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Sailor · 2009–2025

Catherine Swanson

tufts university College fleet racingJ/105J/80

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Events
33

701 races · 53 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 3 of 33

Podium rate
15%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–63%, 528 boats)

Best class ranking
#1588

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 321

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Natalie Salk

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

Best trio
Margaret Tautz & Sally Levinson

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

Biggest lift
Margaret Tautz

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Natalie Salk

Sep 2009 – Apr 2011 · 10 events

Nemesis
Tyler Sinks

42–115 head to head in 158 races

Rival
Emily Lambert

186–168 in 354 races

Best day
25 Sep 2010

3-6-6-3-3-3-4-4-2-4-1-1-2-4-1-5-3-4-5-6-4-1-5-3-2-4 · Women's Regis Bowl · about 1 in 11,247,731 by chance

Signature result
1st of 13

Women's Regis Bowl · College fleet racing · 25 Sep 2010

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Natalie Salk — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate
  • Sara Carnahan · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 13events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 26 of 309 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2010 – Apr 2011
  • Natalie Salk · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 10events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 26 of 274 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Apr 2011
  • Margaret Rew · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 175 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – Apr 2011
  • Margaret Tautz · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 22 of 170 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – May 2010
  • Jennifer Watkins · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 140 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – Jun 2010
  • Kathryn Booras · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 12 of 144 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – Nov 2010
  • Madeline Luce · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 140 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2010 – Apr 2011
  • Meghan Pesch · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 92 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2009 – Apr 2011
  • Tomas Hornos · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 158 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2009 – Jun 2010
  • Rachael Brill · Tufts University (Jumbos) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 158 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2009 – Jun 2010

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

Rating history

-1172345201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Apr 2025Charleston Yacht Club J105 Women's RegattaSkimmerJ/105Other5th / 13
12 Apr 2025Dick Tillman Big Boat Regatta 2025I*MaxHandicapCrew7th / 12
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekSkimmerJ/105Pit6th / 10
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekSkimmerJ/105Pit6th / 9
13 Apr 20182018 Sperry Charleston Race WeekSkimmerJ/105Other4th / 6
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVISwedish FishC&C 30Mid Bow3rd / 5
11 Jul 20142014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race WeekTorqeedoJ/70Other14th / 31
24 Jun 20132013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVBlutoPHRF handicapMid Mast1st / 9
23 Apr 2011Reed Trophy, Women's New England ChTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 14
16 Apr 2011Women's Emily Wick/Sloop ShrewTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 18
2 Apr 2011Dellenbaugh Women's TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6)9th / 17
19 Mar 2011St. Mary's College Women's IntersecTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper (1)12th / 18
17 Jan 20112011 Key West Race WeekGooseJ/80Strategist4th / 16
13 Nov 2010Women's AccsTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
30 Oct 2010Victorian Coffee UrnTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
23 Oct 2010Stu Nelson Women'sTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
5 Oct 20102010 J 80 World ChampionshipGooseJ/80Mid Mast28th / 61
25 Sep 2010Women's Regis BowlTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 13
18 Sep 2010Hatch Brown TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingC Skipper7th / 18
1 Jun 2010ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy ChampsTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Crew (8)10th / 18
26 May 2010ICSA Women's NationalsTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
1 May 2010ICSA Eastern SemifinalsTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Crew (1-6,11-12)5th / 18
24 Apr 2010Women's NE/Reed TrophyTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 13
17 Apr 2010Women's Emily Wick/Sloop ShrewTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 16
10 Apr 2010New London InvitationalTufts University (Jumbos)College fleet racingA Crew (2,5,8-9,11,13,15-16,18)5th / 20

Helm rating across all classes: 345 (±141), #7,261.Crew rating across all classes: 248 (±155), #11,017. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.