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Sailor · 2008–2026

Gordon Nash

ryc HandicapPHRF handicapEl Toro

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Events
83

170 races · 43 race wins

Win rate
34%

34% win rate · 28 of 83

Podium rate
75%

62 top-three finishes

Typically beats
87%

of boats faced (range 85%–88%, 1,837 boats)

Best class ranking
#20

Helm in El Toro · rating 330

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ruth Suzuki

13 wins · 23 podiums in 30 events together · 43% win rate

Biggest lift
Ruth Suzuki

+1 point of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ruth Suzuki

Jan 2011 – Oct 2026 · 30 events

Nemesis
Michael Quinn

22–35 head to head in 57 races

Rival
Fred Paxton

20–19 in 39 races

Best day
6 Dec 2009

5-3-4-2-5-3-4-1-5-2-6-2-4-14-6-1-9 · 2009-2010 Small Boat Midwinters

Signature result
1st of 35

2011 - Vallejo 1-2 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2011

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ruth Suzuki — 13 wins · 23 podiums in 30 events together · 43% win rate
  • Ruth Suzuki · ARCADIA · Handicap 30events 13 wins together · 23 podiums · 43% win rate · 12 of 39 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2011 – Oct 2026
  • Terry Bennett · ARCADIA · Handicap 10events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 30% win rate · 7 of 17 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2025
  • Andrew Scott · PAPILLON · Handicap 7events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Apr 2025
  • Gordie Nash · 11500, Arcadia · El Toro, Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Sep 2024
  • Terry Benett · ARCADIA · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
  • Gordon Lyon · ARCADIA · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Ruth Suzukoi · ARCADIA · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

0232464200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 83

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 - Vallejo 1-2ARCADIAHandicapSkipper4th / 6
19 Sep 20262026 - Half Moon Bay RaceARCADIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
28 Mar 20262026 - Round the RocksARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 11
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianARCADIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoARCADIAHandicapSkipper6th / 11
1 Nov 20252025 - 2026 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaARCADIAPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 10
4 Oct 20252025 - Vallejo 1-2ARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 10
13 Sep 20252025 - Half Moon Bay RaceARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 3
16 Aug 20252025 - Drakes Bay RacesARCADIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
16 Aug 20252025 - Drakes Bay RacesARCADIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
5 Apr 20252025 - 46th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RacePAPILLONHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 11
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianARCADIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 11
5 Oct 20242024 - Vallejo 1-2ARCADIAHandicapSkipper4th / 14
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEArcadiaHandicapSkipper15th / 152
7 Sep 20242024 - Half Moon Bay RaceARCADIAHandicapSkipper5th / 6
10 Aug 20242024 - Drakes Bay RacesARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 4
10 Aug 20242024 - Drakes Bay RacesARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 4
27 Apr 20242024 - Sort of Singlehanded South BayARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 7
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksARCADIAHandicapSkipper4th / 12
24 Feb 20242024 - CorinthianARCADIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoARCADIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 17
7 Oct 20232023 - Vallejo 1-2ARCADIAHandicapSkipper1st / 7
9 Sep 20232023 - Half Moon Bay RaceARCADIAHandicapSkipper3rd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 392, #5,148. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.