Samantha Karlson

Rating History

Crew Rating

Career: 93.49 percentile of ICSA crews
4.254.504.755.005.25B. Schmelz (63 races): +0.79B. SchmelzFall 2023: rating 4.45Fall 2023Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB. Schmelz (42 races): +0.06B. SchmelzSpring 2024: rating 4.38Spring 2024Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. Heitkoetter (14 races): +0.14J. HeitkoetterB. Schmelz (14 races): +0.05B. SchmelzR. Ulmer (28 races): -0.03Fall 2024: rating 4.61Fall 2024Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyW. Kulas (12 races): +0.19W. KulasSpring 2025: rating 4.48Spring 2025Massachusetts Institute of Technology
▲ boats did better with this crew than with the skipper's usual crews▼ worseArrow length = size of the push, in rating points
Season Team Rating Range League
percentile
Team
percentile
On team Races Team page
Spring 2025 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.48 Rating 4.48; 90% range 2.4 to 6.6; team skipper average 3.07 95.31 94.44 1 of 9 12 Team page
Fall 2024 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.61 Rating 4.61; 90% range 2.5 to 6.8; team skipper average 2.95 96.15 96.88 1 of 16 56 Team page
Spring 2024 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.38 Rating 4.38; 90% range 2.3 to 6.5; team skipper average 3.23 94.02 86.36 2 of 11 42 Team page
Fall 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.45 Rating 4.45; 90% range 2.3 to 6.6; team skipper average 3.15 94.32 88.46 2 of 13 63 Team page

Team Race Rating

Rating Rank vs fleet rating Record
0.18 (fleet 0.24) unranked (fewer than 30 matches as skipper, or not active) +0.00
about what the fleet rating predicts
as crew 152–183 (45%)
SeasonRegattas Skipper W–LCrew W–L
Spring 20258—35–42
Spring 20249—49–64
Spring 20238—52–34
Spring 20226—16–43

Team race surprisal: regatta by regatta

Over 29 graded regattas (332 matches) the record is 152–180 against 152.4 wins the pre-event forecasts expected (−0.4). 3 regattas clearly above the rating (P ≤ 20%), 13 clearly below (P ≥ 80%); 21 bits of surprise in all.

DateRegattaRole Value Perf. RecordExp.
wins
Δ Surprise
(bits)
P(this good
or better)
2025-04-12Thompson Trophy Camelcrew3.053.694–23.4+0.650.345%
2025-04-05Fowle Trophycrew3.002.935–135.2−0.080.065%
2025-03-292025 Marchiando Trophy-Grey Regattacrew2.933.159–128.1+0.220.142%
2025-03-222025 Staake Trophycrew2.905.906–05.9≥+3.000.287%
2025-03-15Southern NE Team Racecrew2.852.996–65.7+0.140.054%
2025-03-08Camel Team Racecrew2.651.542–33.1−1.110.995%
2025-03-01Liam O'Keefe Team Race Trophycrew2.633.753–41.6+1.121.119%
2024-04-28ICSA Women's Team Race National Championshipcrew3.112.142–93.3−0.970.893%
2024-04-13NEISA Women’s Team Race Champs/Legler Trophycrew3.223.846–84.5+0.620.725%
2024-04-06Yale Women's Team Racecrew3.212.343–125.2−0.871.395%
2024-03-30Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race Trophycrew3.182.804–125.0−0.380.382%
2024-03-23The Duplin Trophycrew3.163.836–64.8+0.670.629%
2024-03-16Women's SNETRcrew3.172.495–76.4−0.680.791%
2024-03-09Franny Charles Women's Team Racecrew3.166.168–06.9≥+3.001.630%
2024-03-02Harvard Women's Team Racecrew3.221.712–53.6−1.511.798%
2024-02-24USF Women's Team Racecrew3.252.5613–514.6−0.680.892%
2023-04-29Women's Team Race National Championshipcrew3.124.158–35.9+1.041.514%
2023-04-15NEISA Women's Team Racing Championshipcrew2.963.318–67.0+0.350.239%
2023-04-08Yale Women's Team Racecrew2.943.514–43.1+0.560.338%
2023-04-01Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race Trophycrew2.992.954–54.1−0.040.067%
2023-03-25Duplin Women’s TRcrew2.953.038–67.8+0.070.058%
2023-03-18Ivan Geiger Team Racecrew2.972.6110–711.1−0.360.382%
2023-03-11Franny Charles Women’s Team Race Regattacrew3.023.338–17.7+0.310.162%
2023-03-05Harvard Women's Team Racecrew3.022.542–22.2−0.480.190%
2022-04-092022 NEISA Team Race Championshipcrew2.701.711–92.1−0.990.793%
2022-04-02The 39th Lynne Marchiando Regattacrew2.564.057–63.5+1.494.02%
2022-03-19Southern New England Team Racecrew2.662.165–136.6−0.500.687%
2022-03-12The Wood Trophycrew2.583.972–11.1+1.390.931%
2022-03-05Sharpe Trophy Team Racecrew2.481.001–132.8−1.481.798%

