Sailor · 2014–2021

Nick Ponsonby

ryc J/111 PHRF handicap J/70

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 8%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #269
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: John Sandstrom
Longest-running crew: Jeff Schaefer
Nemesis: Richard Witzel
Rival: Tracy Brand
Best day: 16 Jun 2016
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Jeff Schaefer · 378, Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension, USA 378 · J/111, J/70, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 73 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2015 – Aug 2021
Mike Reisinger · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · J/111, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 55 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Aug 2021
Mickey Nielson · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · J/111, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 50 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Aug 2021
Michael Hettel · 378, Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension, USA 378 · J/111, J/70, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 37 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2015 – Sep 2018
Mark Lewis · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · J/111, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 36 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Aug 2021
John Sandstrom · 378, Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension, USA 378 · J/111, J/70, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 35 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2015 – Jun 2017
Sam Eadie · Shmokin Joe · J/111 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2021
Jesse Paulson · Shmokin Joe · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2018 – Aug 2021
Neal Turluck · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · J/111, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Jonathan Thickens · Shmokin Joe · J/111 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2021	2021 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	6th / 8
30 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	4th / 6
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	5th / 6
5 Jun 2021	2021 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	5th / 5
19 Sep 2018	2018 J 111 North American Championship	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	16th / 16
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	9th / 12
2 Jun 2018	2018 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	7th / 7
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	12th / 14
3 Jun 2017	2017 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Bow	7th / 9
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Surface Tension	PHRF handicap	Mast	2nd / 8
17 Apr 2015	2015 Sperry Charleston Race Week	USA 378	J/70	Pit	52nd / 83
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	378	J/70	Bow	42nd / 54
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Spirit Walker	PHRF handicap	Pit	4th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-43 provisional	#50494 band 39837–58101	—
J/111 Crew	-84 provisional	#269 band 231–297	−0.4

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 18 races, 2 events · 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	13 events	0 wins	beats 28%

Positions: Bow (10) · Pit (2) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	33%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Dickson	49	10–39
John Kalanik	44	6–38
Richard Witzel	44	4–40
Kevin Saedi	40	12–28
Bradley Faber	29	5–24
Tracy Brand	25	10–15
Karl Brummel	25	1–24
Jeffrey Davis	24	0–24
Daniel Kitchens	21	21–0
Geoffrey Pierini	18	1–17
Dan Troutman	18	0–18
John Gottwald	18	2–16

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Kitchens (21–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2021	4	22%
2018	3	9%
2017	2	20%
2016	1	86%
2015	2	30%
2014	1	63%

Boats

Shmokin Joe · J/111 · 9 events · 2017–2021
Surface Tension · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016
USA 378 · J/70 · 1 events · 2015
378 · J/70 · 1 events · 2015
Spirit Walker · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 9 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events
Holland, MI, USA · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -43, #50,494. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.