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Sailor · 2013–2026

Nicolas Buc

huguenot yacht club Viper 640PHRF handicapMelges 15

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Events
35

196 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 35

Podium rate
17%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (range 38%–44%, 805 boats)

Best class ranking
#174

Helm in Viper 640 · rating 80

Biggest lift
Anna Tikhonova

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Fernberger

Sep 2013 – Oct 2018 · 19 events

Nemesis
Cardwell Potts

1–78 head to head in 79 races

Rival
Robert Matthews

57–55 in 112 races

Best day
23 May 2015

6-3-1 · 2015 1st Annual Sport Boat Grand Prix

Signature result
2nd of 21

2015 1st Annual Sport Boat Grand Prix · Viper 640 · 23 May 2015

Partnerships · 53 sailors

  • Peter Fernberger · Amelie · Viper 640 19events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 131 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2013 – Oct 2018
  • Anna Tikhonova · Comet, Tenebrae · J/44, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Gabe Asaftei · Comet, Tenebrae · J/44, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Cary James · Sunny Side · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Megan Hayes · Basilisk, Palantir 5 · ORC handicap, Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2021 – Sep 2022
  • William Ingraham · Tenebrae · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Riley Kernan · Nicolas Buc, Palantir 5 · J/44, Melges 15 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Roland Schulz · Amelie, Palantir 5 · J/44, Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2015 – Jun 2023
  • Amanda Kendrick · Palantir 5 · J/44, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Jun 2023
  • June Kendrick · Palantir 5 · J/44, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

-94261452014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 20262026 Vineyard RaceSunny SidePHRF handicapIn the way4th / 7
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceSunny SidePHRF handicapIn the way2nd / 3
20 Mar 20262026 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipSimplicityMelges 15Crew69th / 99
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceSunny SidePHRF handicapIn the way4th / 4
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekCometJ/44In the way7th / 7
21 Mar 20252025 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipNicolas BucMelges 15Skipper77th / 95
19 Oct 20242024 The Bitter EnderTOBALAPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
30 Aug 20242024 Vineyard RaceTenebraePHRF handicapChef2nd / 10
16 Sep 20232023 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipDauntlessIdeal 18Other18th / 34
1 Sep 20232023 Vineyard RaceTenebraePHRF handicapNavigator2nd / 11
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavillePalantir 5J/44In the way2nd / 6
26 May 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceOh Jee !!PHRF handicapWatch Captain7th / 7
2 Sep 20222022 Vineyard RacePalantir 5ORC handicapIn the way6th / 9
9 Jul 2022ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsNicolas BucILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper33rd / 35
7 Oct 20212021 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipBasiliskViper 640In the way25th / 37
18 Sep 20212021 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipIsoldeIdeal 18Other20th / 32
13 Oct 20182018 Viper 640 New England ChampionshipAmelieViper 640Other14th / 27
14 Jul 2018120th Larchmont Race WeekAmelieViper 640Other11th / 18
5 Jul 20182018 Viper 640 North AmericanAmelieViper 640Other25th / 36
7 Oct 20172017 American Yacht Club High Performance RegattaAmelieViper 640Other8th / 24
5 Aug 201713th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design) Including the Soverel 33 NationalsAmelieViper 640Other4th / 11
23 Jul 2017119th Larchmont Race WeekAmelieViper 640Skipper14th / 20
15 Jul 2017119th Larchmont Race WeekAmelieViper 640Other8th / 24
7 Oct 2016AYC HPDO incorporating the 2016 J/70 East Coast Championship<br>2016 International 505 Region One Championship<br>2016 Fireball North American Championship<br>2016 Viper Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipAmelieViper 640Other29th / 35
6 Aug 20162016 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design ChampionshipsAmelieViper 640Other14th / 14

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 49, #43,044.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 73, #31,994. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.