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Sailor · 2019–2025

Sophia Shaeffer

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Events
59

845 races · 137 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 7 of 59

Podium rate
49%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 53%–58%, 879 boats)

Best class ranking
#1274

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 344

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mercy Tangredi

5 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events together · 26% win rate

Best trio
Kelsie Grant & Morgan Carew

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Gardiner Van Ness

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stella Taherian

Jun 2019 – May 2025 · 15 events

Nemesis
Vanessa Lahrkamp

30–176 head to head in 206 races

Rival
Luke Harris

72–59 in 131 races

Best day
18 Jan 2025

1-2-1-2-1-1-1-4-1-5-1-3-5-3-2-3-1-1-1-3-6-2-10-2 · Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite

Signature result
1st of 18

Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite · College fleet racing · 18 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mercy Tangredi — 5 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events together · 26% win rate
  • Vivian Bonsager · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine), University of Hawaii (Rainbows 2), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 26events 2 wins together · 16 podiums · 8% win rate · 68 of 442 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – May 2025
  • Mercy Tangredi · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine), University of Hawaii (Rainbows 2), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 5 wins together · 15 podiums · 26% win rate · 60 of 297 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Feb 2024
  • Morgan Carew · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 2 wins together · 12 podiums · 11% win rate · 58 of 353 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2025
  • Stella Taherian · Bow 49, Stella Taherian, University of Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · 420, College fleet racing, College team racing, Handicap 15events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 28 of 265 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – May 2025
  • Erik Anderson · University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 12events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 17% win rate · 58 of 252 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Martha Schuessler · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine), University of Hawaii (Rainbows 2), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 43 of 234 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – May 2025
  • Everett McAvoy · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Green), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 12events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 8% win rate · 54 of 260 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Taylor Ledgerwood · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine), University of Hawaii (Rainbows 2), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 18% win rate · 26 of 153 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2023
  • Amanda Turner · University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 9% win rate · 52 of 244 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Malia Johnson · University of Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine), University of Hawaii (Rainbows 2), University of Hawaii (Rainbows) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 180 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – May 2025

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

Rating history

-148157462202020212022202320242025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 59

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 May 2025Women's Eastern National Semi FinalsUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4,9)11th / 18
19 Apr 2025PCCSC Mark Healy Open Fleet Race ChampionshipUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingB Crew3rd / 16
12 Apr 2025PCCSC Carter Ford Open Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College team racingCrew2nd / 10
5 Apr 2025PCCSC Wahine ChampionshipsUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 9
4 Apr 2025PCCSC Wahine Team Race ChampsUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College team racingSkipper2nd / 3
15 Mar 2025St. Mary's Women's Inter-ConferenceUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingB Crew (7-10)8th / 18
7 Mar 2025Port of Los Angeles Harbor CupUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College keelboatA Crew2nd / 10
22 Feb 2025USF Women's Team RaceUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College team racingSkipper5th / 7
15 Feb 2025Top-9 InviteUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 9
25 Jan 2025Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta CoedUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows 2)College fleet racingB Skipper34th / 41
25 Jan 2025Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta WomensUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows 2)College fleet racingB Crew (5-6)2nd / 5
18 Jan 2025Peter Wenner Rainbow InviteUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingB Crew1st / 18
16 Nov 2024Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingB Crew5th / 19
26 Oct 2024PCCSC Women's Fall ChampionshipUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingA Crew (11-16)2nd / 9
26 Oct 2024Top-9 Fall InviteUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingA Crew (1-5)4th / 9
19 Oct 2024Stoney BurkeUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 18
5 Oct 2024Stu Nelson@ Connecticut CollegeUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingC Crew (4-6)10th / 15
24 May 2024Eastern Open National Semi-FinalUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingB Crew (17-18)15th / 18
20 Apr 2024Mark Healy PCCSC Open Conference ChampionshipUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingB Crew (5-8)4th / 16
13 Apr 2024Carter Ford Open PCCSC Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College team racingCrew3rd / 7
17 Feb 2024Bryson Women's (day 1)University of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingA Crew (4-7)2nd / 7
28 Jan 2024Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta - Women's 2.0University of Hawaii (Rainbows 2)College fleet racingB Crew (1-3)2nd / 7
20 Jan 2024Peter Wenner Rainbow InviteUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbow Green)College fleet racingA Crew4th / 16
28 Oct 2023PCCSC Fall Women's ChampionshipUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingA Crew (1-4)2nd / 8
7 Oct 2023Stu NelsonUniversity of Hawaii (Rainbows)College fleet racingA Crew12th / 16

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 357, #5,430.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 141, #28,635. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.