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Sailor · 2015–2026

Ava Farley

u s naval academy College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
69

1,115 races · 168 race wins

Win rate
1%

1% win rate · 1 of 69

Podium rate
13%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 51%–55%, 1,339 boats)

Best class ranking
#1643

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 315

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Will Harding

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

Biggest lift
Madeline Smith

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Eleanor Niehoff

Oct 2022 – May 2026 · 24 events

Nemesis
Piper Holthus

96–197 head to head in 293 races

Rival
Cho-Cho Williams

156–119 in 275 races

Best day
29 Mar 2025

4-1-3-8-3-5-1-7-2-9-11-11-8-11-3-11-7-1-1-4-2-6-7-11-3-1-2-6-1-1 · MAISA Spring Women's Fleet Race Championship

Signature result
1st of 21

2021 Junior Regatta · 420 · 15 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Will Harding — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Josephine Sherry · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 28events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 82 of 586 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – May 2026
  • Eva Blauvelt · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), U. S. Naval Academy (Women) · College fleet racing, College team racing 27events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 95 of 550 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Eleanor Niehoff · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 92 of 514 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – May 2026
  • Mary Dwyer · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 67 of 404 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2024 – May 2026
  • Maggie Schuler · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), U. S. Naval Academy (Women) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 58 of 285 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Kate Zurinskas · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 52 of 259 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2024 – May 2026
  • Aubin Hattendorf · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), U. S. Naval Academy (Women) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 45 of 226 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2022 – Apr 2024
  • Linnea Forsberg · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), U. S. Naval Academy (Women) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 38 of 257 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Oct 2024
  • Catherine Aitken · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), U. S. Naval Academy (Women) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 47 of 208 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Sarah McNelly · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 30 of 249 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 69

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 May 2026Women's Western National SemisU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
11 Apr 2026MAISA Women’s Team Race ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper4th / 9
28 Mar 2026MAISA Spring Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 15
21 Mar 2026Blaire Herron Memorial Women’s Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
14 Mar 2026St. Mary's Women's Inter-ConferenceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
7 Mar 20262026 Jen Harris Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper9th / 12
28 Feb 2026NA Open Team Race at SMCU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
25 Oct 2025MAISA Women's Fall DinghyU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 15
18 Oct 2025Yale Women's InterconferenceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 18
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast TournamentU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8,11-14)7th / 16
27 Sep 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 18
20 Sep 2025MAISA Top 9 Women'sU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 9
13 Sep 2025Faye Bennet MAISA Women's SinglesU. S. Naval Academy (Ava Farley '26)College singlehandedSkipper7th / 18
6 Sep 2025Navy Women'sU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 7
20 May 2025Women's Western National Semi FinalsU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
12 Apr 2025MAISA Women's Team Race ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
5 Apr 2025Yale Women's Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
29 Mar 2025MAISA Spring Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 15
22 Mar 2025Georgetown Women's Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
8 Mar 2025Jen Harris Women's Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper8th / 12
1 Mar 2025ODU Women's Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
26 Oct 2024MAISA Women's Fall DinghyU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 15
19 Oct 2024Yale Women's InterconferenceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 15
12 Oct 2024Women's Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 18
28 Sep 2024Women's ACC's Round 1BU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 17

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 428, #5,111.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 151, #23,317. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.