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Sailor · 2021–2026

Liam Nelson

rhyc HandicapOptimist420

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Events
25

135 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 25

Podium rate
20%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–63%, 1,081 boats)

Best class ranking
#2168

Helm in 420 · rating 69

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Reid Dodgson

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Reid Dodgson

May 2025 – Sep 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Sterling Ott

1–25 head to head in 26 races

Rival
Michael Berezin

21–15 in 36 races

Best day
15 Jul 2021

1-1-8-10 · 62nd Annual Steerers’ Regatta · about 1 in 365 by chance

Signature result
1st of 39

62nd Annual Steerers’ Regatta · Optimist · 15 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 20 sailors

  • Reid Dodgson · Backflip, Liam Nelson, Reid Dodgson · 420, Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 30 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Katie Tyler · Liam Nelson, Lily Nelson, Organized chaos, Organized Chaos · 420, Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 18 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Gabby Cote · c420, Liam Nelson, StupidFast cheese balls · 420, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Clarke Perry · FireFly, Honor Roll, Perryeh · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2024 – May 2026
  • Christopher Shaw · Honor Roll, Perryeh · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Matthew Sheridan · Honor Roll, Perryeh · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • James Strack · Honor Roll, Perryeh · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Cheyenne Pereira · Honor Roll, Perryeh · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Patrick Loch-Sapp · Liam Nelson · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 13th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Paul Cavanagh · FireFly · J/35 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-76-105620222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansOrganized Chaos420Skipper105th / 170
18 Jul 2026PCYC Four Sisters Open 2026Organized chaosHandicapCrew46th / 87
16 Jul 2026PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2026Organized chaosHandicapSkipper12th / 86
4 Jul 2026CyberSail Youth RegattaLiam Nelson420Skipper6th / 20
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitFireFlyJ/35Bow8th / 8
23 May 20262026 Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaLily NelsonHandicapCrew3rd / 24
6 Sep 20252025 Cornish Hen Dinghy RegattaLiam NelsonHandicapSkipper3rd / 20
21 Aug 20252025 HANS FOGH YOUTH REGATTABackflipHandicapCrew3rd / 27
19 Jul 2025PCYC Four Sisters Open 2025Reid DodgsonHandicapCrew6th / 61
17 Jul 2025PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2025Liam Nelson420Skipper48th / 113
12 Jul 20252025 Seahorse RegattaLiam Nelson420Skipper12th / 29
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitHonor RollJ/35Bow5th / 10
24 May 20252025 Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaLiam NelsonHandicapSkipper3rd / 18
6 Sep 20242024 J/35 North American ChampionshipPerryehJ/35Other10th / 12
2 Aug 20242024 Ontario Summer Gamesc420HandicapSkipper9th / 18
18 Jul 202465th Annual Steerers' Invitational at Port Credit Yacht ClubStupidFast cheese balls420Skipper21st / 115
6 Jul 20242024 Fogh Boorman Dinghy RegattaLiam NelsonOptimistSkipper6th / 6
24 May 20242024 Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaLiam NelsonHandicapSkipper9th / 12
8 Sep 2023Cornish Hen Dinghy RegattaLiam NelsonHandicapSkipper13th / 22
20 Jul 2023PCYC Four Sisters Open 2023Stupid FastOptimistSkipper18th / 33
19 Jul 2023PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2023Stupid FastOptimistSkipper51st / 87
7 Jul 2023Fogh Boorman Dinghy RegattaLiam NelsonOptimistSkipper6th / 24
26 May 2023Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaStupidfastOptimistSkipper11th / 19
22 Jul 20222022 63rd Annual Steerers’ RegattaStupid FastOptimistOther32nd / 46
15 Jul 202162nd Annual Steerers’ RegattaStupid FastOptimistHelm1st / 39

Helm rating across all classes: -3 (±206), #52,219.Crew rating across all classes: 1 (±191), #43,216. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.