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Sailor · 2019–2025

Samantha Karlson

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racingCollege team racing420

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Events
82

1,531 races · 299 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 7 of 82

Podium rate
22%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 60%–65%, 1,237 boats)

Best class ranking
#459

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 472

Longest win streak
16

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Yitian Zhu

2 wins · 3 podiums in 14 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Ade Larsen & Yitian Zhu

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

Biggest lift
Zoe Fisher

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sam Bruce

Oct 2021 – May 2025 · 20 events

Nemesis
Carmen Cowles

98–223 head to head in 321 races

Rival
Emily Bornarth

214–185 in 399 races

Best day
1 Oct 2022

3-1-12-2-2-4-2-7-4-6-2-4-4-6-2-1-2-5-2-8-8-1-7-5-1-1-5-2 · Women's ACC Series, Round 1A

Signature result
1st of 25

Larry White Junior Olympic Regatta · 420 · 17 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Yitian Zhu — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 14 events together · 14% win rate
  • Brooke Schmelz · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 43events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 7% win rate · 178 of 855 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Apr 2025
  • Lucy Brock · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 37events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 5% win rate · 156 of 703 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Shayne Bersin · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 34events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 6% win rate · 164 of 598 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Mercedes Escandon · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 28events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 11% win rate · 151 of 481 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Sam Bruce · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 5% win rate · 90 of 395 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2025
  • Grace Mao · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 87 of 332 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Brooke Barry · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 12% win rate · 85 of 282 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Dana Haig · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 75 of 316 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Julius Heitkoetter · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 83 of 273 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Yitian Zhu · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 79 of 274 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Apr 2025

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

Rating history

0265530202020212022202320242025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 82

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaMagnumVX OneTactician8th / 18
27 May 2025Open Eastern Semi FinalsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-14)7th / 18
27 Apr 2025ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew10th / 12
19 Apr 2025NEISA Open FR Champs/Coast Guard Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2)6th / 17
12 Apr 2025Thompson Trophy CamelMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper6th / 7
5 Apr 2025Fowle TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew8th / 12
29 Mar 20252025 Marchiando Trophy-Grey RegattaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew6th / 8
22 Mar 20252025 Staake TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
15 Mar 2025Southern NE Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 10
8 Mar 2025Camel Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1)College team racingCrew4th / 9
1 Mar 2025Liam O'Keefe Team Race TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew5th / 8
26 Oct 2024Schell Trophy NEISA Open ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew10th / 18
19 Oct 2024Oberg TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew6th / 18
5 Oct 2024Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (5-13)10th / 18
28 Sep 2024Women's ACC's Round 1BMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (5-8)4th / 17
21 Sep 2024Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (7-8)14th / 18
14 Sep 2024The Hatch Brown Trophy 2024Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2)College fleet racingA Crew12th / 18
7 Sep 2024Harry Anderson Jr. RegattaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-10)12th / 18
22 May 2024Women's Dinghy National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-10,13-18)9th / 18
20 May 2024Western Women’s National Semi-finalsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew6th / 18
28 Apr 2024ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew10th / 12
20 Apr 2024Women's New England Fleet Race ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew10th / 16
13 Apr 2024NEISA Women’s Team Race Champs/Legler TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew5th / 10
6 Apr 2024Yale Women's Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper6th / 6
30 Mar 2024Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew11th / 11

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 459, #2,485. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.