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Sailor · 2013–2026

Colleen Fessler

marquette university ORC handicapJ/109College fleet racing

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Events
11

79 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 3 of 11

Podium rate
55%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 58%–74%, 101 boats)

Best class ranking
#241

Crew in J/109 · rating 97

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Christopher Brohman

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Christopher Brohman & Doug Evans

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Doug Evans

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Doug Evans

Jun 2019 – Jun 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Ian Norman

1–23 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Emily Oltrogge

10–14 in 24 races

Best day
9 Aug 2019

2-1-1-1 · 2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds

Signature result
1st of 10

2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago · J/109 · 8 Jun 2019

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Christopher Brohman — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Doug Evans · elbow room, Elbow Room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 11 of 38 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Jim Hall · elbow room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 9 of 31 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Amber Hetzel · elbow room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 7 of 23 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Lauren Speckin · elbow room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 27 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2024
  • Patrick Geiger · elbow room, Elbow Room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 6 of 19 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Joe Zechlinski · elbow room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 23 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • David Draeger · elbow room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Jun 2024
  • Spencer Rode · elbow room, Elbow Room, Wild Card · J/24, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
  • Christopher Brohman · elbow room, Elbow Room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Christopher Avallone · elbow room, Elbow Room, Time Out · J/109, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 16 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

01603192014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 11

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Jun 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicagoelbow roomORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 7
16 Aug 2025J/24 Brew City RegattaWild CardJ/24Crew6th / 18
7 Jun 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicagoelbow roomORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 7
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceElbow RoomORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 8
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual Regattaelbow roomORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 9
29 Jul 20212021 J 109 North American ChampionshipTime OutJ/109Spinnaker trimmer2nd / 10
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicagoelbow roomORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 7
9 Aug 20192019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre WorldsTime OutJ/109Spinnaker trimmer3rd / 8
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoTime OutJ/109Spinnaker trimmer1st / 10
3 Oct 2015Pere MarquetteMarquette University (MU Blue)College fleet racingA Crew7th / 11
14 Sep 2013Fall FuryMarquette University (Golden Eagles 2)College fleet racingA Crew13th / 17

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 319, #6,796. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.