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Sailor · 2012–2024

Gwendolyn Donahue

stanford university College fleet racingCollege team racingOptimist

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Events
69

1,166 races · 427 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 23 of 69

Podium rate
52%

36 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 54%–58%, 1,879 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 718

Longest win streak
23

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Hannah Freeman

14 wins · 19 podiums in 20 events together · 70% win rate

Best trio
Vanessa Lahrkamp & Hannah Freeman

8 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hannah Freeman

+38 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Grace Austin

Apr 2021 – May 2024 · 18 events

Nemesis
Cooper Walshe

15–82 head to head in 97 races

Rival
Emily Bornarth

86–66 in 152 races

Best day
20 May 2024

1-1-1-3-1-10-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-7-1-3-6-1-2-2-4-1-12-1-1-2-1-2-6-6-7-8 · Eastern Women's National Semi-final

Signature result
1st of 18

Women's Dinghy National Championship · College fleet racing · 22 May 2024

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Hannah Freeman — 14 wins · 19 podiums in 20 events together · 70% win rate
  • Michelle Lahrkamp · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 13 wins together · 19 podiums · 54% win rate · 258 of 480 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2024
  • Vanessa Lahrkamp · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 14 wins together · 17 podiums · 61% win rate · 232 of 526 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – May 2024
  • Hannah Freeman · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 14 wins together · 19 podiums · 70% win rate · 220 of 456 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2024
  • Grace Austin · Stanford University (Cardinal 2), Stanford University (Cardinal Coed 2), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 9 wins together · 15 podiums · 50% win rate · 171 of 347 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2024
  • Ellie Harned · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 8 wins together · 11 podiums · 50% win rate · 130 of 363 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – May 2024
  • Patricia Gerli · Stanford University (Cardinal 2), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 6 wins together · 13 podiums · 40% win rate · 183 of 291 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Apr 2024
  • Abigail Tindall · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 42% win rate · 117 of 276 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2023
  • Stephanie Houck · Stanford University (Cardinal 2), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 6 wins together · 11 podiums · 55% win rate · 117 of 240 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2022
  • Alice Schmid · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 6 wins together · 7 podiums · 55% win rate · 107 of 253 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2024
  • Justin Lim · Stanford University (Cardinal 2), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 78 of 180 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023

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

Rating history

-60288635201320152017201920212023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 69

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 May 2024Open Dinghy National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (11-18)7th / 18
24 May 2024Eastern Open National Semi-FinalStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2,13)3rd / 18
22 May 2024Women's Dinghy National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew (1-14)1st / 18
20 May 2024Eastern Women's National Semi-finalStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew (1-14)1st / 18
28 Apr 2024ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 12
25 Apr 2024ICSA Open Team Racing National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew6th / 16
13 Apr 2024Thompson Trophy CamelStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 8
7 Apr 2024PCCSC Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 10
6 Apr 2024PCCSC Women's Team Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
30 Mar 2024The 41st Cardinal Red Lynne Marchiando TrophyStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew4th / 7
23 Mar 202463rd Jan Friis Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew9th / 10
9 Mar 2024St. Mary's Team Race Inter-ConferenceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 9
2 Mar 2024Phebe Corckran King Women's Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 5
17 Feb 2024Top-9 InviteStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew (1-9)1st / 9
28 Oct 2023PCCSC Fall Women's ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 8
21 Oct 2023Yale Women's RegattaStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew3rd / 18
14 Oct 2023Women's Atlantic Coast ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 18
7 Oct 2023Stu NelsonStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 16
30 Sep 2023Atlantic Coast Women's Championships Round 1BStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 17
23 Sep 2023PCCSC Single-Handed Championship - WomenStanford University (Gwendolyn Donahue '24)College singlehandedSkipper4th / 6
30 May 2023College Sailing Open Western SemifinalStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (11-13)4th / 18
27 May 2023College Sailing Team Race National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew2nd / 16
22 Apr 2023Admirals CupStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Crew7th / 18
8 Apr 2023PCCSC Carter Ford Team Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew1st / 8
1 Apr 2023The 40th Grey Lynne Marchiando Team RacesStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingCrew2nd / 8

Crew rating across all classes: 614, #563.Helm rating across all classes: 61, #39,542. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.