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Sailor · 2020–2026

Nigel Haywood

spsa PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
25

26 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
28%

28% win rate · 7 of 25

Podium rate
80%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 63%–75%, 150 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bill Ackerman

6 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events together · 32% win rate

Best trio
Bill Ackerman & Diane Metcalf

6 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bill Ackerman

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dave Roberts

Oct 2020 – Feb 2026 · 24 events

Signature result
1st of 13

2022 Papa's Pilar Rumgatta · PHRF handicap · 22 Oct 2022

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Ackerman — 6 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events together · 32% win rate
  • Dave Roberts · Legacy, LEGACY, Legacy (S), Legacy DC · Handicap, PHRF handicap 24events 7 wins together · 19 podiums · 29% win rate · 7 of 25 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Feb 2026
  • Diane Metcalf · Legacy, LEGACY, Legacy (S), Legacy DC · Handicap, PHRF handicap 24events 7 wins together · 19 podiums · 29% win rate · 7 of 25 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Feb 2026
  • Bill Ackerman · Legacy, Legacy (S), Legacy DC, Legacy Declared chute 3-9-2021 · Handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 6 wins together · 15 podiums · 32% win rate · 6 of 20 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Feb 2026
  • Mike Rector · Legacy Declared chute · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2020
  • Joshua Turton · Va Bene · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Janos Lipcsei · Va Bene · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Jared Horvitz · Va Bene · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Douglas Jones · Legacy · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Alexis Biondi · LEGACY · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • David Mishin · LEGACY · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-1187184202120222023202420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgLegacy DCPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 16
1 Nov 20252025 MOA Race SPYCVa BenePHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 3
4 Oct 2025SPYC 2025 Fall Bay Race/ Ted Irwin Memorial RegattaLEGACYPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 6
5 Apr 20252025 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charley Morgan MemorialLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 7
8 Mar 20252025 SPYC Pennington CupLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 7
1 Feb 20252025 SPYC John Jennings Memorial RegattaLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 3
9 Mar 20242024 SPYC Pennington CupLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 5
24 Feb 202459th Annual Gasparilla RegattaLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 10
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 13
14 Oct 20232023 Papa's Pilar RumgattaLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 7
7 Oct 20232023 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 4
1 Apr 20232023 SPYC 81 Bay Invitational Ted Irwin MemorialLegacyDCPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 6
5 Mar 20232023 SPYC Pennington CupLegacy/DCPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 4
25 Feb 202357th Annual Gasparilla RegattaLegacyPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 9
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgLegacy (S)PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 10
22 Oct 20222022 Papa's Pilar RumgattaLegacy (S)PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 13
8 Oct 20222022 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceLegacy (S)PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 3
17 Sep 2022The 40th Annual Fall Kick Off RegattaLegacy (S)PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 4
26 Mar 202240th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin MemorialLegacy (S)PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 5
18 Feb 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgLegacy (S)PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 11
5 Feb 202256th Annual Gasparilla RegattaLegacy (S)HandicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 8
1 Oct 20212021 Papa's Pilar RumgattaLegacy (S)PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 8
18 Sep 2021The 39th Annual Fall Kick Off RegattaLegacy DCPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 4
13 Mar 20212021 Crown Cars RegattaLegacy Declared chute 3-9-2021PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 4
10 Oct 20202020 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceLegacy Declared chutePHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 5

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 132, #23,966. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.