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Sailor · 2018–2026

Ghislaine van Empel

university of south florida College fleet racingCollege team racingCollege singlehanded

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Events
30

557 races · 90 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 30

Podium rate
47%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (90%: 55%–62%, 443 boats)

Best class ranking
#1621

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 316

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sara Menesale

2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Kailey Warrior & Sara Menesale

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

Biggest lift
Anindita Carlsen

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kailey Warrior

Jan 2025 – Oct 2026 · 21 events

Nemesis
Bella Shakespeare

24–64 head to head in 88 races

Rival
Eva Ermlich

49–62 in 111 races

Best day
11 Apr 2026

3-4-1-1-2-3-3-4-3-2-3-4-2-2-4-2-1-2-2-4-1-4-2-1 · SAISA Women's Champs: Ann Boyd Trophy · about 1 in 888,049,690 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 16

Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament · College fleet racing · 11 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sara Menesale — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Catherine Brennan · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2), University of South Florida (Bulls Women), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 9% win rate · 77 of 410 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – May 2026
  • Kailey Warrior · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2), University of South Florida (Bulls Women), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 10% win rate · 71 of 406 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Madisen Hamai · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2), University of South Florida (Bulls Women), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 5% win rate · 70 of 366 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – May 2026
  • Melissa Janes · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 7% win rate · 46 of 265 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – May 2026
  • Grace Jones · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 9% win rate · 43 of 212 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Sara Menesale · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls Women), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 25 of 104 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Esme Pray · University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 124 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Kalea Woodard · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 13 of 71 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Kay Brunsvold · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1), University of South Florida (Bulls Women), University of South Florida (Bulls) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 13 of 88 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Marina Dreyfuss · University of South Florida (Bulls Women 2), University of South Florida (Bulls), University of South Florida (Horns) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 85 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-42244512019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1 BUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 17
26 Sep 2026AllState Women's Sugar BowlUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 3
19 Sep 2026SAISA Women's Top 9University of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-10)3rd / 9
12 Sep 2026SAISA Women's Singlehanded ChampionshipUniversity of South Florida (Ghislaine van Empel '27)College singlehandedSkipper4th / 9
15 May 2026Women's Western National SemisUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 18
18 Apr 2026SAISA Coed Champs: Richard Tillman TrophyUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper (7-12)8th / 18
11 Apr 2026SAISA Women's Champs: Ann Boyd TrophyUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 12
4 Apr 2026Emily WickUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 15
14 Mar 2026St. Mary's Women's Inter-ConferenceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 18
7 Mar 20262026 Jen Harris Team RaceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
21 Feb 2026USF Women's TR - Ashley Reynolds Reali MemorialUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingSkipper1st / 4
15 Feb 2026SAISA Women's Top 6 Team RaceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
14 Feb 2026SAISA Women's Top 6 InviteUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 6
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast TournamentUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Crew (7-14)2nd / 16
4 Oct 2025Stu Nelson@ Connecticut CollegeUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 17
27 Sep 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1AUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-2,5-9)11th / 17
20 Sep 2025Allstate Sugar Bowl (Women's)University of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 5
14 Sep 2025USF TrophyUniversity of South Florida (Bulls Women)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 17
6 Sep 2025SAISA South Fall TournamentUniversity of South Florida (Bulls Women)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 16
11 Apr 2025SAISA Women's Team Racing ChampionshipsUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingSkipper2nd / 5
23 Mar 2025SAISA Women's Top 9University of South Florida (Bulls Women 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 7
15 Mar 2025St. Mary's Women's Inter-ConferenceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-12)5th / 17
8 Mar 2025Jen Harris Women's Team RaceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingSkipper10th / 12
22 Feb 2025USF Women's Team RaceUniversity of South Florida (Bulls)College team racingSkipper3rd / 7
18 Jan 2025Peter Wenner Rainbow InviteUniversity of South Florida (Bulls Women 2)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)4th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 418 (±94), #4,243.Crew rating across all classes: 140 (±236). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.