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Sailor · 2021–2023

Alex Kitay

bowdoin college College fleet racingCollege team racing

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Events
12

176 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 1 of 12

Podium rate
33%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (range 34%–47%, 143 boats)

Best class ranking
#2704

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 192

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Aidan Michelow

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Katharine Kurtz & Aidan Michelow

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Caleb Adams-Hull

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Katharine Kurtz

Sep 2021 – Apr 2023 · 8 events

Nemesis
Nick Budington

12–78 head to head in 90 races

Rival
Grace Cannon

23–27 in 50 races

Best day
22 Apr 2023

5-4-3-1-1-4-7-1-6-1-4-1-4-5-4-2-4-1-4-3 · Polar Bear Invite

Signature result
1st of 10

Polar Bear Invite · College fleet racing · 22 Apr 2023

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Aidan Michelow — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Katharine Kurtz · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 3), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 16 of 106 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Apr 2023
  • Preston Anderson · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 68 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2022
  • Aidan Michelow · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 3), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 78 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Apr 2023
  • Benjamin Stevens · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 72 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Mar 2023
  • Caleb Adams-Hull · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 42 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Mar 2023
  • Lucas Johnson · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 3), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 52 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Christine Reimer · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 32 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Alex Bloom · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 12 of 36 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Charlie Apolinsky · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 3) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 30 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Mar 2023
  • Jonathan Chance · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 2) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 34 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Apr 2023

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

Rating history

-2210924020222023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Apr 2023Polar Bear InviteBowdoin College (Polar Bears 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 10
25 Mar 2023Harpswell Sound Team RaceBowdoin College (Polar Bears 2)College team racingSkipper3rd / 5
24 Sep 2022The Harvard FJ InvitationalBowdoin College (Polar Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 17
24 Sep 2022The Harvard FJ InvitationalBowdoin College (Polar Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper15th / 17
24 Sep 2022The Harvard FJ InvitationalBowdoin College (Polar Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 17
17 Sep 2022Barnett TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears 3)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 16
2 Apr 2022Boston University TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)12th / 14
23 Oct 2021Chris Loder TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (4-8)5th / 18
2 Oct 2021Lark InviteBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper15th / 20
19 Sep 2021Frye Street InviteBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 8
1 May 2021Bowdoin InviteBowdoin College (Polar Bears 1)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 6
18 Apr 2021Dinghy InviteBowdoin College (Polar Bears 2)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)7th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 240, #15,145.Crew rating across all classes: 112. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.