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.
Rating List Criteria
While all of the following criteria are subject to change as the SailRank Rating System evolves, the following explains the list of the criteria that SailRank uses to determine which sailors are included in the rating list. Sailors must have a minimum of 60 (30 for TR) comparisons against out of conference sailors, this was implemented to combat the inflation of ratings for certain conferences where sailors did not compete against diverse groups of opponents. Additionally, following the second week of full competition in the Fall season, sailors must sail at least one race in a category during the current competition year to be eligible for the ratings lists in that category. SailRank will continue to monitor the rating list and adjust the criteria as necessary. SailRank has also chosen to exclude any ratings that are negative as we do not want to encourage any form of harrasment based on these lists. There is also a list of events not counted towards these ratings that can be found here.
Top 100 Womens Team Racing Crews Rating List
| Rank | Ranking Pts | Sailor | Class | School | Conference | Rating | Change | Num. Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4929 | Gwendolyn Donahue | 2024 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 5107 | - | 75 |
| 2 | 4715 | Ximena Escobar | 2025 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 5198 | - | 253 |
| 3 | 4566 | Ellie Harned | 2026 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 5111 | - | 101 |
| 4 | 4431 | Alice Schmid | 2027 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 4914 | - | 23 |
| 5 | 4311 | Grace Austin | 2024 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 4514 | - | 142 |
| 6 | 4297 | Katelyn McGauley | 2024 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 4789 | - | 186 |
| 7 | 4209 | Carmen Berg | 2026 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 4772 | - | 145 |
| 8 | 4160 | Yumi Yoshiyasu | 2024 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 4828 | - | 112 |
| 9 | 4148 | Libby Redmond | 2024 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 4682 | - | 101 |
| 10 | 4139 | Catherine Cheung | 2024 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 4427 | - | 97 |
| 11 | 4100 | Madeline Koelbel | 2026 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 4950 | - | 88 |
| 12 | 4033 | Amelia Neumann | 2025 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 4848 | - | 210 |
| 13 | 4012 | Reese Bragg | 2025 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 4758 | - | 34 |
| 14 | 4006 | Sarah Moeder | 2026 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 4463 | - | 138 |
| 15 | 3980 | Megan Grimes | 2024 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 4134 | - | 121 |
| 16 | 3879 | Savannah Young | 2025 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 4535 | - | 195 |
| 17 | 3821 | Sophia Hacket | 2025 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 4269 | - | 82 |
| 18 | 3812 | Sara Schumann | 2025 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 4254 | - | 84 |
| 19 | 3811 | Chloe Hudgins | 2024 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 4602 | - | 183 |
| 20 | 3795 | Sophia Pearce | 2026 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 4791 | - | 146 |
| 21 | 3680 | Lily Bartlett | 2024 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 4669 | - | 107 |
| 22 | 3652 | Sophia Mulvania | 2026 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 4464 | - | 71 |
| 23 | 3629 | Sophie Fisher | 2026 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 3705 | - | 58 |
| 24 | 3578 | Kaitlyn Hamilton | 2026 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 4298 | - | 117 |
| 25 | 3554 | Elle Sykes | 2027 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 3373 | - | 12 |
| 26 | 3534 | Margo Silliman | 2025 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 4416 | - | 154 |
| 27 | 3521 | Hannah Bast | 2025 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
MAISA | 4383 | - | 129 |
| 28 | 3481 | Faye Benjamin | 2025 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 3966 | - | 54 |
| 29 | 3419 | Francesca Edmands | 2025 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 4143 | - | 166 |
| 30 | 3324 | Emily Launderville | 2024 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 4105 | - | 123 |
| 31 | 3324 | Sudi Zhao | 2026 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 3752 | - | 69 |
| 32 | 3317 | Kiki Bruzzi | 2025 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
MAISA | 4113 | - | 132 |
| 33 | 3292 | Elise Donovan | 2024 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 3885 | - | 140 |
| 34 | 3290 | Shayne Bersin | 2025 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
NEISA | 4450 | - | 287 |
| 35 | 3277 | Essie Clifton | 2025 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 4106 | - | 121 |
| 36 | 3265 | Lucy Klempen | 2024 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 4208 | - | 93 |
| 37 | 3255 | Katherine Jankowski | 2027 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
NEISA | 3526 | - | 12 |
| 38 | 3198 | Ariana Borut | 2027 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 2869 | - | 15 |
| 39 | 3186 | Marbella Marlo | 2024 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 3558 | - | 53 |
| 40 | 3182 | Brianna Ross | 2026 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 3796 | - | 145 |
| 41 | 3180 | Kennedy Laureigh | 2026 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 3521 | - | 11 |
| 42 | 3178 | Nicole Giuliani | 2024 |
University of Wisconsin
|
MCSA | 3457 | - | 6 |
| 43 | 3169 | Raquel Shulman | 2025 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 3522 | - | 9 |
