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Sailor · 2009–2026

Elizabeth Shanahan

boston college ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)College fleet racingHandicap

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Events
78

890 races · 106 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 2 of 78

Podium rate
13%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 47%–51%, 2,902 boats)

Best class ranking
#179

Crew in College team racing · rating 337

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Michaela O'Brien

2 wins · 7 podiums in 13 events together · 15% win rate

Best trio
Colleen O'Brien & Lilly Mathieu

2 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sophia Reineke

+38 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lilly Mathieu

Oct 2019 – May 2023 · 12 events

Nemesis
Connor Nelson

27–149 head to head in 180 races

Rival
Emily Bornarth

132–120 in 252 races

Best day
23 May 2022

3-5-4-1-2-5-4-1-3-10-1-8-2-1-7-4-2-2-2-11-9-1-2-6-12-7 · College Sailing Women's Eastern Semifinals

Signature result
1st of 10

NEISA Women's Team Race Champs/Dellenbaugh Trophy · College team racing · 2 Apr 2022

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michaela O'Brien — 2 wins · 7 podiums in 13 events together · 15% win rate
  • Michaela O'Brien · Boston College (Eagles 3), Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 15% win rate · 90 of 271 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – May 2023
  • Lilly Mathieu · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 82 of 252 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – May 2023
  • Libby Redmond · Boston College (Eagles 2), Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 52 of 259 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2023
  • Katelyn McGauley · Boston College (Eagles 2), Boston College (Eagles 3), Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 9% win rate · 58 of 222 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Apr 2023
  • Colleen O'Brien · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 18% win rate · 76 of 244 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2023
  • Sara Schumann · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 31 of 181 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2023
  • Laura Ferraris · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 41 of 183 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2022
  • Lourdes Gallo · Boston College (Eagles 2), Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 23 of 154 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Apr 2023
  • Nicole Moeder · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 53 of 147 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2022
  • Emma Batcher · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 136 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – May 2022

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

Rating history

-138157452201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 78

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaUrsa MinorHandicapOther15th / 38
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaBroncoIC37Other10th / 22
9 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendBroncoIC37Runners18th / 19
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaBroncoIC37Crew5th / 23
2 Dec 20232023/2024 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1Truckin'J/70Main Trimmer21st / 40
25 May 2023College Sailing Women's National ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew (1-4)3rd / 18
29 Apr 2023Women's Team Race National ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew5th / 12
1 Apr 2023Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper10th / 12
25 Mar 2023Duplin Women’s TRBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew4th / 10
5 Mar 2023Harvard Women's Team RaceBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew1st / 8
5 Nov 2022Janet Lutz TrophyBoston College (Elizabeth Shanahan '23)College singlehandedSkipper15th / 19
15 Oct 2022NEISA Match Race ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College match racingA Crew6th / 8
1 Oct 2022Women's ACC Series, Round 1ABoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (9-14)4th / 17
24 Sep 2022The 25th Mrs. Hurst BowlBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (1-10)8th / 17
17 Sep 2022NEISA Women's Singlehanded ChampionshipBoston College (Elizabeth Shanahan '23)College singlehandedSkipper7th / 10
10 Sep 20222022 Pine TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 8
23 May 2022College Sailing Women's Eastern SemifinalsBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Skipper (13)2nd / 18
23 Apr 2022Women's Team Race National ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew2nd / 12
16 Apr 2022NEISA Women's ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4)4th / 15
9 Apr 2022Emily Wick TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew (5-9)3rd / 15
2 Apr 2022NEISA Women's Team Race Champs/Dellenbaugh TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew1st / 10
26 Mar 2022Seahawk Women's Team Race InterConferenceBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew2nd / 11
6 Nov 2021College Sailing Women's Singlehanded NationalsBoston College (Elizabeth Shanahan '23)College singlehandedSkipper9th / 18
16 Oct 20212021 Women's Atlantic Coast ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (1-10)7th / 18
9 Oct 2021The George Warren Smith TrophyBoston College (Eagles 2)College fleet racingB Crew9th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 320, #8,628.Crew rating across all classes: 439, #2,714. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.