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Sailor · 2024–2026

Dan Elling

university of miami College fleet racingEtchellsMelges 24

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Events
16

213 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 16

Podium rate
19%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
28%

of boats faced (range 24%–33%, 276 boats)

Best class ranking
#2250

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 250

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Harrison Vanderground

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Harrison Vanderground & Matthew Black

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

Biggest lift
Christopher McCollum

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Christopher McCollum

Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Owen Bannasch

8–44 head to head in 52 races

Rival
Mitchell Hnatt

39–30 in 69 races

Best day
20 Sep 2025

4-1-3-1-2-1-7-1-6-1-1-1 · SAISA Miami Trophy

Signature result
1st of 11

SAISA Miami Trophy · College fleet racing · 20 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Harrison Vanderground — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Christopher McCollum · University of Miami ('Canes), University of Miami (Hurricanes 2), University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 15 of 108 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Matthew Black · University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 18 of 89 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Harrison Vanderground · University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 13 of 55 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Isaac Van Buren · Jeremiah, University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing, Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 57 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Jan 2025
  • David Webb · University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 76 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Brendan Jay · University of Miami ('Canes), University of Miami (Hurricanes 2), University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 54 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Jonah Pruitt · Jeremiah · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together(−51 vs. without) · best 37th · Dec 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Nathan Long · University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 80 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Harbor Scheuermann · Speedster, University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
  • David Bannister · Jeremiah · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together(−51 vs. without) · best 37th · Dec 2024 – Feb 2025

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

Rating history

-6710126820252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 202624s of Summer 2026SpeedsterMelges 24Cat 3 Cooler Jockey7th / 9
3 Oct 2026Charleston Fall InterconferenceUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College fleet racingB Crew (5-8)12th / 15
26 Sep 2026SAISA Open Top 6 InviteUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College fleet racingB Crew (1-8)2nd / 6
28 Feb 2026Mendelblatt Open Team RaceUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College team racingCrew8th / 10
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgSpeedsterMelges 24Cat 3 Cooler Jockey16th / 19
18 Oct 2025Lake Virginia InvitationalUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 8
4 Oct 2025The Dick Allsop TrophyUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College fleet racingA Crew6th / 15
20 Sep 2025SAISA Miami TrophyUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 11
6 Sep 2025SAISA South Fall TournamentUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes 2)College fleet racingB Crew6th / 16
22 Mar 20252025 Florida TrophyUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College fleet racingA Crew7th / 11
1 Mar 2025Halifax River InvitationalUniversity of Miami ('Canes)College fleet racingA Crew4th / 11
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaJeremiahEtchellsCrew47th / 47
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaJeremiahEtchellsMain Trimmer37th / 39
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupJeremiahEtchellsMain Trimmer45th / 46
26 Oct 2024SAISA Fall Open Champs, Robert L. Armstrong TrophyUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College fleet racingB Crew (5-8)7th / 18
28 Sep 2024Charleston Fall InterconferenceUniversity of Miami (Hurricanes)College fleet racingB Crew6th / 11

Crew rating across all classes: 246, #11,154. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.