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 Skippers Rating List
| Rank | Ranking Pts | Sailor | Class | School | Conference | Rating | Change | Num. Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5346 | Hannah Freeman | 2024 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 5514 | - | 149 |
| 2 | 5262 | Vanessa Lahrkamp | 2026 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 5932 | - | 105 |
| 3 | 5183 | Michelle Lahrkamp | 2023 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 5302 | - | 140 |
| 4 | 4959 | Emma Cowles | 2025 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 5299 | - | 265 |
| 5 | 4840 | Carmen Cowles | 2025 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 5159 | - | 243 |
| 6 | 4762 | Michaela O'Brien | 2024 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 5165 | - | 214 |
| 7 | 4646 | Mia Nicolosi | 2025 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 5030 | - | 229 |
| 8 | 4549 | Colleen O'Brien | 2024 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 4957 | - | 188 |
| 9 | 4199 | Caroline Sibilly | 2026 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 4616 | - | 145 |
| 10 | 4150 | Bridget Green | 2025 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 4844 | - | 210 |
| 11 | 4112 | Sarah Young | 2025 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 4786 | - | 246 |
| 12 | 4107 | Maddie Hawkins | 2024 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 4683 | - | 129 |
| 13 | 3978 | Gray Hemans | 2025 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 4576 | - | 233 |
| 14 | 3947 | Sophie Fisher | 2026 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 4125 | - | 72 |
| 15 | 3945 | Megan Grimes | 2024 |
Yale University
|
NEISA | 4105 | - | 120 |
| 16 | 3937 | Ellie Harned | 2026 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 4184 | - | 85 |
| 17 | 3895 | Sophia Devling | 2026 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 4695 | - | 119 |
| 18 | 3889 | Brielle Willoughby | 2024 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 4574 | - | 267 |
| 19 | 3823 | Cordelia Burn | 2025 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 4641 | - | 238 |
| 20 | 3736 | Zoey Ziskind | 2027 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 4657 | - | 83 |
| 21 | 3726 | Sarah Burn | 2024 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 4502 | - | 231 |
| 22 | 3612 | Emma Tallman | 2025 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 4358 | - | 177 |
| 23 | 3605 | Grace Squires | 2024 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 4317 | - | 213 |
| 24 | 3601 | Winborne Majette | 2027 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 4413 | - | 75 |
| 25 | 3575 | bella casaretto | 2026 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 4025 | - | 101 |
| 26 | 3535 | Taylor Eastman | 2024 |
Dartmouth College
|
NEISA | 4155 | - | 201 |
| 27 | 3519 | Torrey Chisari | 2024 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
MAISA | 4274 | - | 155 |
| 28 | 3517 | Libby Redmond | 2024 |
Boston College
|
NEISA | 4021 | - | 104 |
| 29 | 3515 | Madeleine Rice | 2024 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
MAISA | 4274 | - | 155 |
| 30 | 3476 | Emily Alfortish | 2025 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 4249 | - | 165 |
| 31 | 3468 | Sofia Segalla | 2025 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
MAISA | 4210 | - | 143 |
| 32 | 3319 | Marbella Marlo | 2024 |
Harvard University
|
NEISA | 4196 | - | 162 |
| 33 | 3313 | Brooke Schmelz | 2025 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
NEISA | 4449 | - | 287 |
| 34 | 3242 | Charlotte Costikyan | 2024 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 3658 | - | 108 |
| 35 | 3146 | Lucy Brock | 2025 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
NEISA | 4186 | - | 233 |
| 36 | 3140 | Katherine McNamara | 2026 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 3371 | - | 127 |
| 37 | 3105 | Emily Allen | 2025 |
Jacksonville University
|
SAISA | 4319 | - | 160 |
| 38 | 3094 | Emily Bornarth | 2024 |
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
|
NEISA | 4102 | - | 68 |
| 39 | 3077 | Grace Austin | 2024 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 3077 | - | 21 |
| 40 | 3076 | Piper Holthus | 2025 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3926 | - | 113 |
| 41 | 3050 | Katharine Doble | 2026 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 3288 | - | 78 |
| 42 | 3041 | Gwendolyn Donahue | 2024 |
Stanford University
|
PCCSC | 3041 | - | 9 |
| 43 | 3006 | Morgan Rice | 2025 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3819 | - | 46 |
| 44 | 2993 | Fredrikke Foss | 2025 |
College of Charleston
|
SAISA | 3587 | - | 202 |
| 45 | 2990 | Ashley Hoguet | 2026 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 3391 | - | 6 |
| 46 | 2990 | Oakley Cunningham | 2027 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 3391 | - | 6 |
