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Sailor · 2010–2026

Karen Loutzenheiser

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Events
16

71 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 4 of 16

Podium rate
50%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–70%, 121 boats)

Best class ranking
#305

Crew in Match racing · rating 140

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Julie Mitchell

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Julie Mitchell

+47 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Watts

Sep 2010 – May 2026 · 8 events

Signature result
1st of 8

Jack and Jill Regatta · Handicap · 23 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Julie Mitchell — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Chris Watts · CIAO, Merlin, Watts Moore..., Watts Moore… · Handicap, IRC handicap, Moore 24, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 28 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – May 2026
  • Nicole Breault · Nicole Breault, St. Francis YC · Match racing 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 20 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Nov 2022
  • Julie Mitchell · Nicole Breault, St. Francis YC · Match racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 14 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Nov 2022
  • Chip Merlin · Merlin · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2025
  • Dana Riley Hayes · Favonius, Merlin, Nicole Breault · Match racing, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Nov 2022
  • Brian Malone · Merlin · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2025
  • Molly Vandemoer · Nicole Breault · Match racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Nov 2022
  • Gerry Swinton · CIAO, Favonius · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2010 – Sep 2022
  • Kevin Wasbauer · Favonius, Merlin · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
  • John Pytlak · Merlin · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

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Event history · 16

Crew rating across all classes: 33 (±124), #37,968.Helm rating across all classes: 19 (±240). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.