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Sailor · 2009–2021

Luke Welker

u s merchant marine academy College fleet racingILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Optimist

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Events
87

1,106 races · 82 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 3 of 87

Podium rate
12%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 48%–51%, 2,886 boats)

Best class ranking
#632

Helm in Optimist · rating 441

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Samuel Parsons

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Devin Keister

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Carrson Pearce

Oct 2017 – Jun 2021 · 20 events

Nemesis
Carrson Pearce

19–149 head to head in 168 races

Rival
Clark Uhl

103–107 in 210 races

Best day
13 Oct 2018

3-4-1-7-1-3-2-1-6-2-2-4-3-8-2-8-3-8-2-1-2-3-1-1-3-3 · David Lee Arnoff Trophy

Signature result
1st of 38

2013 Buccaneer Blast Mark Sorensen Youth Sailing Championship · Optimist · 9 Feb 2013

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Samuel Parsons — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Carrson Pearce · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 55 of 484 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Kieran Cullen · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 48 of 441 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Jun 2021
  • Garrett Lawlor · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 303 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Zoe Chang · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 278 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Rachel McKenzie · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 222 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Rachel Beisswenger · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 17 of 184 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2018 – May 2019
  • Eddy Harris · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 176 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – May 2019
  • Adam Krzeszowski · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 16 of 141 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2017 – May 2019
  • Charles Lomax · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 23 of 117 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Mar 2018
  • Samuel Parsons · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 139 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

-92185462201020122014201620182020Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 87

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Jun 20212021 Gill College Sailing Coed NationalsU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (6-8,13-15)14th / 18
2 Jun 20212021 College Sailing Team Race NationalsU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
1 May 2021Men's Open Singlehanded National ChampionshipU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Luke Welker '21)College singlehandedSkipper23rd / 41
27 Dec 2020Lauderbowl 2020 - Competitor Registration191997ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper19th / 46
26 Oct 2019War MemorialU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4,7-13)8th / 18
19 Oct 2019Coed Showcase TournamentU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-12)7th / 17
12 Oct 2019Captain Hurst BowlU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 17
5 Oct 2019Coed Showcase Qualifier BU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2)10th / 18
28 Sep 2019Moody TrophyU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 18
21 Sep 2019Carl Van Duyne MAISA Men's SinglesU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Luke Welker '21)College singlehandedSkipper6th / 18
14 Sep 2019MAISA Laser EliminationU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Luke Welker '21)College singlehandedSkipper5th / 20
7 Sep 2019Laser NorthU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Luke Welker '21)College singlehandedSkipper8th / 19
22 Aug 201987th Annual Manhasset Bay Race WeekMutinyIdeal 18Other3rd / 5
17 Aug 20192019 Laser District 8 Grand PrixLaserILCA 7 (Laser)Other4th / 17
28 May 2019Gill Coed Eastern SemifinalsU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Crew (14)13th / 18
4 May 2019Drexel OpenU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingA Crew4th / 8
27 Apr 2019America TrophyU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
20 Apr 2019Admiral's CupU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 18
13 Apr 2019Navy SpringU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 18
30 Mar 2019Team Race ChallengeU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
23 Mar 2019Aaron Szambecki Team RaceU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingSkipper10th / 10
16 Mar 2019Graham HallU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College team racingSkipper16th / 16
27 Oct 2018War MemorialU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Crew (1-10,15-18)10th / 18
20 Oct 2018Truxtun Umsted Coed ShowcaseU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4,7-14)14th / 19
13 Oct 2018David Lee Arnoff TrophyU. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-12)2nd / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 374, #6,116.Crew rating across all classes: 217, #13,622. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.