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Sailor · 2024–2026

Luke Sadalla

northwestern university College fleet racingT-10J/109

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Events
19

257 races · 38 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 19

Podium rate
37%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 46%–58%, 170 boats)

Best class ranking
#2292

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 237

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gavin Eskilson

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Nicholas Chesemore & Kate Virsik

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Gavin Eskilson

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sean Bascoe

Oct 2024 – Oct 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
John McCalmont

12–51 head to head in 63 races

Rival
Brian Zettlemoyer

33–29 in 62 races

Best day
25 Apr 2026

2-1-2-1-2-1-4-1-1-3-3-1-2-1-1-1-2-1-4-2 · Cream City Classic

Signature result
1st of 9

2025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American Championship · J/109 · 22 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gavin Eskilson — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Kate Virsik · M*A*S*H, Nicholas Chesemore, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats 2) · College fleet racing, J/109, T-10 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 10 of 60 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Sean Bascoe · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats 2), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 68 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Gavin Eskilson · Nicholas Chesemore, Northwestern University (Wildcats 2), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, J/109 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 48 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Jenna Krinsky · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, T-10 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 51 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Nicholas Chesemore · M*A*S*H, Nicholas Chesemore, Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, J/109, T-10 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 36 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Grace Gormley · Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 52 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 4th · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Miranda Beitel · Northwestern University (Wildcats 2), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 34 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Charles Crowell · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 27 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Cora Star · M*A*S*H, Northwestern University (Wildcats 2), Northwestern University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 34 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Heather Mooney · Northwestern University (Wildcats 1), Northwestern University (Wildcats 3) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-929227520252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2026Oberg TrophyNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingC Skipper14th / 17
26 Sep 2026GLIOR PHRF DivisionNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-2)4th / 8
19 Sep 2026Cary PriceNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 10
25 Apr 2026Cream City ClassicNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 6
18 Apr 2026NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 2)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 14
1 Nov 2025MCSA Fall ChampionshipNorthwestern University (Wildcats 2)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 10
25 Oct 2025CedarfestNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 15
18 Oct 2025Stoney Burke Co-Ed VarsityNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6)9th / 13
11 Oct 2025Rebecca Blank Memorial RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats 3)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6)4th / 13
20 Sep 2025Cary PriceNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 7
6 Sep 20252025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)M*A*S*HT-10Headsail Trimmer3rd / 5
6 Sep 2025GLIOR T10Northwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 5
22 Aug 20252025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American ChampionshipNicholas ChesemoreJ/109Crew1st / 9
26 Apr 2025Cream City ClassicNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 6
19 Apr 2025NU SpringNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-10)6th / 10
12 Apr 2025Laker ShowdownNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-6,9-12)9th / 12
8 Feb 2025Harris Kempner MemorialNorthwestern University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-6)5th / 9
26 Oct 2024KingfisherNorthwestern University (Wildcats 1)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 7
12 Oct 2024Rebecca "Becky" Blank RegattaNorthwestern University (Wildcats 2)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-10)13th / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 264, #12,983.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 186, #16,619. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.