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Sailor · 2013–2026

Dean Nelson

lnyc HandicapUltimate 20U20

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Events
28

225 races · 39 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 6 of 28

Podium rate
46%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (90%: 70%–78%, 297 boats)

Best class ranking
#30

Helm in Ultimate 20 · rating 158

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Kenneth Jones

17–63 head to head in 80 races

Rival
Mark Aspland

31–42 in 73 races

Best day
26 Apr 2025

1-1-2-1 · 2025 Saturday Club Series · about 1 in 23 by chance

Signature result
1st of 17

LNYC Sunday Portsmouth Series · Portsmouth handicap · 7 Apr 2024

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Dave Rink · uh-huh · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Charlie Zylstra · Handicap · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • John Singletary · Handicap · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Mike Herman · uh-huh · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016

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

Rating history

01072132014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 May 20262026 Saturday Club SeriesHandicapUltimate 20Skipper1st / 8
24 Apr 202626th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaHandicapUltimate 20Skipper6th / 14
23 Apr 20262026 Thursday Night SeriesHandicapPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 23
12 Apr 20262026 LNYC Sunday Portsmouth SeriesHandicapPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 16
27 Apr 20252025 LNYC Sunday Portsmouth SeriesUh-huhPortsmouth handicapSkipper1st / 10
17 Apr 20252025 Thursday SeriesUh-huhPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 18
5 Apr 20252025 Saturday Club SeriesUh-huhUltimate 20Skipper2nd / 9
7 Apr 2024LNYC Sunday Portsmouth SeriesDean NelsonPortsmouth handicapSkipper1st / 17
7 May 2023Saturday Club SeriesUh-huhUltimate 20Skipper2nd / 8
5 Apr 2023Thursday SeriesUh-huhPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 32
2 Apr 2023Portsmouth Club SeriesUh-huhPortsmouth handicapSkipper1st / 13
26 Apr 201919th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaUh-huhHandicapSkipper4th / 7
10 Nov 2018Carolina Keelboat One Design RegattaUh-huhHandicapSkipper7th / 8
26 Sep 2018ProSail 2018 Ultimate 20 North American ChampionshipUh-huhUltimate 20Skipper9th / 18
21 Apr 201818th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaUh-huhHandicapSkipper5th / 7
11 Nov 2017Carolina Keelboat One Design RegattaUh-huhU20Skipper6th / 9
15 Sep 20172017 Peninsula Cup RegattaUh-huhHandicapSkipper4th / 7
18 Mar 2017Keelboat Midwinter Regatta (Rescheduled)Uh-huhHandicapSkipper6th / 8
12 Nov 20162016 Carolina Keelboat One Design RegattaUh-huhU20Skipper5th / 12
2 Sep 20162016 Labor Day Regattauh-huhHandicapSkipper6th / 6
3 Jun 201616th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaUh-huhHandicapSkipper1st / 9
12 Mar 2016Keelboat Midwinter RegattaUh-huhHandicapSkipper4th / 9
3 Jul 2015Independence Day Celebrations & RegattaUh-huhHandicapSkipper4th / 5
14 Mar 2015Keelboat Midwinter RegattaUh-huhHandicapSkipper4th / 9
7 Nov 201424th Annual Carolina Keelboat One Design RegattaUh-huhU20Skipper3rd / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 204 (±119), #18,241. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.