Sailor · 2024–2026

Sarah McNelly

u s naval academy College fleet racing College team racing

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Events: 23
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 35%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #349
Longest win streak: 7

Most successful partnership: Melania Gonzalez
Biggest lift: Fiona Cullen
Longest-running crew: Fiona Cullen
Nemesis: Kelly Bates
Rival: Arrieta Angueira Salbidegoitia
Best day: 12 Apr 2025
Signature result: 1st of 17

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Melania Gonzalez — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Ava Farley · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 30 of 249 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
Josephine Sherry · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 23 of 207 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Eleanor Niehoff · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 142 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Mar 2026
Fiona Cullen · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 36 of 151 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Kate Zurinskas · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 94 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−45 vs. without) · best 7th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Henry Allgeier · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 119 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Mary Dwyer · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 101 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Mar 2026
Kyle Reinecke · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 26 of 103 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
Owen MacWilliams · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 30 of 92 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Nathan Smith · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 22 of 77 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 23

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Oct 2026	Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1B	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew	4th / 18
3 Oct 2026	Danmark Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew	3rd / 19
21 May 2026	Open Fleet Race National Championships	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Crew	4th / 18
19 May 2026	Open Eastern National Semis	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Crew	2nd / 18
23 Apr 2026	ICSA Open Team Race National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Crew	7th / 16
11 Apr 2026	Thompson Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Crew	10th / 16
28 Mar 2026	MAISA Spring Women's Fleet Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew (9-14)	9th / 15
21 Mar 2026	Aaron Szambecki Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Crew	5th / 10
7 Mar 2026	2026 Jen Harris Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Crew	9th / 12
25 Oct 2025	MAISA Women's Fall Dinghy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew	4th / 15
11 Oct 2025	Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew (1-6)	7th / 16
27 Sep 2025	Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1B	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew (1-8)	13th / 18
20 Sep 2025	MAISA Top 9 Women's	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew (1-12)	3rd / 9
13 Sep 2025	Chesapeake Open	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2)	College fleet racing	B Crew (9)	1st / 9
6 Sep 2025	Navy Women's	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Crew	3rd / 7
20 May 2025	Women's Western National Semi Finals	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Crew (7-18)	10th / 18
12 Apr 2025	Truxtun Umsted	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-10,12-14)	1st / 17
5 Apr 2025	Yale Women's Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Crew	8th / 8
29 Mar 2025	MAISA Spring Women's Fleet Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-12)	3rd / 15
22 Mar 2025	Georgetown Women's Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	8th / 8
8 Mar 2025	Bob Bavier Open Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Crew	6th / 10
5 Oct 2024	Oyster Bowl	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1)	College fleet racing	A Crew	2nd / 9
14 Sep 2024	Chesapeake Open	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3)	College fleet racing	A Crew (9-14)	6th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	473	#2010 band 1473–2760	—
College fleet racing Crew	501 provisional	#349 band 159–646	+5.8
College team racing Crew	169	#930 band 695–1160	−13

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%
As crew	22 events	2 wins	beats 63%

Positions: A Crew (4) · B Crew (3) · B Crew (9-14) (1) · B Crew (1-6) (1) · B Crew (1-8) (1) · B Crew (1-12) (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Nathan Jensen	152	92–60
Arrieta Angueira Salbidegoitia	144	78–66
Cho-Cho Williams	127	72–55
Deana Fedulova	102	46–56
Lizzie Cochran	90	63–27
Winborne Majette	87	39–48
Eva DeCastro	86	60–26
Gianna Dewey	86	50–36
Adra Ivancich	83	34–49
Grace Watlington	76	60–16
Jacob Zils	76	58–18
Kelly Bates	72	19–53

Most-beaten opponent: Imogene Nuss (55–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	9	0	64%
2025	12	2	57%
2024	2	0	63%

Boats

U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 20 events · 2025–2026
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2025
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2024
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Navy · 8 events
Kings Point · 2 events
Old Dominion · 2 events
Coast Guard · 2 events
South Florida · 2 events
Yale · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 473, #2,010. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.