Sailor · 2021–2026

Justin Nixon

u s merchant marine academy College keelboat PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 60%
Best class ranking: #117
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: William Weinbecker
Best trio: William Weinbecker & Lucas Sawin
Biggest lift: Aiden Keister
Longest-running crew: Christopher Marshall
Nemesis: Kyle Collins
Best day: 14 Oct 2023
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: William Weinbecker — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Christopher Marshall · BLUEPRINT, Comet - USMMA, Frequent Flyer, Kings Point - Comet · College keelboat, Handicap, IRC handicap, J/24 12events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 53 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2026
Aiden Keister · Kings Point - Comet, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 5 of 36 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Nov 2023
Clayton Williams · Kings Point - Comet, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
Sunrae Sturmer · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 25 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
John McDonald · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 23 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Nov 2023
Kenneth Luczynski · Alpine YCC, Comet - USMMA, Kings Point - Comet, Vamp YCC · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Sep 2023
Leon Vaseliades · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 25 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
Matthew Staats · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 24 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Nov 2023
Andy Dannels · Comet - USMMA, Kings Point - Comet, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
William Weinbecker · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Nov 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	2026 Vineyard Race	Frequent Flyer	PHRF handicap	Untangler	5th / 6
16 Apr 2026	Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point	Mariners	J/70	Snacktician	25th / 30
5 Mar 2026	2026 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta	SAILBOATSURVEY Blueprint	Handicap	Untangler	3rd / 8
23 Feb 2026	RORC Caribbean 600 Race	BLUEPRINT	Handicap	Crew	7th / 20
23 Feb 2026	RORC Caribbean 600 Race	BLUEPRINT	IRC handicap	Crew	11th / 41
11 Apr 2025	2025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point	Lucky 13	J/24	Crew	7th / 14
4 Nov 2023	Kennedy Cup	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 10
14 Oct 2023	2023 McMillan Cup	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 10
30 Sep 2023	Shields Trophy	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Crew	6th / 10
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Comet - USMMA	PHRF handicap	Switch Flipper	4th / 9
5 Nov 2022	2022 Kennedy Cup	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Crew (7)	4th / 10
17 Sep 2022	Shields Trophy	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Crew (6)	3rd / 10
7 Sep 2022	IOD Class North American Champs 2022	Vincent Marshall	IOD	Crew	11th / 14
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	Kings Point - Comet	ORC handicap	Bow	5th / 9
6 Nov 2021	2021 Kennedy Cup	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Crew	3rd / 10
16 Oct 2021	2021 McMillan Cup	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Crew	3rd / 9
29 Jul 2021	2021 Around Long Island Regatta (44th Annual)	Alpine YCC	PHRF handicap	Boat Captain	4th / 5
4 Jun 2021	2021 Annapolis - Newport Race	Vamp YCC	ORC handicap	Mid Mast	5th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	206 provisional	#15215 band 9137–24430	—
College keelboat Crew	228 provisional	#117 band 26–287	+10.2

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/24 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 38
J/70 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -126
IOD · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 13

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	18 events	2 wins	beats 60%

Positions: A Crew (5) · Untangler (2) · Snacktician (1) · Switch Flipper (1) · A Crew (7) (1) · A Crew (6) (1)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Willis	25	18–7
Kyle Collins	20	7–13
Nalu Ho	17	9–8
John Polek	17	9–8
Jacob Earnshaw	17	6–11
Zachary York	15	6–9
Tyler Egeli	14	9–5
Wyatt Dennis	14	12–2
Alexander Wise	14	10–4
Kurt Biedermann	13	6–7
Sam Rosenbaum	13	10–3
Ryan Palardy	12	4–8

Most-beaten opponent: James Willis (18–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	5	0	50%
2025	1	0	54%
2023	4	2	77%
2022	4	0	54%
2021	4	0	64%

Boats

U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College keelboat · 7 events · 2021–2023
BLUEPRINT · Handicap, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2026
Frequent Flyer · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Mariners · J/70 · 1 events · 2026
SAILBOATSURVEY Blueprint · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Lucky 13 · J/24 · 1 events · 2025
Comet - USMMA · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Vincent Marshall · IOD · 1 events · 2022
Kings Point - Comet · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022
Alpine YCC · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Navy · 7 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 3 events
Unknown · 2 events
Northeast Harbor, ME · 1 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Mount Pleasant, SC, United States · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 206, #15,215. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.