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Sailor · 2016–2026

Bella Shakespeare

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Events
49

820 races · 278 race wins

Win rate
35%

35% win rate · 17 of 49

Podium rate
59%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (90%: 54%–60%, 739 boats)

Best class ranking
#337

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 566

Longest win streak
22

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ashley Alfortish

11 wins · 18 podiums in 25 events together · 44% win rate

Best trio
Lucy Zinn & Ashley Alfortish

9 wins · 14 podiums in 19 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Fredrikke Foss

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ashley Alfortish

Sep 2023 – Oct 2026 · 25 events

Nemesis
Vanessa Lahrkamp

27–77 head to head in 104 races

Rival
Caroline Sibilly

73–61 in 134 races

Best day
11 Apr 2026

1-2-2-3-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-1-1-DNF-1-1-1-2-1-1-3 · SAISA Women's Champs: Ann Boyd Trophy · about 1 in 43,649,418,361,648 by chance

Signature result
1st of 40

Clearwater Junior Sailing Open · Optimist · 23 Mar 2019

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ashley Alfortish — 11 wins · 18 podiums in 25 events together · 44% win rate
  • Ashley Alfortish · College of Charleston (Cougars), College of Charleston (Lady Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 25events 11 wins together · 18 podiums · 44% win rate · 206 of 489 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Lucy Elvart · Chuck E, College of Charleston (Cougars), College of Charleston (Lady Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing, E Scow 22events 8 wins together · 14 podiums · 36% win rate · 165 of 409 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Lucy Zinn · College of Charleston (Cougars), College of Charleston (Lady Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 9 wins together · 15 podiums · 43% win rate · 172 of 402 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Marina Dryer · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 50% win rate · 103 of 219 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – May 2026
  • Adam Gaelen · College of Charleston (Cougars), College of Charleston (Lady Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 46% win rate · 98 of 165 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Paige Lubrano · College of Charleston (Cougars), College of Charleston (Lady Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 36% win rate · 97 of 216 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Georgia Shuster · College of Charleston (Cougars), College of Charleston (Lady Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 40% win rate · 84 of 137 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Clara Murphy · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 50 of 217 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Andrea Melnik · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 57 of 205 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Emma Tallman · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 40 of 142 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Mar 2025

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

Rating history

029659120172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026CofC Women's FallCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 5
3 Oct 2026Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1ACollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 18
19 Sep 2026SAISA Women's Top 9College of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 9
12 Sep 2026SAISA Women's Singlehanded ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Bella Shakespeare '27)College singlehandedSkipper1st / 9
9 Jul 20262026 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaChuck EE ScowCrew24th / 38
17 May 2026Women's Fleet Race National ChampionhipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
15 May 2026Women's Eastern National SemisCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
26 Apr 2026ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper8th / 15
11 Apr 2026SAISA Women's Champs: Ann Boyd TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 12
10 Apr 2026SAISA Women's Team Race ChampsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingCrew1st / 4
3 Apr 2026Tulane Women's Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper2nd / 4
28 Mar 2026Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper8th / 12
21 Mar 2026St. John's Open Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Lady Cougars)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
14 Mar 2026CofC Women's Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper2nd / 5
7 Mar 2026Phebe Corckran King Women's Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper2nd / 5
28 Feb 2026Green Wave Women's Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper3rd / 3
15 Feb 2026SAISA Women's Top 6 Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
14 Feb 2026SAISA Women's Top 6 InviteCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 6
24 Oct 2025SAISA Fall Women's ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 8
18 Oct 2025Yale Women's InterconferenceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championships FinalsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 18
4 Oct 2025CofC Women's FallCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-13)1st / 9
27 Sep 2025Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
20 Sep 2025SAISA Women's Top 9 InvitationalCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 7
13 Sep 2025SAISA Women's Singlehanded ChampsCollege of Charleston (Bella Shakespeare '27)College singlehandedSkipper4th / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 591 (±78), #1,052.Crew rating across all classes: 117 (±234). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.