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Sailor · 2011–2022

Alex Abate

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racing420College team racing

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Events
63

850 races · 97 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 7 of 63

Podium rate
18%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (90%: 51%–56%, 1,121 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Helm in I-420 · rating 276

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Zoe Lallas

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Fiona McKellar & Ivan Shestopalov

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Shrika Eddula

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lulu Russell

Oct 2018 – Oct 2021 · 5 events

Nemesis
Eli Burnes

87–164 head to head in 252 races

Rival
Aidan naughton

77–96 in 173 races

Best day
8 Sep 2019

1-1-6-1-2-1-2-4-2-2 · Harvard Invitational · about 1 in 169,200 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 36

2016 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA · I-420s · 16 Jan 2016

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Zoe Lallas — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • John Ped · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 31 of 295 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 6th · Mar 2019 – Oct 2021
  • Jeremy McCulloch · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 169 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2021
  • Fiona McKellar · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 12 of 129 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Abigail Lee · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 144 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Ivan Shestopalov · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 27 of 112 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Maaya Prasad · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 138 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2021
  • Lulu Russell · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 106 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2021
  • Sam Bruce · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 118 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 8th · Sep 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Lynn Liu · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 141 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Sameena Shaffeeullah · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 23 of 102 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 6th · Mar 2019 – Apr 2019

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

Rating history

-62208478201220142016201820202022Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 63

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Oct 2022Savin Hill InviteMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 16
1 Oct 2022George Warren Smith TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 20
10 Sep 2022Harvard InvitationalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 3)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 17
10 Sep 2022Harvard InvitationalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 3)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 17
10 Sep 2022Harvard InvitationalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 3)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 17
23 Oct 2021Oberg TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 18
16 Oct 202130th Captain Hurst BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 15
9 Oct 2021Coed ACC's Round 1AMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-10)8th / 18
2 Oct 2021Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (3-8,11-12)16th / 20
25 Sep 2021Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (4-6)13th / 17
18 Sep 2021The Hatch Brown TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
11 Sep 2021Harry Anderson Jr. TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-14)15th / 18
7 Mar 2020MIT FJ Team Racing InviteMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2)College team racingSkipper7th / 12
19 Oct 2019Oberg TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 18
5 Oct 2019George Warren Smith TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4)6th / 19
28 Sep 2019Moody TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 18
21 Sep 2019Hood TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2)6th / 10
14 Sep 2019Lark InviteMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 17
8 Sep 2019Harvard InvitationalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 14
7 Sep 2019Tufts InviteMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 9
27 Apr 2019NEISA Coed ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4)13th / 18
20 Apr 20192019 Boston Dinghy Club Challenge CupMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)7th / 15
13 Apr 2019Oberg TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 11
6 Apr 2019Mystic Lake Team Race InvitationalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 9
6 Apr 2019NEISA Team Race ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew6th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 394 (±96), #5,063.Crew rating across all classes: 164 (±100), #18,731. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.