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Sailor · 2019–2026

Nelson Dorsey

port madison yacht club 420OptimistCollege fleet racing

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Events
13

102 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 3 of 13

Podium rate
31%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 72%–81%, 241 boats)

Best class ranking
#852

Helm in 420 · rating 243

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Finn Deprez

20–42 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Ian Blakemore

28–21 in 49 races

Best day
10 Oct 2026

1-2-1-4-1-3-1-6-1-3-3-4-1-1-5-1 · Cascadia Cup JV

Signature result
1st of 23

Octoberfest · Handicap · 9 Sep 2022

Partnerships · 9 sailors

  • Beckett Ladenburg · Audrey, Nelson Dorsey, Vegan · 420 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Keller Matthews · University of Washington (Husky Black) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 8 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Deeksha Easwar · University of Washington (Husky Black) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 8 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Maya Zander · University of Washington (Husky Black) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 8 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Carter Anderson · Seymour · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Stella Saleh · Banbartay · V15 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Panya Cao · Nelson Dorsey · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Beckett Ladenbury · NELSON DORSEY · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Suraj Siddaiah · Send · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

01893782020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Cascadia Cup JVUniversity of Washington (Husky Black)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 7
6 Sep 2025Octoberfest 2025NELSON DORSEY420Skipper4th / 20
2 Aug 2025JAM 2025Vegan420Skipper3rd / 28
6 Sep 2024Octoberfest 2024Audrey420Skipper7th / 18
9 Aug 2024JAM 2024Nelson Dorsey420Skipper11th / 24
13 Jul 20242024 WIND Regatta9292420Skipper7th / 15
28 Jun 2024Bellingham Youth RegattaNelson Dorsey420Skipper5th / 15
8 Sep 2023OctoberfestSeymour420Crew4th / 22
9 Sep 2022OctoberfestSendHandicapSkipper1st / 23
12 Aug 2022Johnny Adams Memorial Regatta (JAM) 2022BanbartayV15Skipper1st / 6
17 Sep 2021OctoberfestNelson DorseyOptimistSkipper9th / 26
10 Sep 2021Johnny Adams Memorial (JAM) Regatta 2021Nelson DorseyOptimistSkipper11th / 27
6 Sep 2019Johnny Adams Memorial Regatta (JAM) 2019Nelson DorseyOptimistSkipper5th / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 378, #5,975.Crew rating across all classes: 99. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.