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Sailor · 2014–2026

JJ Smith

cornell university College fleet racingCollege team racingOptimist

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Events
47

782 races · 132 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 7 of 47

Podium rate
21%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 65%–70%, 1,162 boats)

Best class ranking
#885

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 427

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sophia Mulvania

5 wins · 6 podiums in 12 events together · 42% win rate

Best trio
Sophia Fogarty & Sophia Mulvania

3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sophia Mulvania

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Meredith Moran

Sep 2021 – Oct 2025 · 15 events

Nemesis
Vanessa Lahrkamp

12–62 head to head in 74 races

Rival
Noyl Odom

89–67 in 157 races

Best day
11 Sep 2021

1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-1 · Jack Boehringer '52 Memorial

Signature result
2nd of 90

2024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1 · Melges 15 · 5 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sophia Mulvania — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 12 events together · 42% win rate
  • Meredith Moran · Cornell University (Big Red 1), Cornell University (Big Red), JJ Smith · College fleet racing, College team racing, Lightning 15events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 27% win rate · 87 of 244 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Oct 2025
  • Amelia Neumann · Cornell University (Big Red 1), Cornell University (Big Red) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 31% win rate · 76 of 251 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Apr 2024
  • Sophia Fogarty · Cornell University (Big Red 1), Cornell University (Big Red) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 39% win rate · 78 of 227 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Apr 2023
  • Sophia Pearce · Cornell University (Big Red) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 15% win rate · 68 of 262 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Apr 2024
  • Lucija Ruzevic · Cornell University (Big Red) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 36 of 259 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Oct 2023
  • Sophia Mulvania · Cornell University (Big Red 1), Cornell University (Big Red) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 42% win rate · 56 of 242 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Clara Hewson · Cornell University (Big Red), JJ Smith · College fleet racing, College team racing, Lightning 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 23 of 169 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Bridget Green · Cornell University (Big Red) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 58 of 159 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Lauren Ehnot · Cornell University (Big Red) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 27 of 158 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Mar 2024
  • Sophia Devling · Cornell University (Big Red) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 38% win rate · 50 of 156 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

0259517201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgBoltLightningSkipper19th / 27
11 Oct 20252025 Lightning U32 Invitational RegattaJJ SmithLightningSkipper19th / 25
3 Aug 20252025 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco RaceOspreyPHRF handicapSkipper13th / 36
20 Apr 2024America Trophy - Conference ChampionshipCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
13 Apr 2024Truxtun Umstead RegattaCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 14
23 Mar 2024Admiral Moore Open Team RaceCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper6th / 7
16 Mar 2024St. Mary's Women's Inter-ConferenceCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 15
9 Mar 2024St. Mary's Team Race Inter-ConferenceCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper8th / 9
5 Jan 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1Pete McGriffMelges 15Crew2nd / 90
28 Oct 2023MAISA Women's Fall Dinghy ChampionshipCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 14
14 Oct 2023Nevins TrophyCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
7 Oct 2023Stu NelsonCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 16
30 Sep 2023Women's ACC Round 1ACornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4)2nd / 17
9 Sep 2023Women's Regatta at KP InviteCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-6)1st / 7
23 May 2023College Sailing Women's Eastern SemifinalCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingA Skipper (7-8)4th / 18
29 Apr 2023Women's Team Race National ChampionshipCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper6th / 12
22 Apr 2023Admirals CupCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 18
15 Apr 2023MAISA Women’s Team Race Conference ChampionshipCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper1st / 7
8 Apr 2023Yale Women's Team RaceCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
1 Apr 2023Finger Lakes Women's Team RaceCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
25 Mar 2023Jen Harris Team RaceCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
18 Mar 2023St. Mary's Team Race Inter-ConferenceCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper14th / 16
11 Mar 2023St. Mary's Women's Team RaceCornell University (Big Red)College team racingSkipper5th / 12
29 Oct 2022War MemorialCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
22 Oct 2022Open Atlantic Coast TournamentCornell University (Big Red)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 464, #2,997.Crew rating across all classes: 42. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.