Sailor · 2011–2026

Nicholas Salvesen

university of vermont College fleet racing Optimist College team racing

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Events: 42
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 48%
Best class ranking: #2470
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Casey Cabot
Biggest lift: Casey Cabot
Longest-running crew: Ryan Hamilton
Nemesis: Shawn Harvey
Rival: Alex Bowdler
Best day: 13 Oct 2018
Signature result: 1st of 37

Partnerships · 51 sailors

Most successful partnership: Casey Cabot — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Connell Phillipps · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 315 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2019 – Apr 2022
Ryan Hamilton · Red stripe, University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Lightning 12events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 25 of 231 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Oct 2025
Caroline James · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 141 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Apr 2022
Maura Duval · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 163 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Mar 2022
Marit Lebakken · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 120 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021
Joshua Stone · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 30 of 110 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Mar 2020
Sam Thompson · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 161 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Apr 2022
Lucy Mulvihill · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 16 of 107 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Sep 2021
Gabrielle Myers · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 16 of 59 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2020
Cameron Nash · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 16 of 59 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2019 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 42

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Jul 2026	2026 'Round-The-Island Race	Lyric	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 7
4 Oct 2025	Lightning Leaf Peeper Regatta	Red stripe	Lightning	Crew	13th / 15
20 Oct 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Championship - British Virgin Islands	Mirage (Dreamweaver)	Monohull	Other	1st / 6
30 Apr 2022	New England Dinghy Champs for the CG Alumni Bowl	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	16th / 18
16 Apr 2022	Navy Spring Regatta	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	12th / 16
2 Apr 2022	The 39th Lynne Marchiando Regatta	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College team racing	Skipper	16th / 16
26 Mar 2022	The Staake Team Race Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College team racing	Skipper	5th / 6
12 Mar 2022	John Jackson Memorial Team Race	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College team racing	Skipper	8th / 8
5 Mar 2022	Hap Moore	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College team racing	Skipper	8th / 9
30 Oct 2021	The 80th Professor Erwin Schell Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-4,15-18)	15th / 18
23 Oct 2021	Atlantic Coast Tournament	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (5-8)	11th / 18
16 Oct 2021	30th Captain Hurst Bowl	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Crew	13th / 15
9 Oct 2021	Coed ACC's Round 1B	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-6)	14th / 18
25 Sep 2021	Hood Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	13th / 17
18 Sep 2021	The Hatch Brown Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	18th / 18
11 Sep 2021	Harry Anderson Jr. Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	A Crew (11-14)	18th / 18
7 Mar 2020	MIT FJ Team Racing Invite	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College team racing	Skipper	10th / 12
7 Mar 2020	The Wood Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College team racing	Crew	5th / 8
19 Oct 2019	Fairfield Cup	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 12
12 Oct 2019	Sacred Heart Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	5th / 14
5 Oct 2019	Hewitt Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	13th / 17
28 Sep 2019	Sister Esther Open	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	7th / 20
20 Apr 2019	Morris Trophy	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College fleet racing	A Crew	8th / 13
6 Apr 2019	Mystic Lake Team Race Invitational	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 9
30 Mar 2019	Jumbo Team Race	University of Vermont (Catamounts)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	228 provisional	#15802 band 10141–23542	—
College fleet racing Helm	152 provisional	#3149 band 2330–4056	−1.7
All classes Crew	214 provisional	#13642 band 8968–20287	—
College fleet racing Crew	77 provisional	#4792 band 3326–6357	−1.7
Optimist Helm	191 provisional	#2470 band 1239–4970	—
420 Crew	49 provisional	#1093 band 474–1794	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 14 races, 1 event · rating 233
Monohull · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 113
Lightning · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -67

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	29 events	2 wins	beats 44%
As crew	13 events	2 wins	beats 47%

Positions: B Skipper (8) · Headsail Trimmer (3) · A Skipper (3) · A Crew (11-14) (2) · A Crew (2) · B Skipper (1-4,15-18) (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	60%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alex Bowdler	161	84–77
Aidan naughton	161	45–116
Samuel Merson	156	35–121
John Ped	147	45–102
Spencer Cartwright	146	28–118
Shawn Harvey	137	7–130
Tyler Mowry	124	30–94
Daniel Unangst	114	27–87
Eli Burnes	113	17–96
Thomas Whittemore	112	38–74
Alden Grimes	110	34–76
Robert Hunter	97	20–77

Most-beaten opponent: Nicholas Leshaw (46–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	83%
2025	1	0	14%
2024	1	1	100%
2022	6	0	12%
2021	7	0	17%
2020	2	0	31%
2019	9	1	55%
2018	3	1	58%
2016	3	1	65%
2013	3	0	84%
2012	2	0	71%
2011	4	0	41%

Boats

University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 27 events · 2018–2022
9503 · Optimist · 7 events · 2011–2013
5825 · 420 · 3 events · 2016
US19788 · Optimist · 2 events · 2013
Lyric · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Red stripe · Lightning · 1 events · 2025
Mirage (Dreamweaver) · Monohull · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

MIT · 6 events
Tufts · 5 events
Navy · 3 events
Oxford, MD · 3 events
Yale · 2 events
Sacred Heart · 2 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 228 (±146), #15,802.Crew rating across all classes: 214 (±134), #13,642. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.