Sailor · 2014–2026

Kate Danielson

harvard university Optimist College fleet racing Laser Radial

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Events: 92
Win rate: 12%
Podium rate: 37%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #96
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Mitchell Callahan
Best trio: Christina Chen & Zoey Ziskind
Biggest lift: Christina Chen
Longest-running crew: Peyton Hadfield
Nemesis: Grit Thommie
Rival: Lucy Meagher
Best day: 4 Oct 2025
Signature result: 3rd of 97

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mitchell Callahan — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Zoey Ziskind · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 31events 5 wins together · 16 podiums · 16% win rate · 188 of 559 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
Peyton Hadfield · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 9% win rate · 129 of 396 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
Amelie Zucker · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 1 wins together · 10 podiums · 5% win rate · 144 of 357 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
Sophia Montgomery · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 11% win rate · 120 of 295 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – May 2026
Katherine Shin · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 6% win rate · 119 of 287 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
JJ Drummond · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 25% win rate · 108 of 323 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
Christina Chen · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 33% win rate · 71 of 251 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Cordelia Burn · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 68 of 173 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – May 2025
Harrison Strom · Harvard University (Crimson), Justin Callahan · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, Match racing 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 24 of 107 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
Margo Silliman · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 48 of 143 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – May 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 92

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Oct 2026	Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1A	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (11-14)	7th / 17
3 Oct 2026	Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1 B	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	1st / 17
18 Sep 2026	NEISA Women's Singlehanded Championship	Harvard University (Kate Danielson '28)	College singlehanded	Skipper	2nd / 11
12 Sep 2026	Toni Deutsch '58 Trophy 2026	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	1st / 17
17 May 2026	Women's Fleet Race National Championhips	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 18
15 May 2026	Women's Eastern National Semis	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-8)	2nd / 18
26 Apr 2026	ICSA Women's Team Race National Championship	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 15
18 Apr 2026	NEISA Women's Fleet Race Championship -Reed Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6)	3rd / 15
11 Apr 2026	NEISA Women's Team Race Championship - Legler	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 10
4 Apr 2026	Yale Women's	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 5
28 Mar 2026	Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 12
21 Mar 2026	Duplin Women's Team Race	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	6th / 10
14 Mar 2026	CofC Women's Team Race	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 5
7 Mar 2026	2026 Jen Harris Team Race	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	3rd / 12
1 Mar 2026	Harvard Women's Team Race	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	5th / 9
15 Nov 2025	College Sailing Match Race National Championship	Harvard University (Crimson)	College match racing	A Crew	1st / 10
8 Nov 2025	Janet Lutz Trophy	Harvard University (Kate Danielson '28)	College singlehanded	Skipper	9th / 18
25 Oct 2025	The Victorian Urn Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (7-12)	3rd / 15
18 Oct 2025	Yale Women's Interconference	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	5th / 18
11 Oct 2025	Women's Atlantic Coast Championships Finals	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	2nd / 18
4 Oct 2025	Stu Nelson@ Connecticut College	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	1st / 17
27 Sep 2025	Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1B	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6)	7th / 18
20 Sep 2025	NEISA Match Race Championship	Harvard University (Crimson)	College match racing	A Crew	1st / 8
12 Sep 2025	NEISA Women's Singlehanded Championship	Harvard University (Kate Danielson '28)	College singlehanded	Skipper	4th / 15
6 Sep 2025	Harman Cup	Harvard University (Crimson)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	661	#528 band 346–799	—
Optimist Helm	207 provisional	#2231 band 1158–4335	—
College fleet racing Helm	645 provisional	#158 band 56–324	+11.3
Laser Radial Helm	543 provisional	#96 band 40–218	—
College team racing Helm	260	#140 band 73–236	−0.6
College singlehanded Helm	330 provisional	#115 band 72–186	—
All classes Crew	210 provisional	#14062 band 7148–25840	—
Laser 4.7 Helm	182 provisional	#565 band 192–1193	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

420 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -83
College match racing · Crew · 8 races, 4 events · rating 148
J/70 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -32
College fleet racing · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 110
4.7 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 86
College keelboat · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 73
Match racing · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -5

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	83 events	6 wins	beats 69%
As crew	9 events	5 wins	beats 62%

Positions: B Skipper (9) · A Crew (5) · B Skipper (1-6) (3) · B Skipper (11-14) (1) · B Skipper (1-8) (1) · A Skipper (7-12) (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	60%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Lucy Meagher	290	168–122
Katharine Doble	282	137–145
Sidney Moyer	268	158–109
Caroline Sibilly	237	142–95
Eva Ermlich	202	149–53
Lauren Russler	188	88–100
Julia Conneely	176	100–76
Kytalin Hendrickson	176	143–33
Dorothy Mendelblatt	156	88–68
Bella Casaretto	154	88–66
Rebecca Schill	152	117–35
Ava Anderson	147	80–67

Most-beaten opponent: Kytalin Hendrickson (143–33).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	15	3	79%
2025	22	4	71%
2024	13	3	77%
2023	4	0	82%
2022	3	0	62%
2021	5	1	74%
2020	7	0	60%
2019	3	0	81%
2018	3	0	75%
2017	2	0	54%
2016	6	0	53%
2015	4	0	21%
2014	5	0	56%

Boats

Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing, College match racing, College keelboat · 40 events · 2024–2026
Kate Danielson · Laser Radial, 4.7 · 10 events · 2020–2024
18281 · Optimist · 8 events · 2016–2019
195494 · Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 · 7 events · 2019–2021
Harvard University (Kate Danielson '28) · College singlehanded · 5 events · 2024–2026
16780 · Optimist · 5 events · 2015–2016
Kathryn Danielson · Laser Radial · 3 events · 2024–2025
10676 · Optimist · 3 events · 2014
19549 · Optimist · 2 events · 2014
Justin Callahan · Match racing · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Sarasota, FL · 10 events
Brown · 7 events
Harvard · 4 events
South Florida · 4 events
Yale · 4 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 4 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 661 (±82), #528.Crew rating across all classes: 210 (±213), #14,062. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.