · 9 podiums in 9 events together · 78% win rate
  • Reade Decker · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 7 wins together · 14 podiums · 47% win rate · 143 of 284 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – May 2026
  • Vanessa Lahrkamp · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 58% win rate · 117 of 220 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – May 2026
  • Thomas Whidden · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 130 of 251 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Callie Hammond · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 7 wins together · 11 podiums · 64% win rate · 119 of 210 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  • Dylan Sih · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 7 wins together · 9 podiums · 70% win rate · 130 of 240 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Alice Schmid · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 50% win rate · 93 of 186 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  • Piper Blackband · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 7 wins together · 9 podiums · 78% win rate · 88 of 154 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – May 2026
  • Thomas Sitzmann · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 44% win rate · 75 of 184 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – May 2026
  • Lucas Woodworth · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 91 of 167 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Sophie Fisher · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 6 wins together · 7 podiums · 86% win rate · 95 of 147 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – May 2026

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

Rating history

03436852023202420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 May 2026Open Fleet Race National ChampionshipsStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (5-14)2nd / 18
19 May 2026Open Western National SemisStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 18
17 May 2026Women's Fleet Race National ChampionhipsStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (1-6)1st / 18
15 May 2026Women's Eastern National SemisStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2,7-8)1st / 18
23 Apr 2026ICSA Open Team Race National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew2nd / 16
11 Apr 2026Thompson TrophyStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 16
21 Mar 2026The Friis TrophyStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew2nd / 9
7 Mar 2026St. Mary's Team Race Inter-ConferenceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 10
28 Feb 2026Nelson Roltsch Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 6
21 Feb 2026McIntyre Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 10
14 Feb 2026Top-9 Spring InviteStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew (7-14)1st / 9
15 Nov 2025Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 20
25 Oct 2025PCCSC Women's Fall ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (1-8)1st / 9
18 Oct 2025Oberg TrophyStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 18
11 Oct 2025The 34th Captain Hurst BowlStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 14
4 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1AStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 18
20 Sep 2025Allstate Sugar BowlStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingC Crew2nd / 6
12 Apr 2025PCCSC Carter Ford Open Team Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 10
29 Mar 20252025 Marchiando Trophy-Red RegattaStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew3rd / 8
22 Mar 2025Aaron Szambecki Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew3rd / 10
8 Mar 2025Bob Bavier Open Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 10
8 Feb 2025McIntyre Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal 1)College team racingCrew1st / 12
16 Nov 2024Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew1st / 19
26 Oct 2024Top-9 Fall InviteStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew (1-7)1st / 9
12 Oct 2024The 33rd Captain Hurst BowlStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (9-14)1st / 15

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 655, #424.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -65. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.