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Sailor · 2018–2026

Sophie Nelson

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Events
21

235 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 21

Podium rate
33%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 69%–77%, 317 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Marcus Stewart

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Kate McCann

24–33 head to head in 57 races

Rival
Sandy Lawson

35–40 in 76 races

Signature result
1st of 13

Thursday Twilight 2024-25 · Handicap · 24 Oct 2024

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Marcus Stewart · Lively · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 43 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – Oct 2025
  • Patricia Grolman · Lively · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 17 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Tricia Grolman · Lively · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-101092272019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026Zhik Friday Twilight 2026-27LivelyHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
22 Mar 20262026 Helly Hansen Women's ChallengeLivelyHandicapSkipper11th / 20
14 Oct 2025Tuesday Twilight 2025-26LivelyHandicapSkipper3rd / 14
10 Oct 2025Sail Racing Friday Twilight 2025-26LivelyHandicapSkipper6th / 17
23 Mar 20252025 Helly Hansen Women's ChallengeLivelyHandicapSkipper10th / 25
2 Feb 2025Sunday Twilight 2024-25LivelyHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
25 Oct 2024Sail Racing Friday Twilight 2024-25LivelyHandicapSkipper3rd / 14
24 Oct 2024Thursday Twilight 2024-25LivelyHandicapSkipper1st / 13
15 Oct 2024Tuesday Twilight 2024-25LivelyHandicapSkipper5th / 13
10 Oct 2023Tuesday Twilight 2023-24LivelyHandicapSkipper5th / 15
8 Oct 2023Sunday Twilight 2023-24LivelyHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
6 Oct 2023PONANT Friday Twilight 2023-24LivelyHandicapSkipper2nd / 21
11 Oct 2022Paspaley Tuesday Twilight 2022-23LivelyHandicapSkipper7th / 24
1 Oct 2022Ladies of the Sea Coaching Regatta 2022LivelyHandicapSkipper7th / 9
13 Mar 2022Sunday Twilight 2021-22LivelyHandicapSkipper10th / 21
9 Nov 2021Paspaley Tuesday Twilight 2021-22LivelyHandicapSkipper8th / 19
10 Nov 2020Paspaley Tuesday Twilight 2020-21LivelyHandicapSkipper4th / 18
8 Nov 2020Sunday Twilight 2020-21LivelyHandicapSkipper4th / 20
9 Oct 2020PONANT Friday Twilight 2020-21LivelyHandicapSkipper4th / 25
5 Oct 2019Ladies of the Sea Regatta 2019LivelyHandicapSkipper4th / 4
13 Nov 2018Paspaley Tuesday Twilight 2018-19LivelyHandicapSkipper4th / 23

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 227, #17,297. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.