How SailRank Ratings Are Calculated
You may be wondering how these ratings are calculated and for good reason, sailing is a complex sport and it is difficult to quantify the skill of a sailor with a single number (so complex that technically we have 16 numbers that quantify a sailor's skill: 2 for each of the 8 categories). SailRank uses a modified version of the Elo Rating System to calculate ratings. The Elo Rating System was originally developed for Chess and has since been adapted for many other sports. The variant of the Elo Rating System used by SailRank is called the Plackett Luce Rating System. The exact model implementation that SailRank uses is from OpenSkill. These ratings are adjusted at the end of each week using a custom version of PageRank to compensate for conference differences. Soon the codebase from SailRank will be open sourced and available on GitHub for those more interested in the details.
Trending List Criteria
Trending lists show off sailors in any event who have had the biggest change in their rating over the past week. This is a great way to see who is on the rise and needs some commendation for their performances. Sailors who have not competed in the past week are not included in the trending list. The minimum rating gain to appear on the list is 15.
Trending Sailors List
| Trending Rank | New Rating | Rating Increase | Sailor | Class | School | Conference | Category | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3732 | 988 | Marina Hutzler | 2023 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 2 | 4047 | 814 | Herbert Single | 2027 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 3 | 3444 | 792 | Seton Dill | 2027 |
University of Delaware
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 4 | 3801 | 725 | Megan Gottfried | 2027 |
University of Michigan
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 5 | 3872 | 709 | River Servia | 2027 |
University of Michigan
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 6 | 3275 | 625 | Lily Lupardus | 2027 |
University of Saint Thomas
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 7 | 3541 | 610 | John TIS | 2024 |
University of Maryland/Baltimore County
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 8 | 3705 | 558 | George Warfel | 2026 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 9 | 3583 | 516 | Jack Ryan | 2024 |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 10 | 3730 | 510 | Nicholas Chesemore | 2027 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 11 | 3658 | 476 | Simmi Chowdhurry | 2025 |
University of Maryland/Baltimore County
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 12 | 2045 | 471 | Amelia Mignone | 2025 |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 13 | 4205 | 453 | Holden Higgins | 2024 |
University of Chicago
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 14 | 3598 | 433 | Rebecca Rodriguez | 2027 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 15 | 3384 | 421 | hillary festvog | - |
University of Saint Thomas
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 16 | 3444 | 410 | Savannah McMullen | 2026 |
University of Delaware
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 17 | 2995 | 391 | Grace Hartman | 2024 |
University of Maryland/Baltimore County
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 18 | 2752 | 379 | Karolina Debniak | 2026 |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 19 | 5089 | 377 | Greg Bittle | 2025 |
University of Saint Thomas
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 20 | 3533 | 377 | Benjamin Koly | 2026 |
University of Delaware
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 21 | 3643 | 362 | Carlos Sole | 2027 |
University of Chicago
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 22 | 3365 | 329 | Iris Badezet Delory | 2027 |
University of Chicago
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 23 | 3513 | 303 | Joey David | 2025 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 24 | 2691 | 281 | Ralph Molinari | 2024 |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 25 | 3132 | 269 | Aviva Kaplan | 2024 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 26 | 1998 | 238 | John Anthony Caraig | 2028 |
Catholic University of America
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 27 | 2536 | 237 | Kate Faranetta | 2024 |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 28 | 2758 | 230 | sean bascoe | - |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 29 | 3371 | 204 | terry nguyen | - |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 30 | 3458 | 196 | Kyle Smith | 2024 |
University of Maryland/Baltimore County
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 31 | 3221 | 193 | haoran zhao | - |
Drexel University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 32 | 4611 | 189 | Natalie Manley | 2024 |
University of Chicago
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 33 | 2801 | 173 | alexander pfeffer | - |
Drexel University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 34 | 3816 | 166 | Claire Zhang | 2024 |
University of Chicago
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 35 | 3641 | 164 | Dren Gara | 2025 |
Drexel University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 36 | 3096 | 162 | Anna Servidio | 2026 |
University of Delaware
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 37 | 3209 | 154 | Patrick Hartshorne | 2024 |
Drexel University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 38 | 2638 | 128 | Marlon Wool | 2026 |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 39 | 3170 | 118 | John Fulkerson | 2026 |
University of Delaware
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 40 | 4405 | 115 | Lucas Ribeiro | 2027 |
University of Chicago
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 41 | 3567 | 113 | Henry Powell | 2026 |
University of Maryland/Baltimore County
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 42 | 3258 | 108 | Anish Jayewardene | 2024 |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 43 | 3742 | 92 | Kate Virsik | 2026 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 44 | 4204 | 92 | Iain Shand | 2024 |
Drexel University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 45 | 3311 | 87 | Lucas Randle | 2028 |
Catholic University of America
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 46 | 2708 | 80 | Nathan Haase | 2027 |
Rutgers University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 47 | 3865 | 76 | Raymond Chen | 2024 |
University of Chicago
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 48 | 4744 | 75 | Reed Porter | 2025 |
Miami University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 49 | 3620 | 73 | Owen Lubben | 2024 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
NU Spring |
| 50 | 2250 | 71 | christian aron | - |
Catholic University of America
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 51 | 5502 | 55 | Matthew Back | 2024 |
Miami University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 52 | 3167 | 45 | Rebeca Navarro Santos Lion | 2025 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |
| 53 | 2688 | 42 | Charlotte Shaw | 2026 |
Drexel University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Skipper |
Drexel Open |
| 54 | 3073 | 36 | Chris Bahr | 2026 |
Drexel University
|
MAISA | Coed Fleet Crew |
Drexel Open |
| 55 | 3060 | 33 | mina ivkovic | - |
University of Chicago
|
MCSA | Coed Fleet Crew |
NU Spring |