Sailor · 1971–1990

Dave Nelson

Skeeter B Stern Steerer Some links uncertain

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Events: 16
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 37%
Best class ranking: #99

Nemesis: Bill Mattison
Rival: Walter Whitehorse
Signature result: 11th of 38

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Dave Nelson.

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 Feb 1990	1990 Northwest Ice Yachting Association Regatta (NIYA)	11	B Stern Steerer	Skipper	1st / 2
2 Feb 1990	1990 Northwest Ice Yachting Association Regatta (NIYA)	M-165	Skeeter	Skipper	5th / 5
5 Mar 1988	1988 Northwest Ice Yachting Association Regatta (NIYA)	B-11	B Stern Steerer	Skipper	2nd / 2
5 Mar 1988	1988 Northwest Ice Yachting Association Regatta (NIYA)	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	27th / 33
1 Mar 1987	1987 ISA Championship Regatta	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	17th / 26
1 Jan 1986	1986 Northwest Ice Yachting Association Regatta (NIYA)	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	14th / 37
10 Feb 1984	1984 ISA Skeeter Championship Regatta (A, B, C Skeeter and Renegade)	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	15th / 15
21 Jan 1984	1984 NIYA Regatta (A-D stern steerers, DN, E Skeeter, Renegade)	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	22nd / 30
17 Jan 1975	1975 NIYA Northwestern Regatta (E Skeeter, Renegade, DN, DN Junior)	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	21st / 38
2 Feb 1974	1974 ISA Skeeter Championship	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	18th / 33
18 Jan 1974	1974 Northwestern Ice Yachting Association Regatta	Dave Nelson	Skeeter	Skipper	11th / 38
9 Mar 1973	1973 ISA Skeeter Championship	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	23rd / 25
3 Feb 1973	1973 Northwestern Ice Yachting Association Regatta	Dave Nelson	Skeeter	Skipper	32nd / 33
1 Jan 1972	1972 Northwestern Ice Yachting Association Regatta	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	23rd / 39
12 Feb 1971	1971 ISA Skeeter Championship	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	17th / 33
15 Jan 1971	1971 Northwestern Ice Yachting Association Regatta	M-150	Skeeter	Skipper	20th / 29

Titles

1990 B Stern Steerer NIYA Championship (B Stern Steerer) helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-69 provisional	#66255 band 47858–78141	—
Skeeter Helm	-132 provisional	#99 band 72–105	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

B Stern Steerer · Helm · 7 races, 2 events · rating 25

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	16 events	1 wins	beats 34%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	37%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	33%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Mattison	47	5–42
Paul Krueger	43	6–37
Bill Perrigo	34	9–23
Jim Smith	33	5–28
Walter Whitehorse	32	15–17
Bob Pegel	31	8–23
Tom Schmidt	31	5–26
Fritz Button	28	12–16
Harry Whitehorse	28	21–6
Tim Fredman	28	3–25
Gary Whitehorse	27	9–16
Bob Maxant	25	13–11

Most-beaten opponent: Greg Whitehorse (20–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
1990	2	1	50%
1988	2	0	9%
1987	1	0	36%
1986	1	0	64%
1984	2	0	14%
1975	1	0	46%
1974	2	0	60%
1973	2	0	6%
1972	1	0	42%
1971	2	0	41%

Boats

M-150 · Skeeter · 11 events · 1971–1988
Dave Nelson · Skeeter · 2 events · 1973–1974
11 · B Stern Steerer · 1 events · 1990
M-165 · Skeeter · 1 events · 1990
B-11 · B Stern Steerer · 1 events · 1988

Where they race

Madison, Wisconsin, USA · 4 events
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA · 2 events
Green Lake, Wisconsin, USA · 2 events
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA · 1 events
Gull Lake, Michigan, USA · 1 events
Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -69, #66,255. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.