Sailor · 2009–2025

Nate Smith

mbyc TP52 ORC handicap Melges 32

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Events: 26
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 77%
Typically beats: 59%
Best class ranking: #142
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Tom Burnham
Best trio: Robert Schermer & Tom Burnham
Biggest lift: Brad Farrand
Longest-running crew: Doug DeVos
Nemesis: Victor Wild
Rival: Sharon O'Niel III
Best day: 29 Jul 2022
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Burnham — 3 wins · 9 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate

Doug DeVos · Delta, Windquest · Melges 32, ORC handicap, TP52 23events 4 wins together · 18 podiums · 17% win rate · 31 of 163 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Mar 2025
Bill Sleeman · Delta, Windquest · Melges 32, ORC handicap, TP52 22events 4 wins together · 17 podiums · 18% win rate · 30 of 156 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Jul 2024
Mark Pinney · Delta, Windquest · Melges 32, ORC handicap, TP52 21events 4 wins together · 18 podiums · 19% win rate · 31 of 142 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Mar 2025
Dalton DeVos · Delta, Windquest · Melges 32, ORC handicap, TP52 20events 4 wins together · 15 podiums · 20% win rate · 27 of 141 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Mar 2025
Brad Farrand · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 18events 4 wins together · 17 podiums · 22% win rate · 30 of 129 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2024
Brian MacInnes · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 17events 3 wins together · 15 podiums · 18% win rate · 26 of 127 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Mar 2025
Andrew Estcourt · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 17events 3 wins together · 15 podiums · 18% win rate · 26 of 126 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Mar 2025
Matt Cassidy · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 16events 3 wins together · 14 podiums · 19% win rate · 24 of 122 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Mar 2025
Sara Stone · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 15events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 20% win rate · 25 of 107 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Mar 2025
Robert Schermer · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 12events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 25% win rate · 19 of 78 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 26

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Mar 2025	GL 52 Pensacola Cup	Windquest	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 6
13 Sep 2024	2024 GL52 Macatawa Challenge	Windquest	TP52	Other	3rd / 5
26 Jul 2024	2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Windquest	TP52	Other	3rd / 8
15 Feb 2024	2024 GL52 Winter Series - Key West Cup	Windquest	TP52	Other	3rd / 5
15 Jan 2024	2024 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost Regatta	Windquest	TP52	Other	3rd / 5
28 Sep 2023	2023 GL52 Macatawa Championship	Windquest	TP52	Other	4th / 6
11 Aug 2023	2023 Little Traverse Cup GL52 Regatta	Windquest	TP52	Other	2nd / 6
28 Jul 2023	2023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Windquest	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 8
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Windquest	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 7
10 Jun 2023	2023 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) - Big Red Regatta	Windquest	TP52	Other	4th / 6
23 Feb 2023	2023 GL52 Winter Series - Key West Cup	Windquest	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 4
9 Sep 2022	2022 GL52 Macatawa Championship	Windquest	TP52	Other	1st / 5
26 Aug 2022	2022 Great Lakes 52 Bay Harbor Regatta	Windquest	TP52	Other	1st / 4
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Windquest	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 5
10 Jun 2022	2022 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) - Big Red Regatta	Windquest	TP52	Other	3rd / 3
25 Feb 2022	2022 GL52 Winter Series - Key West Cup	Windquest	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 5
17 Jan 2022	2022 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost Regatta	Windquest	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 5
10 Sep 2021	2021 GL52 Macatawa Championship	Windquest	TP52	Other	3rd / 5
20 Aug 2021	2021 Great Lakes 52 Bay Harbor Regatta	Windquest	TP52	Other	2nd / 4
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Windquest	ORC handicap	Grinder	2nd / 7
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Windquest	TP52	Other	1st / 4
5 Aug 2016	2016 Buzzards Bay 420 Championship	7739	420	Helm	28th / 86
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Sufficient Reason	PHRF handicap	Mast	2nd / 8
30 Nov 2012	2012 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Delta	Melges 32	Other	8th / 14
27 Sep 2012	2012 Melges 32 World Championship	Delta	Melges 32	Other	18th / 33

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	423	#3155 band 2258–4263	—
TP52 Crew	227	#142 band 97–211	−0.1
Melges 32 Crew	10 provisional	#306 band 182–398	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

420 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 20

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	26 events	4 wins	beats 61%

Positions: Grinder (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chris Duhon	117	105–12
Victor Wild	102	33–69
Sharon O'Niel III	74	44–30
Robert Hughes	51	26–25
Laura Hughes	39	30–9
Phil Lotz	26	14–12
Jason Carroll	26	7–19
Lanfranco Cirillo	26	8–18
John Taylor	26	16–10
Austin Fragomen	26	13–13
Alex Jackson	24	13–11
John Huhn	24	10–14

Most-beaten opponent: Chris Duhon (105–12).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	60%
2024	4	0	55%
2023	6	0	55%
2022	6	3	67%
2021	3	0	67%
2019	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	68%
2015	1	0	86%
2012	2	0	47%
2009	1	0	18%

Boats

Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 · 21 events · 2019–2025
Delta · Melges 32 · 3 events · 2009–2012
7739 · 420 · 1 events · 2016
Sufficient Reason · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Holland, MI, USA · 5 events
Key West, FL, USA · 5 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 4 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 2 events
Bay Harbor, MI, USA · 2 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 423, #3,155. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.