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Sailor · 2010–2020

Rachel Foster

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Events
59

876 races · 177 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 10 of 59

Podium rate
48%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 74%–77%, 1,629 boats)

Best class ranking
#1077

Helm in Optimist · rating 355

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Emma Montgomery

3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Olivia Belda & Emma Montgomery

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Emma Montgomery

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sawyer Balint

Oct 2016 – Oct 2019 · 9 events

Nemesis
Matt Safford

10–57 head to head in 67 races

Rival
Delaney Bamford

121–100 in 221 races

Best day
21 May 2019

3-2-1-10-2-1-6-5-5-3-1-3-3-8-8-2-1-7-2-1-2-2-4-10-6-1 · Sperry Women's Eastern Semifinals

Signature result
1st of 63

2012 Hingham Bay Junior Regatta · Optimist · 19 Jul 2012

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Emma Montgomery — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Lauren Haller · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 26 of 224 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Apr 2018
  • Sophie Hibben · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 50 of 212 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – May 2019
  • Annabelle Hutchinson · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 57 of 225 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Sawyer Balint · Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 34 of 118 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2019
  • Olivia Belda · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 61 of 196 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Emilia Ruth · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 35 of 165 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Blaire McCarthy · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 49 of 142 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Nathan Housberg · Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 87 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Grace Gagnon · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 91 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Elizabeth Rolfes · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 26 of 98 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – Apr 2019

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

Rating history

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Event history · 59

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Mar 2020Navy Spring WomensBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 14
29 Feb 2020Women's Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
26 Oct 2019Dave Perry Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 5
19 Oct 2019Yale Women'sBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 17
12 Oct 2019Captain Hurst BowlBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingC Skipper6th / 17
5 Oct 2019George Warren Smith TrophyBrown University (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-12)4th / 19
21 Sep 2019Mrs. Hurst BowlBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 14
14 Sep 2019Regis BowlBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (11-15)3rd / 15
7 Sep 2019Toni Deutsch '58 RegattaBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 16
21 May 2019Sperry Women's Eastern SemifinalsBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (11-12)1st / 18
20 Apr 2019Morris TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 13
13 Apr 2019Women's Team Race National InvitationalBrown University (Bears 2)College team racingSkipper5th / 13
6 Apr 2019Mystic Lake Team Race InvitationalBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper5th / 9
30 Mar 2019Dellenbaugh Women's TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 18
24 Mar 2019Duplin Women's Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
9 Mar 2019Icebreaker Fleet RaceBrown University (Bears 1)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 12
28 Apr 2018Women's National Team Race InvitationalBrown University (Bears)College team racingCrew3rd / 7
21 Apr 2018George Morris TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)7th / 15
14 Apr 2018President's TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 15
7 Apr 2018Mystic Lake Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingCrew6th / 10
31 Mar 2018BU TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 13
24 Mar 2018BC Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingCrew4th / 6
24 Mar 2018Central 2Brown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 12
10 Mar 2018Navy Spring Women'sBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper16th / 20
4 Nov 2017The Mike Horn TrophyBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 498, #2,374.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 370, #4,703. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.