Sailor · 2007–2019

Nico Poons

y c m Farr 40 IRC handicap Swan 45

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Events: 21
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 19%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #3
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: Joost Aapkes
Longest-running crew: Jason Currie
Nemesis: Alberto Rossi
Rival: John Demourkas
Best day: 27 Aug 2013
Signature result: 52nd of 271

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Jason Currie · Charisma · Farr 40 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 89 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2012 – Aug 2013
Dimitri Simons · Charisma · Farr 40 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 79 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2012 – Aug 2013
Ivan Peute · Charisma · Farr 40 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 69 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2012 – Aug 2013
Gilbert Figaroa · Charisma · Farr 40 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 64 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2012 – Jul 2013
Morgan Reeser · Charisma · Farr 40 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 55 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2013 – Aug 2013
Gregor Vlasblom · Charisma · Farr 40 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 55 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2013 – Aug 2013
Chris Hosking · Charisma · Farr 40 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 55 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2013 – Aug 2013
Marije Kampen · Charisma · Farr 40 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 45 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2012 – Aug 2013
Joost Aapkes · Charisma · Farr 40 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 45 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2012 – Aug 2013
Matt Reynolds · Charisma · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 34 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2012 – Sep 2012

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

Rating history

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Nov 2019	Monaco Sportboats Winter Series Act1	CHARISMA V	J/70	Skipper	8th / 33
18 Mar 2016	2016 Melges 20 Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series :: Act 5	CHARISMA	Melges 20	Skipper	25th / 25
27 Aug 2013	2013 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	5th / 15
24 Aug 2013	2013 New England Boatworks Farr 40 Pre-Worlds	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	3rd / 15
24 Jul 2013	2013 Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship :: Event 5	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	11th / 11
13 Jun 2013	159th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	3rd / 9
14 Mar 2013	2013 Farr 40 Miami Beach :: Event 2	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	6th / 7
24 Jan 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Charisma	Farr 40	Skipper	4th / 6
18 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	11th / 20
14 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds - USA Circuit Event 5	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	7th / 20
4 Jul 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship - USA Event 4	Charisma	Farr 40	Skipper	10th / 11
24 May 2012	2012 Farr 40 USA East Coast Championship - (USA Event 3)	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	9th / 11
8 Mar 2012	2012 Farr 40 USA Circuit Championship - Event #2	Charisma	Farr 40	Skipper	6th / 8
16 Jan 2012	Quantum Key West Race Week 2012	Charisma	Farr 40	Other	5th / 7
14 May 2010	North Sea Race 2010	Charisma	IRC handicap	Skipper	2nd / 10
3 Aug 2009	28 COPA DEL REY AUDI MAPFRE 2009	CHARISMA	Swan 45	Skipper	3rd / 8
28 Jul 2008	COPA DEL REY 2008	CHARISMA	Swan 45	Skipper	11th / 16
13 Aug 2007	Rolex Fastnet Race 2007	Charisma	IRC handicap	Skipper	6th / 25
13 Aug 2007	Rolex Fastnet Race 2007	Charisma	IRC handicap	Skipper	18th / 57
13 Aug 2007	Rolex Fastnet Race 2007	Charisma	IRC handicap	Skipper	52nd / 271
29 Jun 2007	IRC Championship 2007	Charisma	Swan 45	Skipper	13th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	124 provisional	#29493 band 20343–41068	—
Farr 40 Helm	113 provisional	#25 band 17–31	−4.9
Swan 45 Helm	114 provisional	#3 band 1–7	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 20 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -159
J/70 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 55

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	21 events	0 wins	beats 48%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	62%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Richardson	108	38–70
John Demourkas	108	54–53
Wolfgang Schaefer	108	40–66
Alberto Rossi	88	27–61
Helmut Jahn	79	34–43
Kevin McNeil	69	34–34
Hasip Gencer	68	30–38
Alex Roepers	60	23–37
Imre Ergin	52	32–20
Guido Belgiorno-Nettis	39	19–20
Bernardo Minkow	35	19–15
Seth Cooley	33	23–9

Most-beaten opponent: Soenke Bruhns (23–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2019	1	78%
2016	1	0%
2013	6	48%
2012	6	35%
2010	1	89%
2009	1	71%
2008	1	33%
2007	4	61%

Boats

CHARISMA · Melges 20, Farr 40, IRC handicap, Swan 45 · 20 events · 2007–2016
CHARISMA V · J/70 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 4 events
Unknown · 4 events
Palma, Mallorca, Spain · 2 events
Miami, FL, USA · 2 events
Key West, FL, USA · 2 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 124, #29,493. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.