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Sailor · 2023–2026

Nejan Gunawardena

university of california at irvine College fleet racing

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Events
19

273 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 19

Podium rate
5%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 42%–50%, 461 boats)

Best class ranking
#3647

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 111

Biggest lift
Kim Joyce

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matthew Stank

Nov 2023 – Feb 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Luke Harris

0–72 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Richard Kramer

39–29 in 68 races

Best day
7 Feb 2026

3-1-9-3-5-8-3-16-23-1-8-1-12-3-9-12 · Mustang Open JV

Signature result
3rd of 28

Mustang Open JV · College fleet racing · 7 Feb 2026

Partnerships · 26 sailors

  • Matthew Stank · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3) · College fleet racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 129 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Julia Black · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 88 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Kristina Qu · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 4) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 72 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 8th · Oct 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Kim Joyce · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 4) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 80 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Lynn Park · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 70 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 5th · Nov 2023 – May 2024
  • Valentina Garcia · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 50 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 8th · May 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Maxim Pachnev · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 12th · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Ashley Searcy · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Hana Keane · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 12th · Mar 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Brayden Money · University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1), University of California at Irvine (Anteaters 4) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 34 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-145-20104202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 May 2026PCCSC Silver ChampsUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 9
25 Apr 2026Anteater JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 29
28 Feb 2026Cactus CupUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 26
7 Feb 2026Mustang Open JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 28
24 Jan 2026Jeff Simon OpenUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 4)College fleet racingA Skipper21st / 38
15 Nov 2025Fall PCC JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 29
18 Oct 2025Stoney Burke JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 22
11 Oct 2025UCSD OpenUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2)College fleet racingB Skipper20th / 24
26 Apr 2025Anteater Open JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 29
1 Mar 2025Cactus CupUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 21
22 Feb 2025Mustang Open JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2)College fleet racingA Skipper17th / 27
25 Jan 2025Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta CoedUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3)College fleet racingA Skipper27th / 41
16 Nov 2024Fall PCC JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 1)College fleet racingA Skipper17th / 29
12 Oct 2024UCSD Frosh SophUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 25
18 May 2024Kiara Broudy Memorial RegattaUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)8th / 16
6 Apr 2024Anteater JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 17
24 Feb 2024Mustang Open VarsityUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2)College fleet racingA Skipper19th / 20
27 Jan 2024Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta - OpenUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 3)College fleet racingA Skipper27th / 29
18 Nov 2023Fall PCC JVUniversity of California at Irvine (Anteaters 2)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 21

Helm rating across all classes: 104, #31,964. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.