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Sailor · 2014–2026

Lauren Russler

bowdoin college College fleet racingCollege team racingOptimist

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Events
74

1,116 races · 153 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 5 of 74

Podium rate
19%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 58%–61%, 2,159 boats)

Best class ranking
#290

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 585

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kaile Olson

3 wins · 3 podiums in 14 events together · 21% win rate

Best trio
Mairéad Reitzel & Kaile Olson

2 wins · 2 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sam Bonauto

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kyra Phelan

Oct 2022 – May 2026 · 38 events

Nemesis
Vanessa Lahrkamp

34–136 head to head in 170 races

Rival
Caroline Sibilly

160–213 in 373 races

Best day
4 Apr 2026

1-1-1-6-2-5-8-10-2-2-8-1-7-3-10-10-2-12-3-2-1-1-3-12-1-4-1-3 · Emily Wick

Signature result
2nd of 83

Naples Cup 2014 · Optimist · 8 Nov 2014

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kaile Olson — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 14 events together · 21% win rate
  • Kyra Phelan · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 38events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 8% win rate · 114 of 660 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2026
  • Rebecca Schill · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 88 of 409 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Luisa Louchheim · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 16% win rate · 71 of 302 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Mairéad Reitzel · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 12% win rate · 56 of 269 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – May 2026
  • Holliss Hirsch · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 6% win rate · 45 of 305 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Maizie Bartlett · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 59 of 227 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Kaile Olson · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 21% win rate · 59 of 248 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – May 2026
  • Isabelle Tsuchitori · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 197 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Katharine Kurtz · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 126 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Christine Reimer · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 24 of 145 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Apr 2024

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

Rating history

0289578201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 74

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 CYC Women's Offshore ChallengeMise en placePHRF handicapCrew21st / 33
17 May 2026Women's Fleet Race National ChampionhipsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
15 May 2026Women's Western National SemisBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 18
26 Apr 2026ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper12th / 15
18 Apr 2026NEISA Women's Fleet Race Championship -Reed TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-12)9th / 15
11 Apr 2026NEISA Women's Team Race Championship - LeglerBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper6th / 10
4 Apr 2026Emily WickBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 15
28 Mar 2026Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper11th / 12
21 Mar 2026Duplin Women's Team RaceBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper5th / 10
14 Mar 2026Women's SNE Team RaceBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
25 Oct 2025The Victorian Urn TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 15
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championships FinalsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
27 Sep 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 18
20 Sep 2025The 27th Mrs. Hurst BowlBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 17
13 Sep 2025Regis TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
6 Sep 2025Toni Deutsch '58 Trophy 2025Bowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 17
22 May 2025Women's Fleet Race National ChampionshipsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 18
20 May 2025Women's Eastern National Semi FinalsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
19 Apr 2025NEISA Spring Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 17
12 Apr 2025NEISA Women's TR Champs - Legler TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper10th / 10
5 Apr 2025Yale Women's Team RaceBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
29 Mar 2025Callahan TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper1st / 5
22 Mar 2025The Duplin TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper9th / 9
1 Mar 2025McMerrickBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 6
22 May 2024Women's Dinghy National ChampionshipBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 578, #1,162. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.