Sailor · 2018–2026

Selmo Nissenbaum

icrj J/70

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Events: 14
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 7%
Typically beats: 60%
Best class ranking: #282

Biggest lift: Mauricio Santa Cruz
Longest-running crew: Henrique Haddad
Nemesis: Joel Ronning
Rival: Martin Dent
Best day: 8 Feb 2020
Signature result: 3rd of 50

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Henrique Haddad · Highlanders, HIGHLANDERS · J/70 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 46 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 11th · Apr 2018 – Sep 2026
Marcos Soares · Highlander’s, Highlanders · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 45 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2018 – Sep 2019
Mauricio Santa Cruz · Highlander’s, Highlanders · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 44 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2021
Felipe Sabino · Highlanders, HIGHLANDERS · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 29th · May 2024 – Sep 2026
Marcelo Ferreira · Highlanders · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 11th · Feb 2018 – Jul 2018
Gabriel Penido · Highlander’s, Highlanders · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2020 – Feb 2020
Pedro Henrique Trouche de Souza · Highlander’s, Highlanders · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2020 – Feb 2020
Victor Sabino · Highlanders, HIGHLANDERS · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 29th · May 2024 – Mar 2025
Julio Carvalho · Highlanders · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 21st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Otto Seefelder Assis · Highlanders · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 27th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	Cascais 2026 J70 World Championship	HIGHLANDERS	J/70	Skipper	52nd / 100
28 Mar 2025	2025 J70 Midwinter Championship	Highlanders	J/70	Helm	29th / 50
21 May 2024	European Championship	HIGHLANDERS	J/70	Skipper	50th / 84
9 Mar 2022	2022 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta	Highlanders	J/70	Skipper	14th / 38
11 Aug 2021	2021 J 70 World Championship	Highlanders	J/70	Skipper	21st / 61
31 Jul 2021	2021 J 70 Pre-World Championship	Highlanders	J/70	Other	20th / 44
21 Feb 2020	2020 J 70 Midwinter Championship	Highlanders	J/70	Skipper	24th / 54
8 Feb 2020	2019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3	Highlander’s	J/70	Skipper	3rd / 50
2 Sep 2019	2019 J 70 World Championship	Highlanders	J/70	Watch Captain	27th / 77
24 Aug 2019	2019 J/70 UK National Championships	Highlander’s	J/70	Watch Captain	5th / 35
22 Feb 2019	2019 J 70 Midwinter Championship	Highlanders	J/70	Rush Chairman	27th / 50
26 Jul 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Highlanders	J/70	Watch Captain	11th / 54
13 Apr 2018	2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Highlanders	J/70	Skipper	20th / 68
23 Feb 2018	2018 J 70 Midwinter Championship	Highlanders	J/70	Owner	34th / 61

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
J/70 Helm	219 provisional	#282 band 146–552	+3.3
All classes Helm	260 provisional	#12948 band 6134–24753	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 21 races, 2 events · rating 58
J/70 · Crew · 21 races, 2 events · 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	12 events	0 wins	beats 60%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 77%

Positions: Watch Captain (3) · Rush Chairman (1) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	67%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Joel Ronning	86	16–70
Peter Duncan	80	16–64
Brian Keane	78	21–57
Michael Goldfarb	68	26–42
Bruno Pasquinelli	67	18–48
John Heaton	64	22–40
Martin Dent	64	28–35
Bruce Golison	63	9–53
Paul Ward	58	17–41
Renato Faria	58	26–31
Douglas Strebel	56	25–30
Andrew Fisher	55	38–17

Most-beaten opponent: Fernando Gutierrez (44–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	49%
2025	1	43%
2024	1	41%
2022	1	65%
2021	2	61%
2020	2	76%
2019	3	67%
2018	3	66%

Boats

HIGHLANDERS · J/70 · 12 events · 2018–2026
Highlander’s · J/70 · 2 events · 2019–2020

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 4 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events
Marina Del Rey, CA, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Cascais, Portugal · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 260, #12,948.Crew rating across all classes: 58. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.