Regatta results

Regatta Role Div Races Avg Rating
Spring 2025 Team page Season
Thompson Trophy Camel Crew TR 18 39% —
Southern NE Team Race Crew TR 12 50% —
Open Eastern Semi Finals Crew B 10 8.0 +0.13
NEISA Open FR Champs/Coast Guard Alumni Bowl Crew B 2 5.0 +0.07
Liam O'Keefe Team Race Trophy Crew TR 7 43% —
ICSA Women's Team Race National Championship Women's Crew TR 11 36% —
Fowle Trophy Crew TR 18 28% —
Camel Team Race Crew TR 8 62% —
2025 Staake Trophy Crew TR 15 100% —
2025 Marchiando Trophy-Grey Regatta Crew TR 21 43% —
Fall 2024 Team page Season
Women's ACC's Round 1B Women's Crew A 4 6.8 +0.05
Sherman Hoyt Trophy Crew B 2 11.0 -0.01
Schell Trophy NEISA Open Championship Crew B 13 8.6 -0.13
Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1B Crew B 9 7.8 +0.15
Oberg Trophy Crew A 8 7.2 +0.10
The Hatch Brown Trophy 2024 Crew A 10 11.7 +0.00
Harry Anderson Jr. Regatta Crew B 10 9.3 +0.00
Spring 2024 Team page Season
Yale Women's Team Race Women's Crew TR 15 20% —
Women's SNETR Women's Crew TR 12 42% —
Women's New England Fleet Race Championship Women's Crew A 10 5.4 +0.06
Women's Dinghy National Championship Women's Crew A 15 9.3 +0.06
Western Women’s National Semi-finals Women's Crew A 17 7.8 -0.06
USF Women's Team Race Women's Crew TR 18 72% —
ICSA Women's Team Race National Championship Women's Crew TR 11 18% —
Harvard Women's Team Race Women's Crew TR 7 29% —
Franny Charles Women's Team Race Women's Crew TR 12 100% —
The Duplin Trophy Women's Crew TR 12 50% —
Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race Trophy Women's Crew TR 16 25% —
NEISA Women’s Team Race Champs/Legler Trophy Women's Crew TR 14 43% —
Fall 2023 Team page Season
Yale Women's Regatta Women's Crew A 4 4.8 +0.10
Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Women's Crew A 6 10.8 -0.11
The Victorian Urn Trophy Women's Crew A 10 5.3 +0.09
Toni Deutsch '58 Regatta Women's Crew A 9 3.8 +0.06
Stu Nelson Women's Crew A 7 2.1 +0.27
Mrs. Hurst Bowl Women's Crew A 5 5.0 +0.06
The Hatch Brown Trophy Crew B 7 8.1 +0.11
Atlantic Coast Women's Championships Round 1B Women's Crew A 15 5.0 +0.21
Spring 2023 Team page Season
Yale Women's Team Race Women's Crew TR 14 64% —
Women's Team Race National Championship Women's Crew TR 19 53% —
College Sailing Women's Western Semifinal Women's Crew B 3 3.0 +0.10
College Sailing Women's National Championship Women's Crew B 4 7.0 +0.03
NEISA Women's Team Racing Championship Women's Crew TR 14 57% —
Ivan Geiger Team Race Crew TR 17 59% —
Harvard Women's Team Race Women's Crew TR 7 57% —
Franny Charles Women’s Team Race Regatta Women's Crew TR 9 89% —
Duplin Women’s TR Women's Crew TR 14 57% —
Dellenbaugh Women's Team Race Trophy Women's Crew TR 14 57% —
Fall 2022 Team page Season
Yale Women's Interconference Women's Crew A 8 5.8 —
Women's Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championship, Finals Women's Crew B 3 14.0 —
Women's ACC Series, Round 1A Women's Crew B 8 4.1 —
Victorian Urn Trophy Women's Crew A 4 5.5 —
Toni Deutsch '58 Regatta Women's Crew B 14 6.6 —
Stu Nelson Women's Crew B 12 4.2 —
Regis Trophy Women's Crew A 10 8.2 —
The 25th Mrs. Hurst Bowl Women's Crew A 4 9.5 —
Spring 2022 Team page Season
The Wood Trophy Crew TR 7 71% —
Women's Team Race National Championship Women's Crew TR 11 46% —
Thompson Throphy Crew C 15 6.3 —
Southern New England Team Race Crew TR 18 28% —
Sharpe Trophy Team Race Crew TR 14 7% —
College Sailing Women’s National Championship Women's Crew B 8 10.9 —
College Sailing Women's Western Semifinal Women's Crew B 8 4.4 —
New England Dinghy Champs for the CG Alumni Bowl Crew B 6 8.2 —
The 39th Lynne Marchiando Regatta Crew TR 15 60% —
2022 NEISA Team Race Championship Crew TR 11 9% —
Fall 2021 Team page Season
Stu Nelson Women's Crew B 12 3.6 —
The 24th Mrs. Hurst Bowl Women's Crew A 13 6.5 —
Harvard Invitational Crew A 10 6.5 —
Charles Invitational Crew A 9 3.8 —
30th Captain Hurst Bowl Crew A 14 9.8 —
Atlantic Coast Championship Finals Crew A 9 13.6 —
The 80th Professor Erwin Schell Trophy Crew A 8 12.6 —

Linked Profiles

League Name School Year
ISSA Samantha Karlson The Williams SchoolThe Williams School '21

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