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Sailor · 2010–2025

Kelsey Slack

bowdoin college College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
41

793 races · 80 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 7 of 41

Podium rate
22%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 63%–68%, 994 boats)

Best class ranking
#545

Crew in 420 · rating 164

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sophia Schaefer

2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Sophia Schaefer & Emily Gonzalez

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jack Brown

+43 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Claire Havig

Sep 2017 – Feb 2020 · 15 events

Nemesis
Louisa Nordstrom

46–146 head to head in 192 races

Rival
Delaney Bamford

118–156 in 274 races

Best day
14 Sep 2019

8-2-3-1-5-1-1-5-5-7-4-2-9-1-9-1-1-13-4-3-1-8-5-1-2-2-10-2-5-2 · Regis Bowl

Signature result
1st of 39

2016 Club 420 New England Regional Championship · 420 · 25 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sophia Schaefer — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Teagan Cunningham · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 19% win rate · 31 of 411 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Isabelle Austin-Green · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 6% win rate · 34 of 370 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – May 2019
  • Claire Havig · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 7% win rate · 29 of 395 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Hannah Konkel · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 27 of 402 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Ellie Maus · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 24 of 333 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Caitlin Tardio · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 22 of 235 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – May 2019
  • Sophia Schaefer · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing 7events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 29% win rate · 17 of 190 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Emily Gonzalez · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing 7events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 29% win rate · 17 of 194 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Rowan Byrne · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 21 of 110 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Kevin Elk · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 148 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

018637220112013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Oct 20252025 Lightning U32 Invitational RegattaJonathan LutzLightningCrew14th / 25
29 Feb 2020Rhody Riveter Womens'Bowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)6th / 10
26 Oct 2019The Victorian UrnBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 16
19 Oct 2019Yale Women'sBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 17
12 Oct 2019Women's Showcase TournamentBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-5)1st / 14
5 Oct 2019George Warren Smith TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-12)11th / 19
28 Sep 2019Women's Showcase Qualifier BBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 15
14 Sep 2019Regis BowlBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 15
7 Sep 2019Toni Deutsch '58 RegattaBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 16
23 May 2019Sperry Women's National ChampionshipBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Crew (5-6)18th / 18
21 May 2019Sperry Women's Eastern SemifinalsBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Crew (1-4,9-10)6th / 18
20 Apr 2019NEISA Women's ChampionshipBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4)10th / 16
13 Apr 2019Women's Team Race National InvitationalBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper8th / 13
6 Apr 2019Emily Wick TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (6-14)12th / 18
30 Mar 2019Harpswell Sound team RaceBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 4
23 Mar 2019Vietor TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 18
27 Oct 2018Victorian Urn TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)10th / 16
20 Oct 2018Oberg TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 20
13 Oct 2018Women's Showcase Final BBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-10)1st / 18
29 Sep 2018Women's ShowcaseBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 17
15 Sep 2018Regis TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 16
8 Sep 2018Harman CupBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College keelboatA Crew1st / 8
28 Jul 2018TRYC E-Scow Challenge CupSlacktideE ScowSkipper8th / 12
21 Apr 2018NEISA Women's Championship/Reed TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 17
14 Apr 2018President's TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 15

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 312, #9,435.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 302, #7,717. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.