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Sailor · 2019–2024

Nathan Ritsch

wayzata yacht club PHRF handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Events
10

27 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 2 of 10

Podium rate
20%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 54%–67%, 135 boats)

Most successful partnership
Bill Peterson

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Volker Petersen & Lizzie Easter

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jim Vaudreuil

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Vaudreuil

Sep 2022 – Sep 2023 · 7 events

Nemesis
Dan Lewis

3–9 head to head in 12 races

Signature result
1st of 7

2023 Trans Superior International Yacht Race · PHRF handicap · 5 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Peterson — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Jim Vaudreuil · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Volker Petersen · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Lizzie Easter · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Dale Peters · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 14 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Judy Woellner · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Lisa Skluzacak · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Lisa Skluzacek · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Bill Peterson · Chewbacca, ZigZag · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jul 2023
  • Jon Lee · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Griffin Bell · ZigZag · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

0681352020202120222023Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Sep 20242024 Star of the NorthMillennium FalconHandicapCrew12th / 19
23 Sep 20232023 WYC/AIS MW Dobson RegattaZigZagPHRF handicapMid Bow6th / 13
2 Sep 20232023 WYC/AIS Labor Day / Fall SeriesZigZagPHRF handicapMid Bow6th / 17
5 Aug 20232023 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceZigZagPHRF handicapMid Bow1st / 7
3 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekZigZagPHRF handicapMid Bow5th / 11
1 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceZigZagPHRF handicapFloater4th / 24
27 May 20232023 WYC/AIS Spring Series RegattaZigZagPHRF handicapOther9th / 15
3 Sep 20222022 WYC/AIS Labor Day / Fall SeriesZigZagPHRF handicapOther4th / 11
2 Aug 20192019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceChewbaccaORC handicapFloater1st / 5
29 Jun 20192019 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceChewbaccaPHRF handicapFloater15th / 23

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 135, #23,532. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.