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Sailor · 2017–2025

Rhea Nicholas

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Events
27

92 races · 1 race win

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 27

Podium rate
19%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
21%

of boats faced (range 18%–24%, 593 boats)

Best class ranking
#1042

Helm in DN · rating -111

Biggest lift
Chris Clark

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Robert Cummins

5–35 head to head in 40 races

Rival
Colin Duncan

13–15 in 28 races

Best day
26 Jan 2022

7-4-8-8-9-8 · 2022 DN US National Championship

Signature result
1st of 8

2019 Invitational Mills Trophy Race · PHRF handicap · 7 Jun 2019

Partnerships · 42 sailors

  • Tom Anderson · Rapsody in Blue, Vortices 2 · Nonsuch 30, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2022
  • Chris Clark · Rapsody in Blue, Vortices 2 · Nonsuch 30, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2022
  • Tom Dawson · Glory, Rapsody in Blue · Nonsuch 30, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2021
  • Ron Sherry · Glory, Rapsody in Blue, Vortices 2 · Nonsuch 30, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Mar 2022
  • Susie McGraw Thibault · Rapsody in Blue, Rhea Nicholas · Nonsuch 30, PHRF handicap, Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Oct 2022
  • Patrick J. Cazabon · Frunobulax · Cal 25 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2017 – Jun 2018
  • Robert Cazabon · Frunobulax · Cal 25 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2017 – Jun 2018
  • Carter Holliday · Misty Rose · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Cathy Henderson · Pirate · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Paul Asker · Stargazer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

-356-153502018201920202021202220232024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Jul 20252025 Beringer Bowl Overnight Ocean RaceMisty RoseHandicapCrew3rd / 7
25 Feb 20242024 DN North American ChampionshipUS 4783DNSkipper36th / 38
4 Aug 20232023 ILCA US National ChampionshipsNot StinkyILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper90th / 91
22 Jan 20232023 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 4783DNSkipper33rd / 35
1 Oct 20222022 Bayview North Channel RaceRapsody in BluePHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
18 Mar 20222022 SORC Sailors Choice RaceVortices 2ORC handicapGrinder4th / 7
26 Jan 20222022 DN US National ChampionshipUS 4783DNSkipper7th / 22
2 Oct 20212021 Bayview North Channel RaceRapsody in BlueNonsuch 30Other3rd / 3
7 Aug 20212021 ILCA-NA Laser No Coast Championship193994ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper16th / 16
2 Aug 20212021 Thistle National ChampionshipRhea NicholasThistleOther54th / 56
6 Mar 20212021 DN Central Regional ChampionshipUS 4783DNSkipper7th / 15
25 Jan 20212021 DN US National Championship4783DNSkipper14th / 26
19 Dec 20202020 DN Central Regional ChampionshipUS 4783DNSkipper6th / 15
3 Oct 20202020 Bayview North Channel RaceRapsody in BlueNonsuch 30Other3rd / 8
15 Aug 20202020 Bayview One Design RegattaRhea NicholasSunfishOther10th / 10
30 Jul 20202020 ILCA-NA Laser No Coast Championship193994ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper32nd / 32
18 Jan 20202020 DN North American ChampionshipUS 4783DNSkipper12th / 26
4 Jan 20202020 DN Western Regional ChampionshipUS4783DNSkipper25th / 30
14 Dec 20192019 Great Western Challenge (DN)US 4783DNSkipper21st / 27
5 Oct 20192019 Bayview North Channel RaceGloryPHRF handicapCo-Skipper11th / 15
29 Jun 20192019 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipRhea NicholasThistleSkipper44th / 47
7 Jun 20192019 Invitational Mills Trophy RacePiratePHRF handicapFloater1st / 8
1 Jun 20192019 Bayview One Design RegattaStargazerPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
21 Feb 20192019 DN North American ChampionshipUS 4783DNSkipper22nd / 26
5 Jan 20192019 DN Western Region ChampionshipUS 4783DNSkipper22nd / 22

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -169, #78,572.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 24, #40,027. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.