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Sailor · 2011–2020

Marcus Abate

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racingCollege team racingOptimist

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Events
37

903 races · 118 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 37

Podium rate
27%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 59%–65%, 620 boats)

Best class ranking
#128

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 586

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ty Ingram

3 wins · 7 podiums in 16 events together · 19% win rate

Best trio
Sameena Shaffeeullah & Ty Ingram

3 wins · 7 podiums in 15 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sameena Shaffeeullah

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stephen Duncan

Sep 2016 – Mar 2020 · 15 events

Nemesis
Eli Burnes

122–186 head to head in 308 races

Rival
Mack Fox

236–181 in 417 races

Best day
28 Oct 2017

1-3-1-2-11-4-9-4-3-9-4-4-2-5-5-11-8-4-5-2-1-2-1-3-1-12-1-1-6-8-14-4 · The 77th Professor Schell Trophy

Signature result
1st of 18

Gill Coed National Championships · College fleet racing · 31 May 2018

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ty Ingram — 3 wins · 7 podiums in 16 events together · 19% win rate
  • Julia Cho · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 8% win rate · 90 of 597 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Trevor Long · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 14% win rate · 80 of 514 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2018
  • Sameena Shaffeeullah · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 16% win rate · 78 of 493 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2018
  • Ty Ingram · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 19% win rate · 70 of 384 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – May 2018
  • Stephen Duncan · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 60 of 325 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Mar 2020
  • Ivan Shestopalov · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 38 of 280 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2020
  • John Ped · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 44 of 277 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Emily Haig · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 30 of 247 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Fiona McKellar · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 208 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2016 – Mar 2020
  • Brooke McGoldrick · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 151 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2016 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

-3625354220122014201620182020Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Mar 2020The Wood TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew3rd / 8
29 Feb 2020Sharpe Team Race TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew6th / 8
26 Oct 2019The 79th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8,10)7th / 18
19 Oct 2019Coed Showcase ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew11th / 18
5 Oct 2019Truxtun Umsted Coed Showcase Qualifier AMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew5th / 18
28 Sep 2019Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (11-14)9th / 20
21 Sep 2019Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8)10th / 17
14 Sep 2019Hatch Brown Memorial TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2)College fleet racingA Crew (1-4,7-14)4th / 19
7 Sep 2019Harry AndersonMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (3-14)5th / 18
27 Oct 2018The 78th Professor Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (7-10)10th / 18
20 Oct 2018Fiske-Harriman-Sleigh Trophy Coed ShowcaseMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (11-16)5th / 18
13 Oct 2018Captain Hurst BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingC Skipper15th / 17
22 Sep 2018Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (1-2,7)6th / 18
8 Sep 2018Harry H. Anderson Jr. RegattaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4,11-16)3rd / 16
31 May 2018Gill Coed National ChampionshipsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (11-12)1st / 18
28 Apr 2018NEISA Coed Championship/US Coast Guard Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-6,13-14)7th / 18
21 Apr 2018The 82nd Annual Boston Dinghy Club Challenge CupMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Crew (5-6)3rd / 14
14 Apr 2018Thompson TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (3-6)5th / 18
7 Apr 2018New England Team Race Championship/Fowle TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper7th / 12
24 Mar 2018Friis Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper6th / 10
10 Mar 2018Rudkin Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew2nd / 8
4 Mar 2018Sharpe Team Race TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingCrew1st / 8
11 Nov 2017Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (1-6)3rd / 18
28 Oct 2017The 77th Professor Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (11-18)1st / 18
21 Oct 2017Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Crew (5-8)8th / 18

Crew rating across all classes: 500, #1,605.Helm rating across all classes: 208, #17,780. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.