Sailor · 2007–2026

Max Nickbarg

yale university College fleet racing PHRF handicap College team racing

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Events: 64
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #19
Longest win streak: 19

Most successful partnership: Christopher Segerblom
Best trio: Christopher Segerblom & Amanda Salvesen
Biggest lift: Christopher Segerblom
Longest-running crew: Conor Cashel
Nemesis: Chris Barnard
Rival: Dillon Paiva
Best day: 18 Sep 2010
Signature result: 1st of 26

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Christopher Segerblom — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events together · 56% win rate

Sarah Smith · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 60 of 450 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2012 – Apr 2014
William Feldman · Miracle, Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 12events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 31 of 181 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Jun 2018
Michael Cashel · Miracle · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 4 of 29 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jun 2018
Conor Cashel · Miracle, Siren-Oakcliff · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 4 of 29 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – May 2024
Amanda Salvesen · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 10events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 48 of 309 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – May 2014
Rob Struckett · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 24 of 311 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – Apr 2012
Charlie Simonds · Miracle · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Jun 2018
Christopher Segerblom · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 9events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 56% win rate · 64 of 252 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – May 2014
Sean Cashel · Miracle · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 26 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Jun 2018
Marly Isler · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 8events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 38% win rate · 35 of 184 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Nov 2013

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 · 64

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Jun 2026	172nd NYYC Annual Regatta	CERCAVENTO	PHRF handicap	Other	16th / 16
15 Jun 2024	170th NYYC Annual Regatta	Siren-Oakcliff	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Siren-Oakcliff	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 8
9 Jun 2018	164th NYYC Annual Regatta	Miracle	ORC handicap	Other	13th / 13
13 Apr 2018	2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Rosebud	J/70	Bow	17th / 68
1 Sep 2017	2017 Vineyard Race	Miracle	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	3rd / 7
18 Aug 2017	2017 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Miracle	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	5th / 11
21 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Miracle	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 13
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Pinch and Roll	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 43
2 Sep 2016	2016 Vineyard Race	Miracle	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 3
19 Aug 2016	2016 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Miracle	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	4th / 13
16 Jul 2016	118th Larchmont Race Week	LYC 16-050	Vanguard 15	Other	12th / 54
4 Sep 2015	2015 Vineyard Race	Miracle	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5
23 Jun 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI	Miracle	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 17
13 Jun 2015	161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Miracle	IRC handicap	Other	8th / 8
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	Argo	Melges 32	Pit	2nd / 5
23 Sep 2014	2014 J 24 World Championship	Youth J24 USA	J/24	Other	53rd / 69
21 Aug 2014	2014 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship	Baciami - GoDaddy Racing powered by Danica	Melges 20	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 16
13 Jun 2014	160th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Miracle	IRC handicap	Other	10th / 10
31 May 2014	APS Team Race National Championship	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 16
19 Apr 2014	79th Boston Dinghy Cup	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	C Skipper	3rd / 17
12 Apr 2014	Thompson Trophy	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	13th / 18
22 Mar 2014	Jan T. Friis Trophy	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 10
15 Mar 2014	Graham Hall Team Race	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 16
2 Nov 2013	Dave Perry Trophy	Yale University (Elis)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	506	#2224 band 1515–3270	—
College fleet racing Helm	521 provisional	#469 band 307–708	−0.8
Full-size sailing Crew	381 provisional	#4333 band 2498–7272	—
College keelboat Crew	336 provisional	#19 band 5–91	—
ILCA 7 (Laser) Helm	289 provisional	#430 band 200–814	—
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) Helm	135 provisional	#1655 band 872–2895	—
College team racing Helm	34 provisional	#923 band 635–1087	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

College singlehanded · Helm · 36 races, 2 events · rating 88
J/70 · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 100
Melges 32 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 95
J/24 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 5
Vanguard 15 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 46
Melges 20 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -24

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	41 events	5 wins	beats 67%
As crew	23 events	4 wins	beats 60%

Positions: B Skipper (11) · A Skipper (8) · C Skipper (7) · A Crew (4) · Nav/Tac (3) · Headsail Trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	73%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dillon Paiva	272	154–118
Connor Needham	227	150–77
William Haeger	225	93–132
Brian Drumm	184	87–97
Maarten Eenkema Van Dijk	174	121–53
Bernie Roesler	153	66–87
Andrew Bates	147	124–23
Ryan Bailey	144	112–32
Caleb Armstrong	138	82–56
IG Schottlaender	135	95–40
Joshua Greenslade	135	48–87
Michael Booker	131	77–54

Most-beaten opponent: Andrew Bates (124–23).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2024	2	0	70%
2018	2	0	38%
2017	4	0	67%
2016	3	0	68%
2015	4	1	64%
2014	8	1	53%
2013	11	2	69%
2012	10	1	63%
2011	7	0	66%
2010	7	3	75%
2009	2	1	90%
2008	2	0	60%
2007	1	0	97%

Boats

Yale University (Bulldogs) · College team racing, College fleet racing, College keelboat · 34 events · 2010–2014
Miracle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, IRC handicap · 11 events · 2013–2018
Siren-Oakcliff · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2024
Yale University (Max Nickbarg '14) · College singlehanded · 2 events · 2010–2012
184615 · ILCA 7 (Laser), ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 2 events · 2008–2010
CERCAVENTO · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Rosebud · J/70 · 1 events · 2018
Pinch and Roll · J/70 · 1 events · 2017
LYC 16-050 · Vanguard 15 · 1 events · 2016
Argo · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 9 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 5 events
Yale · 5 events
Kings Point · 5 events
Coast Guard · 4 events
Tufts · 4 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 506, #2,224.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 381, #4,333. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.