Skip to content

Sailor · 2017–2026

Niko Twilla

western washington university College fleet racingILCA 7 (Laser)College team racing

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
34

420 races · 36 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 34

Podium rate
35%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 51%–58%, 451 boats)

Best class ranking
#461

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 278

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Fiona McBride

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Ezekiel Ward & Fiona McBride

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Fiona McBride

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Rebecca Sharp

Oct 2018 – Mar 2020 · 14 events

Nemesis
Erik Skeel

10–72 head to head in 83 races

Rival
Jayden Potter

27–34 in 61 races

Best day
16 Jul 2018

3-8-1-2-5-6-4-8-4-6-7-5-5-2-6-1 · 2018 Summer Laser Series

Signature result
3rd of 35

2018 Summer Laser Series · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 16 Jul 2018

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Fiona McBride — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Rebecca Sharp · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings 3), Western Washington University (Vikings 4) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 7% win rate · 25 of 207 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Julia Soes · Western Washington University (Vikings 4), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 90 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Axel Greening · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings 4), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 48 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Apr 2019
  • Dillon Kilroy · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 4), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 16 of 64 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – May 2019
  • Emily Tan · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 3), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 86 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Harrison Saliba · Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings 3), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 53 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Hayley Rawden · Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 69 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2018 – Apr 2019
  • Fiona McBride · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 3), Western Washington University (Vikings 4), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 66 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Feb 2019
  • Emily Hammond · Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 43 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Ezekiel Ward · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 3), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 61 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Nov 2018

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

Rating history

-611243082018201920202021Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 May 20262026 Spring Dinghy SeriesNiko TwillaHandicapSkipper7th / 17
16 Oct 2021Cascadia Cup (Varsity)Western Washington University (Vikings)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 6
24 Jul 2021ILCA Pacific Coast Championships (ILCA PCCs)192100ICLA 7 (Standard)Skipper12th / 20
19 Jul 2021Summer Laser Series192100ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 15
31 May 2021Spring Laser Series192100ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 13
20 Jul 2020Summer Laser Series192100ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper16th / 19
1 Jun 2020Spring Laser Series192100ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 17
7 Mar 2020Sea to SkyWestern Washington University (Vikings 3)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 16
22 Feb 2020Jeremy McIntyre Team RaceWestern Washington University (Vikings)College team racingCrew9th / 9
9 Feb 2020Jeff MixdorfWestern Washington University (Vikings 2)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
23 Nov 2019North North JVWestern Washington University (Vikings 4)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 9
19 Oct 2019Kathryn Hammond Interconference RegattaWestern Washington University (Vikings)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2,5-6)2nd / 12
5 Oct 2019NWICSA Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipWestern Washington University (Niko Twilla '21)College singlehandedSkipper2nd / 6
21 Sep 20192019 Laser Pacific Coast Championships192100ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper21st / 23
17 Aug 20192019 Laser NorCal Championships192100ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper10th / 15
15 Jul 2019Summer Laser Series192100ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 32
28 May 2019Gill Coed Eastern SemifinalsWestern Washington University (Vikings)College fleet racingA Crew (5-6)18th / 18
27 May 2019Spring Laser Series192100ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 20
27 Apr 2019NWICSA Co-ed ChampsWestern Washington University (Vikings)College fleet racingA Skipper (3-4)2nd / 5
20 Apr 2019NWICSA Team Race ChampsWestern Washington University (Vikings)College team racingSkipper2nd / 3
13 Apr 2019Rainier Cup CombinedWestern Washington University (Vikings 2)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2,5-6)10th / 15
13 Apr 2019Rainier Cup JVWestern Washington University (Vikings 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2,5-6)3rd / 4
6 Apr 2019NWICSA Island Team RaceWestern Washington University (Vikings 1)College team racingSkipper3rd / 6
23 Mar 2019Western Canada CupWestern Washington University (Vikings 2)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 16
23 Feb 2019McIntyre Team RaceWestern Washington University (Vikings)College team racingSkipper9th / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 276, #11,661.Crew rating across all classes: -61. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.