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Sailor · 2013–2026

Brielle Willoughby

brown university College fleet racingCollege team racingOptimist

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Events
58

979 races · 271 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 4 of 58

Podium rate
41%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 73%–77%, 1,267 boats)

Best class ranking
#412

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 538

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Savannah Young

4 wins · 14 podiums in 27 events together · 15% win rate

Best trio
Emilia Ruth & Savannah Young

3 wins · 9 podiums in 13 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Emilia Ruth

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Francesca Edmands

Sep 2021 – May 2024 · 26 events

Nemesis
Mia Nicolosi

64–127 head to head in 192 races

Rival
Emily Bornarth

197–164 in 361 races

Best day
20 Apr 2024

5-1-5-1-4-1-11-1-6-1-4-1-6-3-10-1-3-2-5-5 · Women's New England Fleet Race Championship

Signature result
2nd of 75

33rd Annual Junior Powder Puff Regatta · Optimist · 8 Jul 2016

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Savannah Young — 4 wins · 14 podiums in 27 events together · 15% win rate
  • Savannah Young · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 27events 4 wins together · 14 podiums · 15% win rate · 176 of 537 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – May 2024
  • Francesca Edmands · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 26events 3 wins together · 12 podiums · 12% win rate · 158 of 455 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2024
  • Blaire McCarthy · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 3 wins together · 14 podiums · 13% win rate · 160 of 459 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Caroline Bayless · Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 14% win rate · 155 of 403 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Emilia Ruth · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 3 wins together · 14 podiums · 16% win rate · 147 of 376 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Lily Shore · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 76 of 326 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2024
  • Charlotte Costikyan · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 6% win rate · 93 of 308 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2024
  • Katharine Doble · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 6% win rate · 78 of 311 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – May 2024
  • Brianna Ross · Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 95 of 265 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2023 – May 2024
  • Katherine McNamara · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears 3), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 81 of 210 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2023 – May 2024

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

Rating history

0323646201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 20262026 Down Bay Invitational RegattaBridget GreenMelges 15Crew11th / 25
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipBrielle WilloughbyMelges 15Skipper31st / 71
22 May 2024Women's Dinghy National ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 18
20 May 2024Eastern Women's National Semi-finalBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6,11-15)5th / 18
28 Apr 2024ICSA Women's Team Race National ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper8th / 12
20 Apr 2024Women's New England Fleet Race ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6,9-10)1st / 16
13 Apr 2024NEISA Women’s Team Race Champs/Legler TrophyBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper6th / 10
6 Apr 2024Yale Women's Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
30 Mar 2024Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race TrophyBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper4th / 11
23 Mar 2024The Duplin TrophyBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper7th / 10
16 Mar 2024Women's SNETRBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper2nd / 5
9 Mar 2024Jen Harris Women's Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 12
2 Mar 2024Harvard Women's Team RaceBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 9
28 Oct 2023The Victorian Urn TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 15
21 Oct 2023Yale Women's RegattaBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
14 Oct 2023Women's Atlantic Coast ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 18
30 Sep 2023Women's ACC Round 1ABrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 17
23 Sep 2023Mrs. Hurst BowlBrown University (Bears 1)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
17 Sep 2023Regis TrophyBrown University (Bears 1)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 15
9 Sep 2023Toni Deutsch '58 RegattaBrown University (Bears 1)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 15
18 Aug 2023LBIYRA Lightning & Mariner ChampionshipBrielle WilloughbyLightningSkipper2nd / 7
25 May 2023College Sailing Women's National ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (9-10)12th / 18
23 May 2023College Sailing Women's Eastern SemifinalBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (7-8)8th / 18
29 Apr 2023Women's Team Race National ChampionshipBrown University (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 12
22 Apr 2023NEISA Women's Championship/Reed TrophyBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (7-8)6th / 16

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 595, #1,068.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 50. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.