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Sailor · 2021–2026

Ty Nichols

fyc OptimistMelges 15Handicap

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Events
38

230 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 38

Podium rate
16%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 40%–43%, 2,994 boats)

Best class ranking
#2447

Helm in Optimist · rating 236

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Cameron Bellina

30–102 head to head in 133 races

Rival
Rowan Michel

74–59 in 135 races

Best day
11 Apr 2025

6-13-DNF-4-4-9-14-13-10-15-12-10-9-1-10-9 · 2025 O'PEN SKIFF NORTH AMERICAN "UN-REGATTA"

Signature result
1st of 15

2024 Dogwood Regatta · Optimist · 20 Apr 2024

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Holly Murray · Halfcocked, Halftacked · Melges 15 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-1428230620222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Sep 2026Wadewitz Regatta220323ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 13
22 Aug 20262026 Galloway Regatta185541ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper8th / 9
14 Aug 20262026 ISCA Youth North American Championship6880SunfishSkipper4th / 12
30 May 2026Schools Out 2026HalftackedMelges 15Crew2nd / 5
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsTy NicholsOptimistSkipper96th / 228
21 Mar 20262026 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipTy NicholsOptimistSkipper26th / 66
7 Mar 20262026 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipTy NicholsOptimistSkipper199th / 246
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3HalftackedMelges 15Crew88th / 127
28 Nov 20252025 Allstate Sugarbowl Optimist Midwinter ChampionshipTy NicholsOptimistSkipper25th / 48
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Ty NicholsOptimistSkipper19th / 269
27 Sep 20252025 Wadewitz Regatta23404HandicapSkipper10th / 47
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipTy NicholsOptimistSkipper62nd / 259
2 May 2025GYA OPENING REGATTA23404OptimistSkipper5th / 21
11 Apr 20252025 O'PEN SKIFF NORTH AMERICAN "UN-REGATTA"Ty NicholsHandicapSkipper10th / 74
29 Mar 20252025 Dogwood Regatta23404OptimistSkipper2nd / 15
15 Mar 20252025 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipTy NicholsOptimistSkipper23rd / 48
6 Feb 20252025 Valentine's Day RegattaTy NicholsOptimistSkipper169th / 202
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Ty NicholsOptimistSkipper189th / 213
12 Oct 20242024 Monk Smith Regatta23404OptimistSkipper5th / 15
28 Sep 20242024 Wadewitz Regatta23404HandicapSkipper11th / 31
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipTy NicholsOptimistSkipper210th / 285
1 Jun 2024Schools Out 2024HalfcockedMelges 15Crew3rd / 3
4 May 20242024 GYA Opening Regatta23404OptimistSkipper4th / 16
20 Apr 20242024 Dogwood Regatta23404OptimistSkipper1st / 15
22 Mar 20242024 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipTy NicholsOptimistSkipper43rd / 49

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 155, #26,461.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 46. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.