Sailor · 2011–2026

Don Nelson

white lake yacht club E Scow E Handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 28%
Typically beats: 67%
Best class ranking: #103
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Jack Rillema
Biggest lift: Jack Rillema
Nemesis: Eddie Cox
Rival: Brian McMurray
Best day: 26 Aug 2021
Signature result: 1st of 38

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jack Rillema — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Jack Rillema · Black Pearl, SLED · E Scow 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 14 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Sep 2022
Rob Terry · Black Pearl · E Scow 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Sep 2022
Brennan Seymour · Sled · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Ryan Gates · SLED · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 41st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
Jim Campbell · Shimmer · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Dan Guidinger · Shimmer · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
David Gates · SLED · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 41st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
Erik Sawyer · SLED · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Jules Terry · Black Pearl · E Scow 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Frank Frisinger · Black Pearl · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 18th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Aug 2026	WMYA Championship 2026	Sled	E Scow	Skipper	8th / 12
15 Jul 2025	2025 Butterfly Nationals	Slurpee	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 38
5 Jul 2023	2023 ILYA E Scow Invitational	Shimmer	E Scow	Crew	11th / 27
9 Sep 2022	2022 E Scow National Championship	Black Pearl	E Scow	Headsail Trimmer	18th / 69
2 Aug 2022	2022 WMYA Championship Regatta	SLED	E Scow	Skipper	10th / 23
15 Jul 2022	2022 WMYA E-Scow Invitational	SLED	E Scow	Skipper	7th / 19
26 Aug 2021	2021 E Invitational	Black Pearl	E Scow	Crew	1st / 23
12 Jul 2021	2021 Butterfly Junior & Open National Championship	Slurpee	Butterfly	Other	2nd / 21
6 Sep 2019	61st E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	SLED	E Scow	Skipper	41st / 78
1 Aug 2019	90th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	SLED	E Scow	Other	12th / 17
1 Aug 2018	89th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	SLED	E Scow	Other	5th / 16
2 Aug 2017	88th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	SLED	E Scow	Other	11th / 25
10 Aug 2016	87th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	SLED	E Scow	Other	7th / 15
5 Aug 2015	86th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	SLED	E Scow	Other	12th / 22
30 Jul 2014	85th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	SLED	E Scow	Other	6th / 14
1 Aug 2013	84th Annual WMYA Championship Regatta	WH12	E	Skipper	9th / 17
8 Aug 2012	83rd Annual WMYA Championship Regatta	WH-12	E	Skipper	3rd / 13
4 Aug 2011	82nd Annual WMYA Championship Regatta	WH-12	E	Skipper	3rd / 24

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	244 provisional	#14325 band 7479–25367	—
E Scow Helm	115 provisional	#103 band 61–171	+3.7
All classes Crew	94 provisional	#28072 band 14051–46652	—
E Scow Crew	90 provisional	#184 band 86–366	+3.7
E Helm	120 provisional	#9 band 3–14	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Butterfly · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 96

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	15 events	1 wins	beats 64%
As crew	3 events	1 wins	beats 79%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	59%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Brian McMurray	67	29–38
Michael Terry	65	57–8
Tom Munroe	63	21–42
Rob Terry	62	19–43
Pete Price	57	34–23
Brett Hatton	53	19–34
Bill Knape	51	47–4
Casey Christensen	49	27–22
Douglas McNeil	39	14–25
Mike Considine	34	21–13
Eddie Cox	31	3–28
Robby Wilkins	29	5–24

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Terry (57–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	36%
2025	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	62%
2022	3	0	67%
2021	2	1	98%
2019	2	0	40%
2018	1	0	73%
2017	1	0	58%
2016	1	0	57%
2015	1	0	48%
2014	1	0	62%
2013	1	0	50%
2012	1	0	83%
2011	1	0	91%

Boats

Sled · E Scow · 10 events · 2014–2026
Slurpee · Handicap, Butterfly · 2 events · 2021–2025
Black Pearl · E Scow · 2 events · 2021–2022
WH-12 · E · 2 events · 2011–2012
Shimmer · E Scow · 1 events · 2023
WH12 · E · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Whitehall, MI, USA · 3 events
Whitehall, MI · 2 events
Frankfort, MI · 2 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 2 events
Muskegon, MI · 2 events
Frankfort, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 244, #14,325.Crew rating across all classes: 94, #28,072. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.