| 44 | 3157 | Samantha Karlson | 2025 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
NEISA | 4248 | - | 219 |
| 45 | 3154 | Shay Wood | 2027 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 2845 | - | 16 |
| 46 | 3132 | Phoebe Lee | 2026 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 3451 | - | 80 |
| 47 | 3122 | Julia Miller | 2026 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 2867 | - | 15 |
| 48 | 3116 | Clara Murphy | 2027 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 3668 | - | 66 |
| 49 | 3107 | Rowan Schanley | 2024 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 3749 | - | 159 |
| 50 | 3094 | Olivia Drulard | 2027 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 3357 | - | 21 |
| 51 | 3058 | Caroline Caudron | 2027 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 3391 | - | 6 |
| 52 | 3055 | Mercedes Escandon | 2025 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
NEISA | 4097 | - | 273 |
| 53 | 3046 | Vanessa Lahrkamp | 2026 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 3077 | - | 21 |
| 54 | 3041 | Michelle Lahrkamp | 2023 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 3041 | - | 9 |
| 55 | 3041 | Hannah Freeman | 2024 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 3041 | - | 9 |
| 56 | 3031 | Allison Volk | 2025 |
Old Dominion University
|
MAISA | 3951 | - | 96 |
| 57 | 3027 | Mia Quinlan | 2024 |
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
|
NEISA | 4100 | - | 68 |
| 58 | 3023 | Marina Dryer | 2026 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 3564 | - | 78 |
| 59 | 3010 | Katherine Majette | 2027 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 3647 | - | 58 |
| 60 | 3001 | Cadence Goodnight | 2026 |
Old Dominion University
|
MAISA | 3706 | - | 94 |
| 61 | 2986 | Kate Moran | 2027 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 3774 | - | 37 |
| 62 | 2941 | Eva Gonzalez-Whitehouse | 2026 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
MAISA | 3564 | - | 81 |
| 63 | 2934 | Madisen Hamai | 2026 |
University of South Florida
|
SAISA | 3991 | - | 65 |
| 64 | 2919 | Anna Hoffman | 2026 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
MAISA | 3692 | - | 115 |
| 65 | 2904 | Cat Grogan | 2025 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
MAISA | 3201 | - | 21 |
| 66 | 2899 | Peyton Hadfield | 2027 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 3636 | - | 32 |
| 67 | 2899 | Lindsey Kaufmann | 2026 |
Old Dominion University
|
MAISA | 3803 | - | 78 |
| 68 | 2896 | Payton Ruth | 2026 |
Jacksonville University
|
SAISA | 4123 | - | 49 |
| 69 | 2871 | Alexis Tamm | 2026 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3468 | - | 32 |
| 70 | 2841 | Kathleen Downey | 2024 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 3435 | - | 7 |
| 71 | 2832 | Reagan Carris | 2026 |
Jacksonville University
|
SAISA | 3981 | - | 93 |
| 72 | 2831 | Lilly Baker | 2027 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 3435 | - | 7 |
| 73 | 2831 | Audrey Fung | 2024 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3594 | - | 64 |
| 74 | 2825 | Cora Star | 2026 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | 3332 | - | 14 |
| 75 | 2790 | Emma Cowles | 2025 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 2869 | - | 15 |
| 76 | 2776 | Aviva Kaplan | 2024 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | 3261 | - | 18 |
| 77 | 2764 | Grace Beneke | 2024 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 2850 | - | 17 |
| 78 | 2764 | Rachel O'Neill | 2024 |
St. Mary's College of Maryland
|
MAISA | 3864 | - | 66 |
| 79 | 2735 | Margot Gordon | 2026 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3425 | - | 64 |
| 80 | 2724 | Anna Brzezinski | 2027 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3430 | - | 14 |
| 81 | 2702 | Charlotte McCarthy | 2025 |
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
|
NEISA | 3621 | - | 31 |
| 82 | 2664 | Hannah Marsicano | 2024 |
University of South Florida
|
SAISA | 3804 | - | 67 |
| 83 | 2656 | Evelyn DuBois | 2027 |
Texas A&M University
|
SEISA | 3314 | - | 6 |
| 84 | 2633 | Kennedy Long | 2026 |
Texas A&M University
|
SEISA | 3268 | - | 6 |
| 85 | 2633 | Menya Bird | 2026 |
Texas A&M University
|
SEISA | 3268 | - | 6 |
| 86 | 2620 | Kit Harned | 2027 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 3254 | - | 31 |
| 87 | 2597 | Holliss Hirsch | 2025 |
Bowdoin College
|
NEISA | 3823 | - | 102 |
| 88 | 2596 | Louisa Buckingham | 2024 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3248 | - | 55 |
| 89 | 2594 | Sarra Guezguez | 2027 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 3344 | - | 48 |
| 90 | 2572 | Margaret Klein | 2026 |
Tufts University
|
NEISA | 3353 | - | 12 |
| 91 | 2539 | Lily Shore | 2024 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 2843 | - | 84 |
| 92 | 2537 | Nicole Morikawa | 2025 |
Tufts University
|
NEISA | 3353 | - | 12 |
| 93 | 2536 | Mary Govan | 2027 |
St. Mary's College of Maryland
|
MAISA | 3581 | - | 14 |
| 94 | 2535 | Addi Harris | 2024 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3215 | - | 58 |
| 95 | 2534 | Allison Nystrom | 2026 |
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
|
NEISA | 3424 | - | 19 |
| 96 | 2484 | Kayla Putzke | 2024 |
Jacksonville University
|
SAISA | 3432 | - | 53 |
| 97 | 2481 | Ochithya Fernando | 2025 |
University of South Florida
|
SAISA | 2873 | - | 36 |
| 98 | 2459 | Morgan Rice | 2025 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 2954 | - | 85 |
| 99 | 2455 | Sarah Krajewski | 2026 |
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
|
NEISA | 3313 | - | 12 |
| 100 | 2454 | Lucy Jervis | 2027 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3043 | - | 32 |