Sailor · 2016–2026

Finley Nyhus

clear X Boat Melges 15 Optimist

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 10%
Typically beats: 24%
Best class ranking: #435

Nemesis: Connor Jewett
Rival: Elle Ebeling
Best day: 10 Aug 2024
Signature result: 3rd of 42

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Matthew Doane · Finley Nyhus · Melges 15 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 29th · Aug 2023 – Jul 2026
Annie Haeger · Washed Up · C Scow 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Luke Ramsay · Washed Up · C Scow 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Grayson Harris · FinTastic II · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 31st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
Elle Ebeling · E Swizzle · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 41st · Jul 2020 – Jul 2020
Danny Starbeck · The Legend of Cool Kid Danny · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 63rd · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
Charlotte Tisor · FinTastic II · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Gage Redman · Break N Wind · Optimist 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Jul 2016 – Jul 2016
Ella Muller · Washed Up · C Scow 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Jul 2026	2026 ILYA Melges 15 Championship Regatta	Finley Nyhus	Melges 15	Skipper	50th / 50
30 Jul 2025	2025 ILYA Melges 15 Championship Regatta	Finley Nyhus	Melges 15	Skipper	67th / 71
10 Aug 2024	2024 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Washed Up	C Scow	Crew	3rd / 42
2 Aug 2023	2023 ILYA Melges 15 Championship Regatta	Finley Nyhus	Melges 15	Skipper	29th / 40
26 Jul 2022	2022 ILYA X Boat Championship	FinTastic II	X Boat	Skipper	31st / 44
27 Jul 2021	2021 ILYA X Boat Championship	FinTastic II	X Boat	Skipper	38th / 64
26 Jul 2020	2020 ILYA X Boat Championship	E Swizzle	X Boat	Crew	41st / 48
25 Jul 2018	2018 ILYA Class X Championship — Junior Fleet	The Legend of Cool Kid Danny	X Boat	Crew	63rd / 70
30 Jul 2017	2017 ILYA Optimist Dinghy Championship Regatta	Fintastic	Optimist	Skipper	40th / 47
31 Jul 2016	2016 ILYA Optimist Dinghy Championship Regatta	Break N Wind	Optimist	Skipper	33rd / 37

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-163 provisional	#78059 band 63068–83817	—
Full-size sailing Crew	-83 provisional	#55441 band 38486–63440	—
Melges 15 Helm	-98 provisional	#435 band 318–515	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

X Boat · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating -156
X Boat · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating -31
Optimist · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating -108
C Scow · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 73

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	7 events	0 wins	beats 19%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 40%

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	25%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Connor Jewett	37	1–36
Grady Strothman	36	2–34
John Lynch	34	4–30
Maria Castle	33	4–29
Anna Clair	31	7–24
Jack Goggins	30	3–27
Elle Ebeling	30	13–17
Jimmy Hughes	28	0–28
Matt Nigel	27	7–20
Sam Ludwig	27	13–13
Anna Regan	27	4–23
Kamron Kaiser	26	0–26

Most-beaten opponent: Jude Sorensen (16–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	0%
2025	1	6%
2024	1	95%
2023	1	28%
2022	1	30%
2021	1	41%
2020	1	15%
2018	1	10%
2017	1	15%
2016	1	11%

Boats

Finley Nyhus · Melges 15 · 3 events · 2023–2026
FinTastic II · X Boat · 2 events · 2021–2022
Washed Up · C Scow · 1 events · 2024
E Swizzle · X Boat · 1 events · 2020
The Legend of Cool Kid Danny · X Boat · 1 events · 2018
Fintastic · Optimist · 1 events · 2017
Break N Wind · Optimist · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

East Troy, WI · 5 events
Clear Lake, IA · 2 events
Excelsior, MN · 1 events
Delavan, WI · 1 events
Lake Pewaukee, Pewaukee, WI · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -163, #78,059.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -83, #55,441. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.