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Sailor · 2007–2018

Julia Downey

hyannis yacht club Optimist420College fleet racing

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Events
45

478 races · 36 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 45

Podium rate
18%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 57%–60%, 2,424 boats)

Best class ranking
#2496

Helm in Optimist · rating 189

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Simone Staff

1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Simone Staff & Marina Fennell

1 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Simone Staff

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Marina Fennell

Feb 2017 – Apr 2018 · 8 events

Nemesis
Carter Pemberton

1–101 head to head in 103 races

Rival
Parker Tonissi

58–68 in 127 races

Best day
15 Apr 2017

3-1-2-2-1-1-2-1-3-3-1-5-6-3-5-4-5-4-5-4-4-7-2-1-5-1-1-6-3-8 · Women's Pacific Coast Championship

Signature result
2nd of 43

SMSA Gill Trophy · 420 · 27 Jul 2015

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Simone Staff — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Marina Fennell · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 20 of 148 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Simone Staff · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 25 of 115 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Madeline Kraus · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 13 of 65 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2016 – Apr 2018
  • Sarah Scoffone · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 103 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2016 – Apr 2017
  • Kerri Luttrell · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 57 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Olivia Beers · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 59 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Olivia Godfrey · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 50 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Mary Toomey · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 38 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Apr 2018
  • Sampson Reynolds · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2), University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 37 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2017 – Jan 2018
  • Samantha Obel · University of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 12 of 52 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Apr 2018

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

Rating history

-83100283200820102012201420162018Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Apr 2018PCCSC Women's ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-10)2nd / 7
3 Mar 2018ODU Spring Women'sUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 10
27 Jan 2018Gaucho Team RaceUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos 2)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
11 Nov 2017Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 21
11 Nov 2017Fall Pacific Coast Championship - 2 divisionUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gaucho Women)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 23
28 Oct 20172017 Women's PCC'sUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 9
14 Oct 2017Captain Hurst BowlUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingC Skipper14th / 18
16 Sep 20172017 SBYC Shalhoob Women's InvitationalCherry BombHarbor 20Skipper1st / 9
22 Apr 201782nd Boston Dinghy Challenge CupUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingC Skipper15th / 16
15 Apr 2017Women's Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper (15)2nd / 9
25 Feb 2017Charleston Women'sUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 17
1 Oct 2016Susan Rogers '75 MemorialUniversity of California at Santa Barbara (Gauchos)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 14
7 Aug 20152015 Buzzards Bay Regatta - Dingy ClassesN/AHandicapSkipper63rd / 135
27 Jul 2015SMSA Gill Trophy4119420Skipper2nd / 43
16 Jul 201592nd Annual RegattaMadelineWianno SeniorSkipper19th / 27
11 Jul 2015New Bedford Junior Regatta4119420Skipper24th / 97
25 Jun 2015420 New England Championship4119C420sSkipper14th / 26
28 Jun 2014Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships Area A Qualifier4119420Skipper34th / 46
13 Aug 2013Beverly Junior Regatta4119420Skipper5th / 81
2 Aug 20132013 Buzzards Bay Regatta - Dingy ClassesN/AHandicapSkipper91st / 141
22 Jul 2013SMSA Gill Trophy1104420Skipper5th / 32
20 Jul 20132013 Falmouth 420 RegattaJulia Downey420Skipper20th / 62
11 Jul 201390th ANNUAL REGATTA - JuniorsN/A420Skipper11th / 68
8 Jul 2013West Dennis Yacht Club InvitationalN/A420Skipper3rd / 44
14 Aug 2012Beverly Junior Regatta1108420Skipper17th / 88

Helm rating across all classes: 238, #14,841. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.