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Sailor · 2013–2026

Katherine McNamara

brown university College fleet racingCollege team racingOptimist

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Events
82

1,236 races · 339 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 8 of 82

Podium rate
55%

45 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–76%, 1,166 boats)

Best class ranking
#95

Crew in 420 · rating 361

Longest win streak
14

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Laura Hamilton

5 wins · 20 podiums in 32 events together · 16% win rate

Best trio
Laura Hamilton & Katherine Majette

5 wins · 18 podiums in 29 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Reese Corckran

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Katharine Doble

Oct 2022 – May 2026 · 41 events

Nemesis
Vanessa Lahrkamp

54–150 head to head in 204 races

Rival
Brooke Schmelz

128–129 in 257 races

Best day
14 Oct 2023

12-3-7-1-2-3-8-4-7-4-9-7-3-2-1-1-1-1-9-8-2-2-2-2-7-5-1-1 · Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament · about 1 in 30,488,026,130 by chance

Signature result
1st of 19

2020 I420 Atlantic Coast Championship · 420 · 2 Oct 2020

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Laura Hamilton — 5 wins · 20 podiums in 32 events together · 16% win rate
  • Katharine Doble · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 41events 3 wins together · 24 podiums · 7% win rate · 245 of 720 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2026
  • Katherine Majette · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 35events 5 wins together · 19 podiums · 14% win rate · 204 of 635 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2026
  • Laura Hamilton · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 32events 5 wins together · 20 podiums · 16% win rate · 204 of 570 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2026
  • Kaitlyn Hamilton · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 27events 1 wins together · 17 podiums · 4% win rate · 203 of 481 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Francesca Edmands · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 26events 1 wins together · 13 podiums · 4% win rate · 166 of 439 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Brianna Ross · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 25events 1 wins together · 12 podiums · 4% win rate · 111 of 450 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Sep 2024
  • Savannah Young · Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 1 wins together · 10 podiums · 6% win rate · 106 of 333 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – May 2025
  • Reese Corckran · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 2 wins together · 13 podiums · 11% win rate · 122 of 299 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – May 2026
  • Sidney Moyer · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 3 wins together · 12 podiums · 18% win rate · 142 of 298 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Charlotte Costikyan · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 79 of 250 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-1372115592014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 82

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 May 2026Women's Fleet Race National ChampionhipsBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4,9-10)8th / 18
15 May 2026Women's Western National SemisBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)4th / 18
26 Apr 2026ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 15
18 Apr 2026NEISA Women's Fleet Race Championship -Reed TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-14)2nd / 15
11 Apr 2026NEISA Women's Team Race Championship - LeglerBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 10
4 Apr 2026Yale Women'sBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 5
28 Mar 2026Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 12
21 Mar 2026Duplin Women's Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 10
14 Mar 2026Women's SNE Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 8
7 Mar 20262026 Jen Harris Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper1st / 12
1 Mar 2026Harvard Women's Team RaceBrown University (Bears 1)College team racingSkipper1st / 9
15 Nov 2025College Sailing Match Race National ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College match racingA Crew6th / 10
18 Oct 2025Yale Women's InterconferenceBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 18
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championships FinalsBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-5,13-14)4th / 18
4 Oct 2025Stu Nelson@ Connecticut CollegeBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 17
27 Sep 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-5)3rd / 18
20 Sep 2025NEISA Match Race ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College match racingA Crew2nd / 8
13 Sep 2025Regis TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 18
6 Sep 2025Pine Trophy 2025Brown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew1st / 8
22 May 2025Women's Fleet Race National ChampionshipsBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8,13-14)9th / 18
20 May 2025Women's Western National Semi FinalsBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)4th / 18
27 Apr 2025ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper7th / 12
19 Apr 2025NEISA Spring Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 17
12 Apr 2025NEISA Women's TR Champs - Legler TrophyBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 10
5 Apr 2025Yale Women's Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 546 (±114), #1,524.Crew rating across all classes: 442 (±168), #2,654. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.