Sailor · 2009–2026

Nicholay Calhoun

spyc PHRF handicap ORC handicap Optimist

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 36%
Typically beats: 29%

Most successful partnership: Bradley Bristol
Best trio: Bradley Bristol & Jody Abrams
Biggest lift: Bradley Bristol
Longest-running crew: Sean Motta
Nemesis: Alie Toppa
Signature result: 2nd of 7

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bradley Bristol — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Sean Motta · Athena, LiveWire, Shazaam! D/C · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – May 2026
Bradley Bristol · Athena · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2026 – May 2026
Jack Thompson · Athena · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2026 – May 2026
Linda Vanderstel · Athena · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2026 – May 2026
Jody Abrams · Athena · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2026 – May 2026
John Marshall · LiveWire · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
Jared Gargano · LiveWire · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
Julian Bingham · LiveWire · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
Bill Culberson · LiveWire · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
Ryan McKee · LiveWire · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Jan 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 · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 May 2026	2026 John Jennings Memorial Regatta SPYC	Athena	PHRF handicap	Floater	2nd / 3
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Athena	ORC handicap	Floater	6th / 11
9 Jan 2026	2026 SPYC/CYC Salt Pines Cup	Athena	ORC handicap	Crew	1st / 4
3 Dec 2025	2025 J/70 North American Championship	Carlos	J/70	Bow	34th / 42
11 Jan 2024	2024 Nassau Cup Ocean Race	LiveWire	ORC handicap	Bow	4th / 4
8 Nov 2023	2023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale Race	LiveWire	ORC handicap	Bow	2nd / 4
19 Mar 2023	2023 North Gulf Challenge	Shazaam! D/C	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 7
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Breezin Bayou	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	13th / 13
25 Sep 2021	2021 37th Annual Dunedin Cup	Mexicana	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
22 Jan 2010	2010 Boomerang Regatta	14262	Optimist	Skipper	21st / 30
12 Dec 2009	2009 Junior Olympic Festival	14262	Optimist	Skipper	58th / 77

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	120 provisional	#24782 band 13222–41124	—
Full-size sailing Helm	-22 provisional	#57554 band 34525–75510	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Optimist · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating -35
J/70 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -57

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 35%
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 46%

Positions: Bow (4) · Floater (2) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+21 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	25%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Patrick Shanahan	16	2–14
Julia Leighton	13	3–10
Cameron Grubb	13	4–9
Sophia Reineke	13	1–12
Alie Toppa	13	0–13
Max Gillette	13	1–12
Mack Fox	13	0–13
Katie Delisser	13	7–6
James Pulsford	13	0–13
Liza Toppa	13	0–13
Spencer Elmslie	13	1–12
Calli Lewis	13	2–11

Most-beaten opponent: Claire Havig (9–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	1	67%
2025	1	0	20%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	3	0	50%
2021	1	0	50%
2010	1	0	31%
2009	1	0	25%

Boats

Athena · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 3 events · 2026
LiveWire · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2023–2024
14262 · Optimist · 2 events · 2009–2010
Carlos · J/70 · 1 events · 2025
Shazaam! D/C · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Breezin Bayou · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Mexicana · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 4 events
Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 1 events
FL, USA · 1 events
St Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Lauderdale Yacht Club · 1 events
US Sailing Center of Martin County · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 120, #24,782.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -22, #57,554. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.