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Sailor · 2022–2026

Ellie Alex

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Events
62

1,289 races · 376 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 10 of 62

Podium rate
45%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 68%–73%, 787 boats)

Best class ranking
#61

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 634

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Darby Graham

8 wins · 17 podiums in 33 events together · 24% win rate

Best trio
Darby Graham & Fiona Cullen

6 wins · 9 podiums in 17 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hunter Anderson

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nathan Smith

Sep 2022 – Apr 2026 · 58 events

Nemesis
Lachlain McGranahan

71–190 head to head in 261 races

Rival
Owen Hennessey

248–168 in 416 races

Best day
18 Apr 2026

2-1-3-16-4-2-8-8-10-1-4-6-9-5-1-3-2-1-4-1-9-1-2-1-12-2-4-3 · America Trophy

Signature result
1st of 16

Graham Hall Team Race · College team racing · 15 Mar 2025

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Darby Graham — 8 wins · 17 podiums in 33 events together · 24% win rate
  • Nathan Smith · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 58events 10 wins together · 27 podiums · 17% win rate · 364 of 1191 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Jack Welburn · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 41events 8 wins together · 20 podiums · 20% win rate · 286 of 840 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Ryan Wahba · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 35events 6 wins together · 17 podiums · 17% win rate · 219 of 747 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Henry Allgeier · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 35events 8 wins together · 20 podiums · 23% win rate · 273 of 717 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Darby Graham · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 33events 8 wins together · 17 podiums · 24% win rate · 256 of 673 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Madeline Smith · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 17% win rate · 146 of 480 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2024
  • Fiona Cullen · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 6 wins together · 11 podiums · 29% win rate · 164 of 373 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Gavin McJones · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 71 of 284 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2023
  • Cooper Walshe · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 9% win rate · 57 of 188 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Eva Blauvelt · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 23 of 187 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Oct 2024

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

Rating history

03066122023202420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Apr 2026ICSA Open Team Race National ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew8th / 16
18 Apr 2026America TrophyU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew (1-10,14)2nd / 18
4 Apr 2026Prosser Trophy MAISA Open Team Race ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew1st / 8
28 Mar 2026The Lynn Marchiando Trophy Team Race-2026U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew4th / 16
14 Mar 2026Graham Hall Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew6th / 16
7 Mar 2026St. Mary's Team Race Inter-ConferenceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew4th / 10
28 Feb 2026Nelson Roltsch Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew2nd / 6
15 Nov 2025College Sailing Match Race National ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College match racingA Crew8th / 10
25 Oct 2025War MemorialU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew4th / 18
18 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew (1-10)4th / 18
4 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew6th / 18
13 Sep 2025Chesapeake InvitationalU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 6
29 May 2025Open Fleet Race National ChampionshipsU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 18
27 May 2025Open Eastern Semi FinalsU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 18
24 Apr 2025ICSA Open Team Race National ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew9th / 16
19 Apr 2025America TrophyU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew (1,6-12)2nd / 18
5 Apr 2025Prosser Trophy - MAISA Team Race ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew1st / 8
29 Mar 20252025 Marchiando Trophy-Grey RegattaU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew4th / 8
22 Mar 2025Aaron Szambecki Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew1st / 10
15 Mar 2025Graham Hall Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew1st / 16
8 Mar 2025St. Mary's College of MD Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew5th / 8
1 Mar 2025GW Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew1st / 5
26 Oct 2024War MemorialU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8,11-18)2nd / 18
19 Oct 2024Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew11th / 18
12 Oct 2024Women's Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingB Crew (3-4,7)10th / 18

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 612, #599. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.