| 47 | 2985 | Emma Shakespeare | 2024 |
University of South Florida
|
SAISA | 4245 | - | 219 |
| 48 | 2935 | Kelly Bates | 2026 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 3709 | - | 73 |
| 49 | 2931 | Megan Geith | 2024 |
Old Dominion University
|
MAISA | 3870 | - | 128 |
| 50 | 2931 | Elizabeth Gildea | 2024 |
Old Dominion University
|
MAISA | 3870 | - | 128 |
| 51 | 2907 | Julia Conneely | 2026 |
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
|
NEISA | 3841 | - | 53 |
| 52 | 2875 | Gianna Dewey | 2027 |
Old Dominion University
|
MAISA | 3811 | - | 58 |
| 53 | 2873 | Emma Friedauer | 2026 |
Old Dominion University
|
MAISA | 3292 | - | 53 |
| 54 | 2867 | Kalea Woodard | 2024 |
University of South Florida
|
SAISA | 3393 | - | 9 |
| 55 | 2866 | Kaitlyn Liebel | 2026 |
Jacksonville University
|
SAISA | 3984 | - | 93 |
| 56 | 2859 | Agija Elerte | 2026 |
Jacksonville University
|
SAISA | 3984 | - | 93 |
| 57 | 2813 | Mia Hanes | 2024 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 3707 | - | 184 |
| 58 | 2791 | Lauren Ehnot | 2024 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 3564 | - | 90 |
| 59 | 2773 | Madison Bashaw | 2024 |
St. Mary's College of Maryland
|
MAISA | 3865 | - | 66 |
| 60 | 2761 | Brooke Barry | 2026 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
NEISA | 3546 | - | 117 |
| 61 | 2740 | J.J. Smith | 2024 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 3925 | - | 97 |
| 62 | 2733 | Laura Slovensky | 2025 |
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
|
NEISA | 3622 | - | 31 |
| 63 | 2731 | Delaney Smith | 2026 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | 3315 | - | 14 |
| 64 | 2730 | Samantha Gardner | 2027 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 3455 | - | 69 |
| 65 | 2730 | Ava Anderson | 2027 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 3455 | - | 69 |
| 66 | 2703 | Anna Kovacs | 2025 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | 3261 | - | 18 |
| 67 | 2694 | Sydney Krahulik | 2027 |
Texas A&M University
|
SEISA | 3269 | - | 6 |
| 68 | 2684 | Hanna Progelhof | 2025 |
Texas A&M University
|
SEISA | 3275 | - | 9 |
| 69 | 2684 | Kate Hennig | 2026 |
Texas A&M University
|
SEISA | 3275 | - | 9 |
| 70 | 2649 | Marina Garrido | 2025 |
Tufts University
|
NEISA | 3355 | - | 12 |
| 71 | 2611 | Grace Bray | 2027 |
Northwestern University
|
MCSA | 3203 | - | 5 |
| 72 | 2521 | Heidi Hicks | 2025 |
University of South Florida
|
SAISA | 3755 | - | 194 |
| 73 | 2515 | Eva Blauvelt | 2025 |
U. S. Naval Academy
|
MAISA | 3739 | - | 96 |
| 74 | 2512 | Laura Hamilton | 2027 |
Brown University
|
NEISA | 2396 | - | 38 |
| 75 | 2495 | Lauren Russler | 2026 |
Bowdoin College
|
NEISA | 3544 | - | 80 |
| 76 | 2495 | Kyra Phelan | 2026 |
Bowdoin College
|
NEISA | 3544 | - | 80 |
| 77 | 2476 | Kay Brunsvold | 2025 |
University of South Florida
|
SAISA | 3473 | - | 109 |
| 78 | 2468 | Lily Flack | 2025 |
St. Mary's College of Maryland
|
MAISA | 3758 | - | 98 |
| 79 | 2456 | Kailey Warrior | 2027 |
University of South Florida
|
SAISA | 3539 | - | 54 |
| 80 | 2455 | Lucy Meagher | 2027 |
Roger Williams University
|
NEISA | 3614 | - | 34 |
| 81 | 2444 | Tavia Smith | 2027 |
Roger Williams University
|
NEISA | 3614 | - | 34 |
| 82 | 2407 | Rebecca Schill | 2027 |
Bowdoin College
|
NEISA | 3375 | - | 46 |
| 83 | 2383 | Katherine McGagh | 2026 |
Roger Williams University
|
NEISA | 3446 | - | 52 |
| 84 | 2361 | Elizabeth Starck | 2025 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
|
MAISA | 3540 | - | 84 |
| 85 | 2353 | Pilar Cundey | 2027 |
Cornell University
|
MAISA | 3166 | - | 16 |
| 86 | 2352 | Brook Wood | 2025 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
|
MAISA | 3523 | - | 112 |
| 87 | 2351 | Heather Kerns | 2024 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
|
MAISA | 3523 | - | 112 |
| 88 | 2340 | Haley Andreasen | 2025 |
Tufts University
|
NEISA | 3304 | - | 12 |
| 89 | 2308 | Cho-Cho Williams | 2026 |
St. Mary's College of Maryland
|
MAISA | 3462 | - | 66 |
| 90 | 2306 | Ava Farley | 2026 |
U. S. Naval Academy
|
MAISA | 3366 | - | 97 |
| 91 | 2255 | Aubin Hattendorf | 2024 |
U. S. Naval Academy
|
MAISA | 3340 | - | 111 |
| 92 | 2247 | Alexa Shea | 2026 |
Georgetown University
|
MAISA | 2403 | - | 18 |
| 93 | 2212 | Samantha Jensen | 2024 |
Tufts University
|
NEISA | 3182 | - | 128 |
| 94 | 2195 | Audrey Permenter | 2027 |
Tulane University
|
SEISA | 2858 | - | 37 |
| 95 | 2127 | Erin Pamplin | 2024 |
University of Washington
|
NWICSA | 3408 | - | 27 |
| 96 | 2126 | Annika Milstien | 2025 |
North Carolina State University
|
SAISA | 2909 | - | 19 |
| 97 | 2117 | Emily Smith | 2025 |
University of Washington
|
NWICSA | 3409 | - | 27 |
| 98 | 2111 | Meredith Broadus | 2025 |
Tufts University
|
NEISA | 2927 | - | 58 |
| 99 | 2111 | Maisie MacGillivray | 2025 |
Tufts University
|
NEISA | 2926 | - | 58 |
| 100 | 2059 | Olivia Sowa | 2024 |
North Carolina State University
|
SAISA | 2909 | - | 19 |