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Sailor · 2015–2026

Sara Schumann

boston college College fleet racingCollege team racingOptimist

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Events
91

1,793 races · 354 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 8 of 91

Podium rate
39%

35 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–75%, 1,918 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 725

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lilly Mathieu

2 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Colleen O'Brien & Caroline Sibilly

2 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Katelyn McGauley

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Kirkman

Oct 2021 – May 2025 · 31 events

Nemesis
Lachlain McGranahan

125–236 head to head in 361 races

Rival
Kerem Erkmen

213–188 in 401 races

Best day
20 May 2024

12-1-3-10-9-6-5-5-1-6-2-1-7-7-1-3-4-3-10-2-11-5-3-2-7-3-5-6-5-2-3-1 · Western Women’s National Semi-finals · about 1 in 9,733,429,895 by chance

Signature result
1st of 109

Wianno Yacht Club Opti Regatta · Optimist · 25 Jul 2018

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lilly Mathieu — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 14% win rate
  • Michaela O'Brien · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 41events 4 wins together · 17 podiums · 10% win rate · 177 of 902 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2024
  • Colleen O'Brien · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 41events 3 wins together · 15 podiums · 7% win rate · 166 of 892 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2024
  • Caroline Sibilly · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 34events 3 wins together · 14 podiums · 9% win rate · 179 of 730 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Mike Kirkman · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 31events 1 wins together · 10 podiums · 3% win rate · 150 of 700 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2025
  • Libby Redmond · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 27events 2 wins together · 12 podiums · 7% win rate · 111 of 616 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2024
  • Peter Busch · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 126 of 387 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – May 2025
  • Katelyn McGauley · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 2 wins together · 13 podiums · 10% win rate · 106 of 444 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2024
  • Jack Redmond · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 6% win rate · 93 of 358 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2025
  • Matt Budington · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 6% win rate · 111 of 395 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – May 2025
  • Peter Joslin · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 77 of 267 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

-8305618201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 91

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jun 20262026 Red Horse Regatta and Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipLee Ho FooksHandicapCrew5th / 19
6 Jun 20262026 Colonial CupMary AliceSnipeCrew1st / 49
29 May 2025Open Fleet Race National ChampionshipsBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew10th / 18
27 May 2025Open Western Semi FinalsBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 18
22 May 2025Women's Fleet Race National ChampionshipsBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 18
20 May 2025Women's Eastern National Semi FinalsBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 18
24 Apr 2025ICSA Open Team Race National ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper5th / 16
19 Apr 2025NEISA Spring Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 17
12 Apr 2025NEISA Women's TR Champs - Legler TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper7th / 10
5 Apr 2025Fowle TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew5th / 12
29 Mar 20252025 Marchiando Trophy-Red RegattaBoston College (Eagles)College team racingCrew1st / 8
22 Mar 2025The Duplin TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper6th / 9
15 Mar 2025Southern New England Women's Team RaceBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper4th / 6
8 Mar 2025St. Mary's College of MD Team RaceBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
26 Oct 2024Women's Urn Trophy/NEISA Women’s Fall ChampsBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 17
19 Oct 2024Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew8th / 18
12 Oct 2024Women's Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
5 Oct 2024Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1ABoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 18
28 Sep 2024Women's ACC's Round 1BBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 17
21 Sep 2024Sherman Hoyt TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew (13-14)7th / 18
14 Sep 2024Regis TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 18
7 Sep 2024Toni Deutsch '58 Trophy 2024Boston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 18
26 May 2024Open Dinghy National ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingA Crew (3-10)6th / 18
24 May 2024Eastern Open National Semi-FinalBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (9-10,13,17-18)4th / 18
22 May 2024Women's Dinghy National ChampionshipBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Crew (13-17)2nd / 18

Crew rating across all classes: 618 (±61), #551.Helm rating across all classes: 457 (±136), #3,154. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.