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Sailor · 2012–2025

Mia Nicolosi

yale university OptimistCollege fleet racingCollege team racing

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Events
102

1,628 races · 549 race wins

Win rate
42%

42% win rate · 43 of 102

Podium rate
72%

73 top-three finishes

Typically beats
86%

of boats faced (range 85%–87%, 2,182 boats)

Best class ranking
#13

Helm in Optimist · rating 934

Longest win streak
25

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Emma Cowles

23 wins · 35 podiums in 39 events together · 59% win rate

Best trio
Carmen Cowles & Ximena Escobar

17 wins · 25 podiums in 26 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Dorothy Mendelblatt

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ximena Escobar

Sep 2021 – May 2025 · 38 events

Nemesis
Teddy Nicolosi

40–140 head to head in 180 races

Rival
Mateo Di Blasi

166–113 in 279 races

Best day
9 Oct 2021

1-4-2-1-3-3-1-8-2-6-1-1-9-1-2-10-1-1-2-2-3-4-2-1-2-2-6-2-1-2-1-1 · Stu Nelson

Signature result
1st of 81

St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE Clinic · Optimist · 13 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Emma Cowles — 23 wins · 35 podiums in 39 events together · 59% win rate
  • Emma Cowles · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 39events 23 wins together · 35 podiums · 59% win rate · 370 of 785 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2025
  • Ximena Escobar · Yale University (Bulldogs 2), Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 38events 19 wins together · 36 podiums · 50% win rate · 360 of 757 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2025
  • Sarah Moeder · Yale University (Bulldogs 1), Yale University (Bulldogs 2), Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 33events 15 wins together · 28 podiums · 46% win rate · 281 of 657 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Carmen Cowles · Yale University (Bulldogs 1), Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 32events 20 wins together · 29 podiums · 63% win rate · 337 of 646 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2025
  • Carmen Berg · Yale University (Bulldogs 1), Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 12 wins together · 20 podiums · 50% win rate · 230 of 507 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Megan Grimes · Yale University (Bulldogs 2), Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 7 wins together · 18 podiums · 37% win rate · 168 of 359 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Apr 2024
  • Helena Ware · Yale University (Bulldogs 2), Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 10 wins together · 15 podiums · 59% win rate · 150 of 353 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Apr 2023
  • Catherine Cheung · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 8 wins together · 11 podiums · 62% win rate · 109 of 261 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2024
  • Jessi Avila-Shah · Yale University (Bulldogs 1), Yale University (Bulldogs 2), Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 46% win rate · 112 of 223 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Julia Miller · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 67% win rate · 91 of 171 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – May 2025

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

Rating history

-294669602013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 102

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 May 2025Women's Fleet Race National ChampionshipsYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper (3-8,13-14)4th / 18
20 May 2025Women's Western National Semi FinalsYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper (4-6,9)1st / 18
27 Apr 2025ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper2nd / 12
24 Apr 2025ICSA Open Team Race National ChampionshipYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper2nd / 16
12 Apr 2025NEISA Women's TR Champs - Legler TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
5 Apr 2025Fowle TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 12
29 Mar 2025Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
22 Mar 2025The Duplin TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 9
8 Mar 2025Jen Harris Women's Team RaceYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 12
28 Sep 2024Women's ACC Round 1AYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
14 Sep 2024Regis TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 18
7 Sep 2024Harry Anderson Jr. RegattaYale University (Bulldogs 2)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 18
22 May 2024Women's Dinghy National ChampionshipYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 18
20 May 2024Western Women’s National Semi-finalsYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper (13-17)1st / 18
28 Apr 2024ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper2nd / 12
13 Apr 2024NEISA Women’s Team Race Champs/Legler TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
6 Apr 2024Yale Women's Team RaceYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
30 Mar 2024Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 11
23 Mar 2024The Duplin TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
9 Mar 2024Jen Harris Women's Team RaceYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 12
2 Mar 2024Harvard Women's Team RaceYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper2nd / 9
28 Oct 2023The Victorian Urn TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 15
14 Oct 2023Women's Atlantic Coast ChampionshipYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
7 Oct 2023Stu NelsonYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)2nd / 16
30 Sep 2023Women's ACC Round 1AYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 763, #205. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.