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Events
55

901 races · 63 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 55

Podium rate
24%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 67%–71%, 1,464 boats)

Best class ranking
#588

Helm in Optimist · rating 476

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ava Scholes

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Ava Scholes

+43 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Madeline Kerr

Sep 2019 – May 2022 · 9 events

Nemesis
Emily Bornarth

64–203 head to head in 267 races

Rival
Claire Siegel-Wilson

126–169 in 295 races

Best day
23 Jul 2012

1-5-11-1-1-1-5-1-1 · Marblehead Junior Race Week

Signature result
2nd of 80

2014 Marblehead Junior Race Week · Optimist · 21 Jul 2014

Partnerships · 45 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ava Scholes — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Maddy Saffer · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 378 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Audrey Commerford · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 374 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Lilia Hutchins · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 328 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – May 2023
  • Elizabeth Amelotte · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 17 of 262 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – May 2023
  • Madeline Kerr · University of Vermont (Catamounts 1), University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 180 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – May 2022
  • Helen Field · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 135 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2019 – Feb 2020
  • Kiley Roach · University of Vermont (Catamounts 1), University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 107 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 9th · Oct 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Ava Scholes · 17275, 7275 · 420 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 43 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Aug 2017
  • Lolly Vasilion · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 120 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Caroline James · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 117 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2021 – May 2022

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

Rating history

-272545342013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Sep 20262026 Portland Yacht Services J/24 US National ChampionshipTasmanian DevilJ/24Medic/Doctor18th / 33
5 Sep 20252025 Downeast RegattaSabitoJ/24Switch Flipper16th / 18
23 May 2023College Sailing Women's Western SemifinalUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 18
22 Apr 2023NEISA Women's Championship/Reed TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 16
15 Apr 2023NEISA Women's Team Racing ChampionshipUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College team racingSkipper10th / 10
8 Apr 2023Emily WickUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 15
1 Apr 2023Women's Staake Trophy Team RaceUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College team racingSkipper2nd / 4
25 Mar 2023Staake TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College team racingSkipper4th / 5
29 Oct 2022Victorian Urn TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 15
22 Oct 2022Yale Women's InterconferenceUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 16
15 Oct 2022Women's Atlantic Coast Dinghy TournamentUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-10)6th / 18
1 Oct 2022Women's ACC Series, Round 1AUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 17
24 Sep 2022The 25th Mrs. Hurst BowlUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)16th / 17
10 Sep 2022Toni Deutsch '58 RegattaUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)12th / 18
23 May 2022College Sailing Women's Western SemifinalUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
16 Apr 2022NEISA Women's ChampionshipUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 15
26 Mar 2022Last Chance Women's Team RaceUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College team racingSkipper3rd / 3
19 Mar 2022St. Mary's College Women's InterconferenceUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6,9-16)15th / 18
12 Mar 2022The Wood TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
5 Mar 2022McMerrick Cup Team RaceUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
30 Oct 2021The 2021 Victorian Urn TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 16
16 Oct 202130th Captain Hurst BowlUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 15
2 Oct 2021Women's ACC's Round 1BUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 17
25 Sep 2021The 24th Mrs. Hurst BowlUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-4)13th / 18
18 Sep 2021Regis TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 387, #6,986.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 10. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.