Skip to content

Sailor · 2009–2026

Carolyn Smith

st mary s college of maryland College fleet racingHandicap420

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
111

1,917 races · 184 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 9 of 111

Podium rate
28%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–65%, 1,963 boats)

Best class ranking
#370

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 553

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elizabeth Dennison

4 wins · 8 podiums in 23 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Marissa Golison & Julia Monro

2 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hannah Chapman

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Greer Wattson

Oct 2013 – May 2017 · 35 events

Nemesis
Rachel Bryer

233–354 head to head in 587 races

Rival
Andrea Luna

247–229 in 477 races

Best day
22 Apr 2017

3-1-1-1-9-5-12-6-6-1-1-1-5-1-1-4-7-7-5-1-6-5-3-1-3-1-6-3-7-6 · MAISA Women's Championship · about 1 in 810,402,194,584 by chance

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elizabeth Dennison — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 23 events together · 17% win rate
  • Julia Monro · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 37events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 8% win rate · 90 of 925 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – May 2017
  • Greer Wattson · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 35events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 6% win rate · 69 of 929 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – May 2017
  • Elizabeth Dennison · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 17% win rate · 87 of 578 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – May 2017
  • Marissa Golison · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 46 of 601 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – May 2016
  • Catherine Shanahan · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing 13events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 24 of 366 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – May 2015
  • Natasha Skaalrud · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 331 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2013 – Nov 2015
  • Rachel Ryan · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 18 of 265 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – May 2015
  • Bayley Davidson · Nina, NINA · Handicap 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 94 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2020 – Apr 2023
  • Grace Papp · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 252 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2015 – May 2017
  • Kate Bjerregaard · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 26 of 240 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – May 2017

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

Rating history

-2726054720102012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 111

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Jul 2026Twilights July - NHYCCarolyn SmithHandicapSkipper4th / 4
7 Aug 2025Twilights August - NHYCCarolyn SmithHandicapSkipper5th / 10
3 Jul 2025Twilights July - NHYCCarolyn SmithHandicapSkipper2nd / 19
12 Jun 2025Twilights June - NHYCCarolyn SmithHandicapSkipper7th / 12
10 Jul 2024Twilights July - NHYCCarolyn SmithHandicapCrew4th / 13
14 Jun 2024Nash Spring ChampionshipNINAHandicapSkipper8th / 10
27 Apr 2024Opening Day Bay Class RegattaCarolyn SmithHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 9
29 Sep 2023Barney Lehman ChampionshipsNINAHandicapSkipper10th / 15
2 Aug 2023NHYC Twilight Series - AugustCarolyn SmithHandicapCrew7th / 10
5 Jul 2023NHYC Twilight Series - JulyNINAHandicapCrew4th / 13
7 Jun 2023NHYC Twilight Series - JuneCarolyn SmithHandicapCrew4th / 13
10 May 2023NHYC Twilights Series - MayNINAHandicapSkipper5th / 6
7 Apr 2023Earl Corkett RegattaNINAHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
17 Mar 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San DiegoSpace CadetVX OneOther1st / 5
4 Nov 2022Lehman 12 Winter SeriesNINAHandicapSkipper3rd / 12
14 Oct 2022Barney Lehman ChampionshipNINAHandicapSkipper8th / 17
3 Aug 20222022 NHYC Twilights - AUGUST SeriesCarolyn SmithHandicapCrew8th / 17
6 Jul 20222022 NHYC Twilights - JULY SeriesNINAHandicapSkipper4th / 20
8 Jun 20222022 NHYC Twilights - JUNE SeriesNINAHandicapSkipper3rd / 21
20 May 2022Nash Spring ChampionshipsNINAHandicapSkipper9th / 10
4 May 20222022 NHYC Twilights - MAY SERIESCarolyn SmithHandicapCrew1st / 13
4 May 20222022 NHYC Twilights - MAY SERIESCarolyn SmithHarbor 20Skipper5th / 13
8 Apr 2022Earl Corkett RegattaNINAHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
17 Dec 2021Lehman 12 Winter SeriesNINAHandicapSkipper9th / 16
29 Oct 2021The Corkscrew CupSafe HarborHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 509 (±101), #2,053.Crew rating across all classes: 227 (±212), #12,608. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.