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Sailor · 2016–2019

Lena Episalla

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Events
34

697 races · 129 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 4 of 34

Podium rate
35%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 61%–68%, 441 boats)

Best class ranking
#421

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 481

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jonas Nelle

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Eric Hansen & Jessica Williams

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

Biggest lift
Jonas Nelle

+33 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Catherine Tang

Mar 2016 – Apr 2019 · 15 events

Nemesis
Nicholas Baird

41–90 head to head in 131 races

Rival
Mack Fox

135–100 in 235 races

Best day
21 Oct 2017

5-8-11-5-4-12-13-3-1-16-6-15-8-2-3-13-2-4-2-4-5-3-1-8-6-7-1-4-1-5 · Oberg Trophy

Signature result
1st of 18

Sherman Hoyt Trophy · College fleet racing · 22 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jonas Nelle — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Henry Burnes · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 13% win rate · 84 of 367 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Eli Burnes · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 13% win rate · 72 of 370 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Catherine Tang · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 77 of 354 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Apr 2019
  • Nicholas Karnovsky · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 15% win rate · 85 of 287 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Apr 2019
  • Jessica Williams · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 15% win rate · 84 of 273 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Apr 2019
  • Dylan Farrell · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 53 of 193 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Apr 2018
  • Andrew Puopolo · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 17 of 115 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Sep 2018
  • Christine Gosioco · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 91 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2016 – Apr 2019
  • Iulianna Taritsa · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 21 of 107 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Sep 2018
  • Jonas Nelle · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 25 of 92 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Mar 2019

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

Rating history

0249498201720182019Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Apr 2019NEISA Coed ChampionshipHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8,11-14)10th / 18
20 Apr 20192019 Boston Dinghy Club Challenge CupHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 15
13 Apr 2019Thompson TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 17
6 Apr 2019NEISA Team Race ChampionshipHarvard University (Crimson)College team racingCrew10th / 12
30 Mar 201938th Lynne Marchiando TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College team racingCrew1st / 16
23 Mar 2019Aaron Szambecki Team RaceHarvard University (Crimson)College team racingCrew4th / 10
16 Mar 2019Graham HallHarvard University (Crimson)College team racingCrew11th / 16
2 Mar 2019Bob Bavier Team RaceHarvard University (Crimson)College team racingCrew4th / 9
27 Oct 2018The 78th Professor Schell TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 18
20 Oct 2018Fiske-Harriman-Sleigh Trophy Coed ShowcaseHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew (1-10)10th / 18
13 Oct 2018Captain Hurst BowlHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 17
6 Oct 2018Harvard Coed Showcase 2Harvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew (1-4)4th / 18
29 Sep 2018Moody TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew5th / 18
22 Sep 2018Sherman Hoyt TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 18
15 Sep 2018Nicholas Barnett TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingB Crew9th / 17
9 Sep 2018Tufts University InvitationalHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingB Crew (1-8)1st / 9
21 Apr 2018George Morris TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew9th / 15
14 Apr 2018Oberg TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew5th / 16
24 Mar 2018BC Team RaceHarvard University (Crimson)College team racingCrew2nd / 6
10 Mar 2018Wood TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College team racingCrew1st / 8
4 Nov 2017Sister Esther OpenHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 20
21 Oct 2017Oberg TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 18
9 Sep 2017Penobscot Bay RegattaHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingB Crew7th / 15
26 Mar 2017BU Team RaceHarvard University (Crimson)College team racingCrew6th / 6
8 Oct 2016Moody TrophyHarvard University (Crimson)College fleet racingB Crew10th / 17

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 495, #1,731. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.