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Sailor · 2015–2026

Melissa Schem

university of southern california College fleet racingCollege team racingHandicap

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Events
49

810 races · 87 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 3 of 49

Podium rate
31%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (90%: 58%–64%, 750 boats)

Best class ranking
#929

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 388

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matthew Hecht

2 wins · 3 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
John Coakley & Hope Modugno

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hope Modugno

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mackenzie Freeman

Apr 2015 – Apr 2018 · 19 events

Nemesis
Elena VandenBerg

7–113 head to head in 120 races

Rival
Francesca Dana

106–78 in 184 races

Best day
10 Oct 2015

1-4-1-1-1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1 · UCSD Open · about 1 in 216,143,088,577 by chance

Signature result
1st of 12

UCSD Open · College fleet racing · 10 Oct 2015

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matthew Hecht — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate
  • Grace Yakutis · University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans), University of Southern California (Women of Troy) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 40 of 343 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – May 2018
  • Mackenzie Freeman · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans), University of Southern California (Women of Troy) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 19events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 299 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2015 – Apr 2018
  • Peter Wong · University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 35 of 255 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Apr 2018
  • Sarah Alexander · University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans), University of Southern California (Women of Troy) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 11events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 209 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – May 2018
  • Paul Chyz · University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 18 of 179 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Apr 2018
  • Matthew Hecht · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 32 of 150 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Oct 2016
  • John Coakley · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 29 of 147 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – May 2016
  • Lorea Mendiguren · University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 171 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Natalie Millstein · University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans), University of Southern California (Women of Troy) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 122 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2015 – Jan 2017
  • Will Paulsen · University of Southern California (Trojans 2), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 102 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018

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

Rating history

-76154384201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 2026WOW/WAHSamHandicapSkipper1st / 3
23 Oct 20202020 Barney Lehman ChampionshipResilienceHandicapCrew25th / 29
5 Aug 20202020 August Twilight SeriesWilliam CurtissHandicapCrew5th / 16
22 May 2018Sperry Women's Eastern SemifinalUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingB Crew11th / 18
28 Apr 2018Pacific Coast Team Race ChampionshipsUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College team racingCrew4th / 7
27 Apr 2018Pacific Coast Coed Dinghy ChampionshipsUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingB Crew (9-12)7th / 12
14 Apr 2018PCCSC Women's ChampionshipUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 7
24 Mar 2018PCCSC South DesignateUniversity of Southern California (Women of Troy)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 25
9 Mar 2018Port of Los Angeles Harbor CupUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College keelboatA Crew (1-9)8th / 10
24 Feb 20182018 Jeremy McIntyre Team RaceUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College team racingCrew5th / 10
10 Feb 20182018 Bryson Women'sUniversity of Southern California (Women of Troy)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 6
27 Jan 2018Gaucho Team RaceUniversity of Southern California (Trojans 2)College team racingCrew4th / 8
20 Jan 2018Peter Wenner Rainbow InviteUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingB Crew3rd / 16
6 Jan 2018Rose Bowl Regatta 2018University of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2,5-6)15th / 28
11 Nov 2017Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of Southern California (Women of Troy)College fleet racingA Crew11th / 21
11 Nov 2017Fall Pacific Coast Championship - 2 divisionUniversity of Southern California (Trojans 2)College fleet racingA Crew10th / 23
28 Oct 20172017 Women's PCC'sUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 9
21 Oct 2017UCSD Open RegattaUniversity of Southern California (Trojans 2)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 19
14 Oct 2017Stoney Burke InterconferenceUniversity of Southern California (Women of Troy)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 13
23 May 2017Sperry Women's Eastern SemifinalUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingA Crew12th / 18
15 Apr 2017Women's Pacific Coast ChampionshipUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 9
8 Apr 2017StFYC InterconferenceUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4,7-9)4th / 21
25 Mar 2017South DesignateUniversity of Southern California (Trojans 2)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 23
21 Jan 2017Peter Wenner Rainbow InviteUniversity of Southern California (Women of Troy)College fleet racingA Crew11th / 16
7 Jan 2017Rose BowlUniversity of Southern California (Women of Troy)College fleet racingA Crew16th / 30

Crew rating across all classes: 338 (±87), #5,806.Helm rating across all classes: 62 (±202), #39,426. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.