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Sailor · 2011–2026

Walter Gnann

u s coast guard academy College fleet racingILCA 6 (Laser Radial)College team racing

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Events
62

856 races · 166 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 10 of 62

Podium rate
40%

25 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 53%–59%, 791 boats)

Best class ranking
#141

Crew in College team racing · rating 351

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nathan Olmsted

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Christina Nothacker & Nathan Olmsted

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

Biggest lift
Gage Schoenherr

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gage Schoenherr

Mar 2018 – Oct 2026 · 18 events

Nemesis
Michaela ODonnell

142–212 head to head in 354 races

Rival
Michaela ODonnell

142–212 in 354 races

Best day
5 Oct 2019

13-2-13-2-1-13-6-1-1-7-17-1-4-1-15-7-1-9-5-1-1-15-14-12-6-4-6-1-3-4-1-15 · Coed Showcase Qualifier B

Signature result
1st of 10

2015 District 12 Laser Regatta and SC State Laser Championship · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 2 May 2015

Partnerships · 53 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nathan Olmsted — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Brian Nelson · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 25events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 4% win rate · 83 of 517 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Gage Schoenherr · Glory- USCGA, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing, IC37 18events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 6% win rate · 90 of 397 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Oct 2026
  • Mack Fox · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 66 of 336 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Christina Nothacker · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 8% win rate · 69 of 291 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Richie Gordon · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 53 of 153 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Mar 2021
  • Caelan Juckniess · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 145 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Mar 2019
  • Charles Mason · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 57 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2021 – May 2021
  • Anna Morin · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 128 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Apr 2019
  • Philip Whittlesey · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 115 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Apr 2019
  • Mary Tran · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 104 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Mar 2021

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

Rating history

-4618341220122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipGlory- USCGAIC37Headsail Trimmer10th / 34
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipSerenity NOWThistleCrew5th / 14
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexGlory- USCGAIC37Headsail Trimmer13th / 17
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaGlory- USCGAIC37Headsail Trimmer11th / 17
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaGlory- USCGAIC37Headsail Trimmer6th / 23
3 Jun 20222022 Colonial CupT.O.ISnipeSkipper32nd / 36
23 Jul 2021Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2021ShredderVX OneCrew4th / 4
7 Jun 20212021 Gill College Sailing Coed NationalsU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 18
19 May 2021RWU InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
19 May 2021RWU InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 18
19 May 2021RWU InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 18
19 May 2021RWU InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 18
19 May 2021RWU InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 18
19 May 2021RWU InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper17th / 18
17 Apr 2021Coed New England ChampionshipU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 8
10 Apr 2021Thompson TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-10)2nd / 18
20 Mar 2021Southern New England Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College team racingSkipper3rd / 10
13 Mar 2021Hap Moore Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College team racingSkipper5th / 8
7 Mar 2020St. Mary's Team Race Inter-ConferenceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingCrew4th / 10
29 Feb 2020Hap Moore TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingCrew1st / 8
5 Oct 2019Coed Showcase Qualifier BU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Crew (15-16)3rd / 18
28 Sep 2019Danmark TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Crew (9-10)6th / 20
14 Sep 2019Hatch Brown Memorial TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 19
7 Sep 2019Harry AndersonU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Crew (6-9)7th / 18
28 May 2019Gill Coed Western SemifinalU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Crew (7-8)7th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 378, #5,961.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 391, #4,016. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.