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Sailor · 2008–2024

Caelan Watts

tulane university College fleet racing420College team racing

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Events
52

702 races · 118 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 5 of 52

Podium rate
29%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (90%: 41%–45%, 1,725 boats)

Best class ranking
#1576

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 322

Longest win streak
20

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Katherine Cartiglia

4 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate

Best trio
Katherine Cartiglia & Lydia Brown

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

Biggest lift
Lydia Brown

+44 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Katherine Cartiglia

Oct 2018 – Apr 2021 · 9 events

Nemesis
Parker Tonissi

7–85 head to head in 95 races

Rival
Townsend Morey

38–43 in 82 races

Best day
20 Apr 2019

2-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-2-3-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-2-1-DNF-2-1-2-1-2-1 · SEISA Coed Championship · about 1 in 26,176,035 by chance

Signature result
1st of 8

Nelson Roltsch · College fleet racing · 17 Feb 2018

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Most successful partnership: Katherine Cartiglia — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate
  • Grace Bloomfield · Tulane University (Green Wave) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 61 of 286 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2018 – May 2019
  • Sophia Ricker · Tulane University (Green Wave 1), Tulane University (Green Wave) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 56 of 272 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – May 2019
  • Harris Cram · Tulane University (Green Wave 1), Tulane University (Green Wave) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 9% win rate · 44 of 204 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Kate Lenhard · Tulane University (Green Wave 1), Tulane University (Green Wave) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 47 of 246 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Mar 2020
  • James Mcavoy · Growth Spurt, Tulane University (Green Wave 1), Tulane University (Green Wave) · College fleet racing, College team racing, J/109 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 37 of 173 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Ciara Rodriguez-Horan · Tulane University (Green Wave) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 43 of 212 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – May 2019
  • Katherine Cartiglia · Tulane University (Angry Wave), Tulane University (Green Wave) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 44% win rate · 52 of 119 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Apr 2021
  • Stephen Hahn · Growth Spurt, Tulane University (Green Wave) · College fleet racing, College team racing, J/109 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 37 of 113 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Oct 2019
  • William Keenan · Tulane University (Angry Wave), Tulane University (Green Wave 2), Tulane University (Green Wave), Tulane University (Riptide) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 43% win rate · 39 of 116 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Apr 2021
  • Erik Schumann · Tulane University (Green Wave), Tulane University (Riptide) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 17 of 99 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Feb 2021

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

Rating history

-52163377200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 52

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead206Viper 640Bow19th / 21
24 Apr 2021SEISA Coed ChampionshipTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-8)1st / 4
24 Apr 2021SEISA Team Race ChampionshipTulane University (Green Wave)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
27 Mar 2021Navy Spring Team RaceTulane University (Angry Wave)College team racingSkipper6th / 6
26 Mar 2021The Seahawk Wave ShowdownTulane University (Angry Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper (1)3rd / 6
7 Mar 20213GT Fleet RaceTulane University (Angry Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 10
6 Mar 20213GT team raceTulane University (Green Wave 2)College team racingSkipper4th / 6
28 Feb 2021Nelson Roltsch Team RaceTulane University (Riptide)College team racingSkipper6th / 6
27 Feb 2021Nelson Roltsch Fleet RaceTulane University (Riptide)College fleet racingA Skipper (6-10)9th / 9
7 Mar 2020Charleston Spring CoedTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 16
26 Oct 20192019 Coed ChampsTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 7
12 Oct 2019Baldwin WoodTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 6
28 May 2019Gill Coed Western SemifinalTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-12)15th / 18
20 Apr 2019SEISA Coed ChampionshipTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 7
20 Apr 2019SEISA Team Race ChampionshipTulane University (Green Wave)College team racingSkipper2nd / 4
13 Apr 2019Navy SpringTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4,11)15th / 18
30 Mar 2019St. Francis InterconferenceTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 22
23 Mar 2019Admiral Moore Team RaceTulane University (Green Wave)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
9 Mar 2019Garner-Tullis Team RaceTulane University (Green Wave)College team racingSkipper1st / 7
16 Feb 2019Nelson Roltsch Team RaceTulane University (Green Wave)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
27 Oct 2018Baldwin WoodTulane University (Angry Wave)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 8
22 Sep 2018All-State Sugar BowlTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingC Skipper (1-9)4th / 6
15 Sep 2018Troy Swetman RegattaTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-10)4th / 6
29 May 2018Gill Coed Western SemifinalTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper18th / 18
21 Apr 2018Admirals CupTulane University (Green Wave)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)16th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 375 (±103), #5,845.Crew rating across all classes: -44 (±229). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.