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Sailor · 2011–2025

Marcel Nyffenegger

eastern boston yc PHRF handicapORC handicapIRC handicap

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Events
21

109 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 5 of 21

Podium rate
48%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 52%–65%, 155 boats)

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jud Smith

4 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Bump Wilcox & Jud Smith

4 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bump Wilcox

+33 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Mellen

Jun 2011 – Jun 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
Betsy McCombs

8–22 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Edward Kaye

25–18 in 43 races

Best day
11 Jun 2022

1-1-1 · 168th NYYC Annual Regatta

Signature result
1st of 9

168th NYYC Annual Regatta · ORC handicap · 11 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Jud Smith — 4 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate
  • Jim Mellen · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B Squad, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 31% win rate · 12 of 63 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2025
  • Andrew White · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B Squad, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 13 of 54 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2025
  • David Covino · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B Squad, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 10 of 32 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2025
  • Jud Smith · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B Squad, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 12 of 29 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2025
  • Bump Wilcox · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 10 of 28 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jul 2024
  • Mark Andrews · AFRICA, Gigi, Katabatic · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 41 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Aug 2023
  • Cindy Smith · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B Squad, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 43% win rate · 11 of 32 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2025
  • Russ Chapman · Gigi, Katabatic, Panache · Etchells, Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jul 2020
  • Marshall McLean · AFRICA, AFRICA B Squad, AFRICA B-Squad, Gigi · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 33% win rate · 9 of 31 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Dave Timberlake · Gigi, Katabatic · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 37 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Aug 2018

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

Rating history

-24631502012201420162018202020222024Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaAFRICA B SquadORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 11
19 Jul 20242024 Beringer Bowl Overnight Ocean RaceAFRICA B-SquadPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 3
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaAFRICA B-SquadPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 10
18 Aug 20232023 Ted Hood RegattaAFRICAHandicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 5
14 Jul 20232023 ORC East Coast ChampionshipEscape Velocity IIORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 7
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleEscape Velocity IIORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 14
15 Jun 20232023 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island RaceAFRICAPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer2nd / 8
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaEscape Velocity IIORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 9
20 Aug 20222022 Ted Hood RegattaAFRICAPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 9
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaEscape Velocity 2ORC handicapNavigator1st / 9
20 Aug 20212021 Ted Hood RegattaAFRICAPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 3
9 Jul 20212021 Michael A. Mentuck Memorial Ocean RaceAfricaPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 4
21 Aug 20202020 Ted Hood RegattaAfricaHandicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 6
17 Jul 2020MRA 2020 SEASON PASSPanacheEtchellsCrew6th / 8
24 Aug 20182018 Ted Hood RegattaGigiHandicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 12
25 Aug 20172017 Ted Hood RegattaGigiPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 7
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekGigiIRC handicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 8
29 Jul 2016Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2016PanacheEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer11th / 14
4 Sep 20152015 Vineyard RaceDonnybrookIRC handicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 5
24 Jun 20132013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVKatabaticIRC handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 11
20 Jun 20112011 Block Island Race Week XXIVKatabaticIRC handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 13

Crew rating across all classes: 140, #22,076. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.