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Sailor · 2013–2025

Katherine Downey

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Events
47

1,117 races · 202 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 4 of 47

Podium rate
40%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 70%–76%, 674 boats)

Best class ranking
#104

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 598

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Harry Koeppel

3 wins · 8 podiums in 19 events together · 16% win rate

Best trio
Ryan Schmitz & Kaitlin Driscoll

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

Biggest lift
Raul Rios

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Allison Ferraris

Oct 2013 – Jun 2016 · 23 events

Nemesis
Morgan Kiss

78–127 head to head in 206 races

Rival
Rachel Bryer

203–214 in 417 races

Best day
25 May 2015

4-3-5-8-10-1-8-2-4-1-4-11-2-1-7-5-1-1-5-1-1-2-6-2-1-2-1-1 · Sperry Women's Western Semifinal

Signature result
1st of 18

Victorian Coffee Urn · College fleet racing · 1 Nov 2014

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Harry Koeppel — 3 wins · 8 podiums in 19 events together · 16% win rate
  • Allison Ferraris · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 1 wins together · 10 podiums · 4% win rate · 112 of 481 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – Jun 2016
  • Harry Koeppel · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 16% win rate · 108 of 489 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – May 2016
  • Allyson Donahue · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 52 of 391 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2013 – May 2016
  • Charles Sinks · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 80 of 276 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Jun 2016
  • Raul Rios · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 72 of 302 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – Jun 2016
  • Katja Sertl · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 46 of 223 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – May 2016
  • Emily Schalka · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 32 of 249 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – May 2015
  • Hannah Lynn · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 40 of 163 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – May 2016
  • Henry Dumke · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 54 of 213 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – Oct 2015
  • Lily McGrath · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 32 of 167 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2015 – May 2016

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

Rating history

0270540201420162018202020222024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20252025 Day Sailer Atlantic Coast ChampionshipMorning GloryDay SailerCrew9th / 10
2 Jun 2016Gill Coed National ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 18
31 May 2016Gill Coed Eastern SemifinalBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (7-8,11-12)4th / 18
28 May 2016LaserPerformance Team Race NationalsBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew4th / 16
26 May 2016Sperry College Sailing Women's NationalsBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew13th / 18
24 May 2016Sperry Women's Eastern SemifinalBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew (9-10)4th / 18
30 Apr 2016Coast Guard Alumni BowlBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 18
23 Apr 2016Reed TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 16
9 Apr 2016New England Team Race Championship / Fowle TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper2nd / 12
2 Apr 2016The 35th Lynne Marchiando TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew2nd / 14
26 Mar 2016Jan T. Friis Team RaceBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper1st / 12
19 Mar 2016St. Mary's Women's InterconferenceBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 18
12 Mar 2016St. Mary's Team Race InterconferenceBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew6th / 10
14 Nov 2015Coed Atlantic Coast ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (3-10)4th / 18
31 Oct 201574th Erwin Schell TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 18
24 Oct 2015Oberg TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew5th / 18
18 Oct 2015Lane TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew1st / 6
3 Oct 2015Danmark TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2,5-10)2nd / 18
26 Sep 2015St. Mary's College of MD Fall InterconferenceBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew (1-10,13-16)7th / 18
12 Sep 2015Harry AndersonBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (1-8,15)2nd / 18
25 May 2015Sperry Women's Western SemifinalBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (3-6)2nd / 14
25 Apr 201580th Boston Dinghy CupBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew10th / 18
18 Apr 2015Oberg TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 13
11 Apr 2015Mystic Lake Team RaceBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew2nd / 9
28 Mar 2015DuplinBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew9th / 10

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 490, #1,798. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.