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Sailor · 2021–2026

Kate Schmidt

syc Optimist

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Events
22

141 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 3 of 22

Podium rate
32%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (range 77%–82%, 677 boats)

Best class ranking
#68

Helm in Optimist · rating 694

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Sebastian Samano

10–53 head to head in 64 races

Rival
Eli Zehnder

56–39 in 96 races

Best day
19 Jul 2025

1-1-1-1-2-3-3-1 · 2025 Optimist Northwest Championship

Signature result
1st of 57

2025 Harken/Pro-Tech 27th Annual Pumpkin Bowl Regatta · Optimist · 18 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Kate Schmidt.

Rating history

-834469520222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Jul 20262026 Optimist Northwest ChampionshipKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper2nd / 25
27 Jun 2026Bellingham Youth RegattaKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper3rd / 36
20 Jun 20262026 Junior Heavy Weather RegattaKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper9th / 63
22 Nov 2025Racing: Turkey Bowl Regatta - 2025Odin (Sunday)OptimistSkipper8th / 18
18 Oct 20252025 Harken/Pro-Tech 27th Annual Pumpkin Bowl RegattaOdinOptimistSkipper1st / 57
27 Sep 2025Racing: PSSC - Small Boat & Tasar North American ChampsODINOptimistSkipper2nd / 7
6 Sep 2025Octoberfest 2025ODINOptimistSkipper4th / 36
2 Aug 2025JAM 2025OdinOptimistSkipper2nd / 31
19 Jul 20252025 Optimist Northwest ChampionshipOdinOptimistSkipper1st / 22
28 Jun 2025Bellingham Youth RegattaOdinOptimistSkipper1st / 22
22 Mar 2025Optimist Harken #2Kate SchmidtOptimistSkipper7th / 38
22 Nov 2024Racing: Turkey Bowl Regatta - 2024Kate SchmidtOptimistSkipper10th / 17
20 Oct 20242024 Harken – Pro-Tech 26th Annual Pumpkin Bowl RegattaKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper5th / 46
6 Sep 2024Octoberfest 2024Kate SchmidtOptimistSkipper13th / 34
19 Jul 20242024 Optimist Northwest ChampionshipKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper6th / 32
28 Jun 2024Bellingham Youth RegattaKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper4th / 20
20 Jun 20242024 Opti Heavy Weather RegattaKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper10th / 41
8 Sep 2023OctoberfestFlaming koalaOptimistSkipper12th / 36
21 Jul 20232023 Optimist Northwest ChampionshipKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper12th / 25
28 Oct 20222022 Optimist Northwest Championship (2023 TTQ)Kate SchmidtOptimistSkipper21st / 37
9 Sep 2022OctoberfestKatherine SchmidtOptimistSkipper20th / 36
17 Sep 2021OctoberfestKate SchmidtOptimistSkipper10th / 20

Helm rating across all classes: 695, #374. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.