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Sailor · 2014–2026

Kaila Pfrang

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racingCollege team racing505

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Events
73

1,327 races · 214 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 3 of 73

Podium rate
16%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 52%–56%, 1,352 boats)

Best class ranking
#501

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 462

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brooke Schmelz

2 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Brooke Schmelz & Mercedes Escandon

2 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sarah Caso

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Elizabeth Obermaier

Sep 2017 – Oct 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Carmen Cowles

24–102 head to head in 126 races

Rival
Eli Burnes

120–149 in 269 races

Best day
8 Sep 2018

3-1-2-1-7-1-12-5-1-3-3-1-4-2-7-1-3-1-1-4-1-8-2-3-7-1 · Toni Deutsch '58 Regatta

Signature result
1st of 13

Toni Deutsch '58 Regatta · College fleet racing · 8 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brooke Schmelz — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate
  • Dana Haig · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 110 of 547 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – May 2022
  • Maile Jim · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 107 of 490 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2022
  • Emily Haig · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 5% win rate · 72 of 435 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
  • John Ped · 8838, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers), Silly Salmon · 505, College fleet racing, College team racing, Viper 640 16events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 42 of 281 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Brooke McGoldrick · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 54 of 321 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Grace Mao · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 59 of 302 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2022
  • Annie Hughes · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 42 of 244 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – May 2019
  • Trevor Long · Impact Warning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Snipe 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 52 of 269 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Sameena Shaffeeullah · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 52 of 270 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Apr 2019
  • Elizabeth Obermaier · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers), Silly Salmon · College fleet racing, College team racing, Viper 640 11events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 42 of 226 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

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Event history · 73

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Feb 2026Event #3 2025-26 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper5th / 12
2 Oct 20252025 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipsSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper8th / 28
8 Feb 2025Event #3 2024-25 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper11th / 19
11 Jan 2025Event #2 2024-25 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper10th / 17
13 Dec 20242024 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper11th / 30
22 Jul 2022Wianno Scudder Cup RegattaHurricaneHandicapCrew17th / 17
10 Jul 20222022 Snipe US National ChampionshipImpact WarningSnipeCrew19th / 50
25 May 2022College Sailing Women’s National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
23 May 2022College Sailing Women's Western SemifinalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-10)5th / 18
30 Apr 2022New England Dinghy Champs for the CG Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-12)9th / 18
23 Apr 2022Women's Team Race National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 12
16 Apr 2022NEISA Women's ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 15
9 Apr 2022Camel Women's Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper4th / 9
2 Apr 2022NEISA Women's Team Race Champs/Dellenbaugh TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper7th / 10
26 Mar 2022Seahawk Women's Team Race InterConferenceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper1st / 11
19 Mar 2022The Ivan Geiger Team Race RegattaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
5 Mar 2022Women's Team Race at Harvard-MITMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College team racingSkipper3rd / 6
17 Feb 2022505 North American Championship8838505Skipper24th / 33
30 Oct 2021The 2021 Victorian Urn TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-14)8th / 16
23 Oct 2021Yale Women'sMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)6th / 15
16 Oct 20212021 Women's Atlantic Coast ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 18
9 Oct 2021The George Warren Smith TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
2 Oct 2021Women's ACC's Round 1AMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 16
25 Sep 2021The 24th Mrs. Hurst BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
18 Sep 2021The Hatch Brown TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 440, #3,747.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 418, #3,256. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.