Sailor · 2009–2025

Phil Niles

marquette university Beneteau First 36.7 College fleet racing PHRF handicap

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Events: 22
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 58%
Best class ranking: #58
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Dina Howell
Best trio: Dina Howell & Peter Wright
Biggest lift: Peter Wright
Longest-running crew: Peter Wright
Nemesis: Joe Kutschenreuter
Rival: Jarrett Altmin
Best day: 8 Jun 2019
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 53 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dina Howell — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Peter Wright · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 30% win rate · 17 of 51 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+54 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2022
Dina Howell · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 7events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 43% win rate · 14 of 37 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Sep 2019
Greg Alm · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 39 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2022
Richard Gadzala · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 22 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2022
Ruth Baxter · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 10 of 29 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2022
Simon Mc Grotty · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 13 of 42 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2022
Lee Petersen · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 16 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2019
John Baxter · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 34 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2022
Richard Hayes · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 20 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Tony Orlebeke · Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 26 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 22

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2025	Course Racing Results as of 12:53 on February 8, 2025	58	Wing Recreational Fleet	Skipper	9th / 13
1 Jan 2025	Marathon Results as of 17:13 on February 8, 2025	58	Handicap	Skipper	31st / 73
1 Jan 2025	Marathon Results as of 18:46 on February 8, 2025	58	Wing	Skipper	12th / 25
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Maggie Mae	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	2nd / 12
25 Jun 2021	2021 Chicago to Michigan City to Chicago - CASRA	Sagamore	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 3
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Sagamore	ORC handicap	Bow	7th / 10
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Maggie Mae	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 9
5 Sep 2019	2019 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Maggie Mae	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 13
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Maggie Mae	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	1st / 13
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Maggie Mae	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	1st / 11
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Maggie Mae	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 13
2 Jun 2018	2018 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Maggie Mae	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 9
17 Jun 2017	2017 Chicago - Waukegan - Chicago - CASRA	Maggie Mae	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	3rd / 6
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Maggie Mae	Beneteau First 36.7	Bow	1st / 13
12 Sep 2015	Milwaukee Bay One Design Championship	4049	420	Skipper	6th / 7
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Southbound	J/105	Bow	8th / 11
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Maggie Mae	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 16
12 May 2012	Gopher Invite	Marquette University (Golden Eagles 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	8th / 9
21 Apr 2012	3 Division	Marquette University (Golden Eagles)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	10th / 11
7 Apr 2012	Hawkeye Invite	Marquette University (Golden Eagles 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	3rd / 7
17 Apr 2010	Mcsa Coed Qualifiers	Marquette University (Marquette)	College fleet racing	A Crew (5-6)	12th / 13
14 Nov 2009	Timmie's Tune-Up	Marquette University (Marquette)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (3-4,7-8)	14th / 17

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	348 provisional	#5797 band 3151–10425	—
Beneteau First 36.7 Crew	322 provisional	#58 band 27–105	+5.1
Full-size sailing Helm	-95 provisional	#74112 band 56827–84444	—
College fleet racing Helm	-76 provisional	#5913 band 4802–6824	−11.2

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -16
420 · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -46
College fleet racing · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating -20

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	0 wins	beats 34%
As crew	14 events	3 wins	beats 71%

Positions: Bow (9) · Headsail Trimmer (4) · A Skipper (3) · A Crew (5-6) (1) · B Skipper (3-4,7-8) (1)

How they race

Closer	+11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jarrett Altmin	48	20–28
Antoni Czupryna	47	34–13
Earle Atwater	45	33–12
Jason Veatch	43	36–7
Greg Rasmussen	41	35–6
Greg Adams	40	12–28
John O'Brien	39	9–30
Chris Duhon	35	25–10
Davis Dolson	32	19–13
Alice Martin	31	27–4
Mark Norris	30	20–10
Gary Hamilton	28	26–2

Most-beaten opponent: Jason Veatch (36–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	3	0	49%
2022	1	0	91%
2021	3	0	57%
2019	3	2	86%
2018	2	0	90%
2017	2	1	80%
2015	2	0	23%
2014	1	0	93%
2012	3	0	30%
2010	1	0	8%
2009	1	0	19%

Boats

Maggie Mae · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 10 events · 2014–2022
58 · Wing Recreational Fleet, Handicap, Wing · 3 events · 2025
Sagamore · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2021
Marquette University (Golden Eagles 1) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2012
Marquette University (Marquette) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2009–2010
4049 · 420 · 1 events · 2015
Southbound · J/105 · 1 events · 2015
Marquette University (Golden Eagles) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 11 events
Madison || USA · 2 events
Wisconsin · 2 events
Unknown · 1 events
Northwestern · 1 events
Iowa · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 348, #5,797.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -95, #74,112. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.