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Sailor · 2021–2026

Sydney Mandell

university of wisconsin College fleet racingCollege team racingCollege keelboat

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Events
23

239 races · 61 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 5 of 23

Podium rate
39%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 41%–53%, 184 boats)

Best class ranking
#2858

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 179

Longest win streak
12

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nicole Giuliani

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Dylan Gorman & Marissa Tegeder

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

Biggest lift
Jenna Princing

+33 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Carmen Lineer

Feb 2023 – Mar 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Mary Castellini

7–27 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Nithya Balachander

32–38 in 70 races

Best day
18 Oct 2025

3-DNF-1-3-3-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-4-1-4-1-1 · Wisco Women's

Signature result
1st of 9

Wisco Women's · College fleet racing · 18 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nicole Giuliani — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Dylan Gorman · Tango, University of Wisconsin (Badgers), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers 1), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing, T-10 9events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 24 of 78 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Carmen Lineer · Tango, University of Wisconsin (Badgers 1), University of Wisconsin (Badgers), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing, T-10 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 26 of 88 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Mar 2026
  • Mary Castellini · University of Wisconsin (Badgers), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers 1), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 20 of 65 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Seamus Hendrickson · Kinship, University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 18 of 43 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Erin McDonagh · Kinship, Tango, University of Wisconsin (Badgers), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/105, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 32 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Marissa Tegeder · University of Wisconsin (Badgers), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers) · College team racing 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 17 of 49 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Carter Harms · Kinship, University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, J/105 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 37 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Jacqueline Ruggieri · Kinship, University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2), University of Wisconsin (Badgers), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing, J/105 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 38 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Lauren Salmi · University of Wisconsin (Badgers 1), University of Wisconsin (Badgers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 47 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Oct 2025
  • Nicole Giuliani · Tango, University of Wisconsin (Badgers), University of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers) · College team racing, T-10 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 15 of 26 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2024

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

Rating history

-297918620222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Mar 2026Big 10 Team RaceUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers 1)College team racingSkipper4th / 6
14 Feb 20262026 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (J105)University of Wisconsin (Badgers)College keelboatA Crew5th / 12
18 Oct 2025Wisco Women'sUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 9
4 Oct 2025MCSA Match Race ChampionshipUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College match racingA Crew6th / 9
20 Sep 2025Cary PriceUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 7
6 Sep 20252025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)KinshipJ/105Pit6th / 9
15 May 20252025 J/70 US National ChampionshipBeermuda TimeJ/70Crew23rd / 34
11 Apr 2025MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College team racingSkipper1st / 3
8 Feb 20252025 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (PHRF A)University of Wisconsin (Badgers)College keelboatA Crew4th / 5
19 Oct 2024Wisco WomensUniversity of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 8
21 Sep 20242024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)TangoT-10Helm8th / 8
21 Sep 2024Great Lakes IOR - T10 DivisionUniversity of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 8
28 Apr 2024ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
20 Apr 2024B10 Team RaceUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College team racingSkipper1st / 5
12 Apr 2024MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers)College team racingSkipper1st / 3
21 Oct 2023Wisco WomensUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers 2)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 9
23 Sep 20232023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)TangoT-10Pit8th / 11
31 Mar 2023MCSA Women's Team Race ChampionshipUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College team racingSkipper2nd / 4
25 Feb 2023USF Women's Team RaceUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College team racingSkipper4th / 4
22 Oct 2022Wisco WomensUniversity of Wisconsin (Honey Badgers 2)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 9
1 Oct 2022Pere MarquetteUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 7
24 Sep 2022Sugar Bowl OpenUniversity of Wisconsin (Badgers)College fleet racingA Crew7th / 9
17 Jun 20212021 Inshore Chicago Beer Can SeriesEat my wake420Co-Skipper4th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 183, #21,099.Crew rating across all classes: 36, #38,030. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.