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Sailor · 2019–2025

Nicole Small

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Events
29

145 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 6 of 29

Podium rate
41%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
37%

of boats faced (90%: 35%–40%, 1,014 boats)

Best class ranking
#279

Helm in 420 · rating 376

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Clara Manchester

4 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 57% win rate

Biggest lift
Clara Manchester

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Clara Manchester

Jun 2025 – Aug 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Chris Small

1–42 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Mae Schlenker

15–13 in 28 races

Best day
11 Jul 2025

1-1-2-2-2 · 41st Annual Vivian K. Dooren MCYC Jr. Powder Puff Regatta · about 1 in 729 by chance

Signature result
1st of 13

41st Annual Vivian K. Dooren MCYC Jr. Powder Puff Regatta · 420 · 11 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Clara Manchester — 4 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 57% win rate
  • Matthew Dupree · Nicole Small · 420 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 9 of 40 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Clara Manchester · Nicole Small · 420 7events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 57% win rate · 15 of 32 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Gemma Schmid · Nicole Small · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Annie Sala · Annie Sala · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 44th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Aliza Adler · Aliza Adler · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
  • Laura Malfitano · GummiBear · Opti White 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

-104201506202020212022202320242025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Aug 2025Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2025Nicole Small420Skipper3rd / 7
30 Jul 2025Brant Beach YC Interclub 2025Nicole Small420Skipper1st / 10
23 Jul 2025Little Egg Harbor YC Interclub 2025Nicole Small420Skipper3rd / 12
21 Jul 2025USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2025Nicole Small420Skipper6th / 22
17 Jul 202548th Junior Commodore's RegattaNicole Small420Skipper1st / 4
11 Jul 202541st Annual Vivian K. Dooren MCYC Jr. Powder Puff RegattaNicole Small420Skipper1st / 13
9 Jul 2025Spray Beach YC Interclub 2025Nicole Small420Skipper1st / 11
23 Jun 20252025 Club 420 Association Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipNicole Small420Skipper44th / 45
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNicole Small420Skipper124th / 129
30 Jul 2024Brant Beach YC Interclub 2024Nicole Small420Skipper2nd / 10
24 Jul 20242024 New Jersey State C420 ChampionshipNicole Small420Skipper20th / 29
23 Jul 2024Surf City YC Interclub 2024Nicole Small420Skipper3rd / 9
22 Jul 2024USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2024Nicole Small420Skipper9th / 30
16 Jul 2024Spray Beach YC Interclub 2024Nicole Small420Skipper3rd / 8
9 Jul 2024Little Egg Harbor YC Interclub 2024Nicole Small420Skipper3rd / 6
4 Jul 202447th Junior Commodore's RegattaNicole Small420Skipper1st / 3
2 Jul 2024Haven Beach Interclub 2024Nicole Small420Skipper1st / 7
17 Jul 2023USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2023Nicole Small420Skipper5th / 24
11 Jul 20232023 Club 420 Womens North American ChampionshipAnnie Sala420Crew44th / 47
6 Jul 202339th Annual Vivian K. Dooren Jr. Powder Puff RegattaNicole Small420Skipper11th / 24
18 Jul 2022USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2022Nicole SmallSunfishSkipper4th / 10
30 Jun 2022Junior Commodore's RegattaAliza Adler420Crew5th / 8
24 Nov 20212021 Optimist Midwinter Championship (Spring Team Qualifier)Nicole SmallOptimistSkipper177th / 180
28 Oct 20212021 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipNicole SmallOptimistSkipper45th / 64
16 Aug 20212021 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipNicole SmallOptimistSkipper79th / 108

Helm rating across all classes: 463 (±168), #3,011.Crew rating across all classes: -104 (±228). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.