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Sailor · 2007–2025

Nick Johnstone

college of charleston College fleet racingSunfishCollege team racing

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Events
57

753 races · 131 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 9 of 57

Podium rate
30%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 53%–57%, 1,679 boats)

Best class ranking
#415

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 536

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alicia Blumenthal

3 wins · 9 podiums in 16 events together · 19% win rate

Best trio
Septima McAdams & Jake Reynolds

2 wins · 5 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ben Spector

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Johnstone

Jul 2008 – Apr 2019 · 5 events

Nemesis
Graham Landy

54–128 head to head in 182 races

Rival
William Macdonald

115–110 in 225 races

Best day
29 Oct 2011

4-2-4-2-4-7-1-1-3-2-1-2-1-2-1-1-1-2-1-1-3-1-4-4 · SAISA Fall Coed Championships

Signature result
1st of 20

Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2022 · Sunfish · 29 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 57 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alicia Blumenthal — 3 wins · 9 podiums in 16 events together · 19% win rate
  • Alicia Blumenthal · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 19% win rate · 95 of 427 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Mar 2015
  • Jake Reynolds · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 17% win rate · 87 of 304 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2012 – Mar 2015
  • Septima McAdams · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 76 of 265 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2012 – Mar 2015
  • Emily Stuart · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 67 of 237 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2013 – Nov 2014
  • Ryan Davidson · College of Charleston (Cougars 1), College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 66 of 121 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2013 – Mar 2015
  • Tierney Driscoll · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 25 of 127 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Mar 2015
  • Peter Johnstone · bob's yer grandaddy, Honey · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Apr 2019
  • Rebekah Schiff · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 38 of 56 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – May 2014
  • Charles Rees · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 111 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2013 – Mar 2015
  • Reed Baldridge · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 18 of 118 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2013 – Mar 2015

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

Rating history

-51242535200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Nov 20252025/26 Fleet 413 Frostbite SeriesNick JohnstoneILCA (rig not given)Skipper35th / 71
31 May 2024Sunfish ScrambleNick JohnstoneSunfishSkipper42nd / 45
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointBottle RocketPHRF handicapOther1st / 11
6 Dec 202352nd ISCA World ChampionshipUSASunfishOther37th / 100
6 Sep 20222022 Sunfish World ChampionshipUSASunfishOther41st / 94
29 Jul 2022Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2022Nick JohnstoneSunfishSkipper1st / 20
13 Nov 20212021 Florida Sunfish Regional ChampionshipNick JohnstoneSunfishSkipper7th / 40
10 Jul 202159th Annual Open Regatta July 202178708SunfishSkipper1st / 15
26 Jun 20212021 Lowcountry Regatta93SIODSkipper1st / 6
9 Jun 2021Sunfish North American Championship78708SunfishSkipper16th / 84
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekCrazy TrainMelges 24Headsail Trimmer22nd / 33
26 Sep 20202020 James Island Y Flyer and Friends RegattaI gotta stay fl-Y, until I dieY FlyerOther13th / 21
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekHoneyPHRF handicapChef1st / 14
24 Mar 20182018 Winter Lightning ChampionshipUSA 14688LightningOther40th / 52
16 Feb 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgTruckinJ/70Tactician18th / 39
21 Apr 20172017 Sperry Charleston Race WeekMetal GodJ/70Medic/Doctor50th / 73
16 Jul 2016118th Larchmont Race WeekFully TorquedVanguard 15Other32nd / 54
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekMetal GodJ/70Chef23rd / 67
13 Jun 2015161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexNosurpriseJ/111Other14th / 19
7 Mar 2015Bob Bavier Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper4th / 10
15 Nov 2014Atlantic Coast ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
25 Oct 2014Hoyt TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
4 Oct 2014Danmark TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 20
20 Sep 2014Hatch Brown TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 18
11 Jul 20142014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race WeekFrequent FlyerHandicapOther13th / 15

Helm rating across all classes: 491, #2,509.Crew rating across all classes: 9, #42,572. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.