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Sailor · 2013–2026

Delaney Smith

northwestern university College fleet racing420Handicap

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Events
24

247 races · 38 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 24

Podium rate
25%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 66%–71%, 745 boats)

Best class ranking
#1229

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 371

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Cora Star

1 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Maddie Fitzgerald & Cora Star

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

Biggest lift
Maddie Fitzgerald

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Maddie Fitzgerald

Oct 2022 – Apr 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Grace Toney

1–25 head to head in 26 races

Rival
Timothy Hibben

14–13 in 27 races

Best day
21 Oct 2023

3-3-1-3-1-2-1-2-1-1-2-3-1-2 · Wisco Womens

Signature result
6th of 66

NBJR 2021 · 420 · 10 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Cora Star — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Maddie Fitzgerald · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Wildcats 3), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 31 of 95 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Anna Kovacs · Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 61 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Apr 2024
  • Cora Star · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 35 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2024
  • James Smith · B Bananas, B-Bananas · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2018 – May 2019
  • Peter Spoerri · Northwestern University (Purple), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 52 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Sydney Leon · Northwestern University (Purple), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 48 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2022 – Mar 2023
  • Aviva Kaplan · Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 13 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Rebeca Navarro Santos Lion · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Purple) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 34 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Millie Rose Taub · Northwestern University (Kitty Kats), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 12 of 34 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Amelia Donhauser · Northwestern University (Wildcats 3), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 40 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2024 – Apr 2025

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

Rating history

-1521023562014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Apr 2026NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 3)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 14
3 Jan 20262026 Rose Bowl RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper20th / 24
19 Apr 2025NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 3)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6)5th / 10
12 Apr 2024MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingSkipper2nd / 3
10 Feb 2024Harris Kempner Memorial RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 6
21 Oct 2023Wisco WomensNorthwestern University (Kitty Kats)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 9
1 Apr 2023MCSA Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 7
31 Mar 2023MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College team racingSkipper3rd / 4
7 Jan 20232023 Rose Bowl Regatta - CollegeNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)14th / 18
22 Oct 2022Wisco WomensNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 9
15 Oct 2022Rebecca BlankNorthwestern University (Purple)College fleet racingB Skipper (3-4)8th / 14
1 Oct 2022Pere MarquetteNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 7
10 Jul 2021NBJR 20217866420Skipper6th / 66
3 Aug 20192019 Buzzards Bay c420 ChampionshipDelaney Smith420Skipper32nd / 149
6 Jul 2019NBJR 20197964420Skipper19th / 69
22 May 2019Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing 2019B BananasHandicapSkipper10th / 11
22 May 2019Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing 2019B BananasHandicapSkipper6th / 11
7 Jul 2018NBJR 20187964420Skipper13th / 65
23 May 2018Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing 2018:May 21 - Sept. 3B-BananasHandicapSkipper7th / 14
23 May 2018Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing 2018:May 21 - Sept. 3B-BananasHandicapSkipper12th / 14
9 Jul 2016NBJR17705OptimistSkipper8th / 79
11 Jul 2015New Bedford Junior Regatta17705OptimistSkipper30th / 76
12 Jul 2014New Bedford Junior Regatta17705OptimistSkipper22nd / 45
13 Jul 2013New Bedford Junior Regatta17705OptimistSkipper22nd / 45

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 342, #9,683. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.