Sailor · 2024–2026

Gardiner Van Ness

university of hawaii College fleet racing College keelboat

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 79%
Best class ranking: #4140
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Sophia Shaeffer
Best trio: Erik Anderson & Everett McAvoy
Biggest lift: Sophia Shaeffer
Nemesis: Erik Anderson
Rival: Martha Schuessler
Best day: 18 Jan 2025
Signature result: 1st of 18

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sophia Shaeffer — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Everett McAvoy · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Green), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 66 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Mar 2026
Arden Rathkopf · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Green), University of Hawaii (Rainbow White), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 74 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Mar 2026
Zach Brennan · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Green), University of Hawaii (Rainbow White), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 86 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2024 – Mar 2026
Sophia Shaeffer · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Green), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 14 of 56 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Mar 2025
Erik Anderson · University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 14 of 44 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Mar 2026
Ann Tokoyoda · University of Hawaii (Rainbow White), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 56 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Mar 2026
Amanda Turner · University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 34 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Mar 2026
Quinn Gladstone-Lamas · University of Hawaii (Rainbow White) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 54 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Olivia Merz · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Green), University of Hawaii (Rainbow White) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 44 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
Erin Wilmore · University of Hawaii (Rainbow White) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 54 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Mar 2026	U Hawaii Invite	University of Hawaii (Rainbow White)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (11-16)	5th / 8
6 Mar 2026	Harbor Cup	University of Hawaii (Rainbows)	College keelboat	A Crew	4th / 10
17 Jan 2026	Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite	University of Hawaii (Rainbow White)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (5-8)	5th / 18
7 Mar 2025	Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup	University of Hawaii (Rainbows)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 10
18 Jan 2025	Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite	University of Hawaii (Rainbows)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (11-12)	1st / 18
20 Jan 2024	Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite	University of Hawaii (Rainbow Green)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (7-8)	4th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
College fleet racing Helm	73 provisional	#4140 band 2894–5395	—
Full-size sailing Helm	95 provisional	#34389 band 19659–54193	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

College keelboat · Crew · 20 races, 2 events · rating 123
Full-size sailing · Crew · 20 races, 2 events · rating 20

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	4 events	1 wins	beats 75%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 78%

Positions: A Crew (2) · B Skipper (11-16) (1) · A Skipper (5-8) (1) · A Skipper (11-12) (1) · A Skipper (7-8) (1)

How they race

Closer	−24 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Matt Grimsley	86	64–22
Martha Schuessler	76	34–42
Erik Anderson	76	17–59
Jack Kisling	56	47–9
William Bagley	54	15–39
Carsten Zieger	46	42–4
Evelyn Engebretson	46	37–9
Nathan Lemke	44	28–16
Morgana Manti	44	24–20
Everett McAvoy	32	16–16
Allie Shand	32	21–11
Grace Jones	24	22–2

Most-beaten opponent: Matt Grimsley (64–22).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	62%
2025	2	1	94%
2024	1	0	80%

Boats

University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College keelboat, College fleet racing · 3 events · 2025–2026
University of Hawaii (Rainbow White) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2026
University of Hawaii (Rainbow Green) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Hawaii · 4 events
Cal Poly Maritime · 1 events
Cal Maritime · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 20.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 95, #34,389. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.