Sailor · 2024–2026

Thomas Niles

jackson yacht club J/22 World Championship Optimist

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 14%
Best class ranking: #486

Nemesis: Alex Schwinn
Best day: 17 May 2025
Signature result: 3rd of 11

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Katie White · Ms.Guided, Ms.Guided too · J/22 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 11th · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
Jared Cobb · Ms.Guided, Ms.Guided too · J/22 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 11th · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
Laura Barron · Ms.Guided, Ms.Guided too · J/22 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 11th · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Oct 2026	2026 J/22 World Championship	MisGuided too	World Championship	Skipper	43rd / 46
3 Oct 2026	Pirates of the Corinthian	4	Optimist	Skipper	30th / 31
15 Aug 2026	PCYC Birthday Regatta	Tom Niles	J/22	Skipper	3rd / 4
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Ms.Guided too	J/22	Boat Captain	11th / 12
3 Oct 2025	J/22 North American Championship	Ms.Guided too	J/22	Skipper	24th / 25
30 Aug 2025	2025 Red Fox Regatta	Ms.Guided too	J/22	Helm	5th / 9
29 Aug 2025	2025 NUCORE Triangle	Ms.Guided too	J/22	Skipper	4th / 5
26 Jul 2025	PCYC Birthday One Design & Handicap Regatta	Ms. Guided too	J/22	Skipper	5th / 6
17 May 2025	2025 Galen Freeman One Design Regatta	Ms.Guided too	J/22	Skipper	3rd / 11
14 Mar 2025	2025 J/22 Midwinter Championship	Ms.Guided	J/22	Skipper	18th / 19
23 Oct 2024	2024 J/22 World Championship	Ms.Guided too	J/22	Other	42nd / 48
21 Mar 2024	J/22 Midwinter Championship	Ms.Guided too	J/22	Skipper	23rd / 27

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-112 provisional	#70239 band 57776–77635	—
J/22 Helm	-87 provisional	#486 band 381–543	−10.5

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Optimist · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -154
World Championship · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -60

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	12 events	0 wins	beats 22%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Boat Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	56%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	9%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alex Schwinn	38	0–38
Chris Doyle	38	0–38
Mike Gemperline	38	0–38
James Freedman	38	1–37
Chris Wientjes	30	1–28
Joe Gibbs	30	3–26
Jeff Hayden	27	1–26
Colin Feik	26	3–23
Tommy Meric	25	1–24
Jeffrey Todd	24	1–23
Glenn Darden	23	0–23
David McBrier	22	2–20

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	13%
2025	6	31%
2024	2	14%

Boats

Ms.Guided too · J/22 · 7 events · 2024–2026
MisGuided too · World Championship · 1 events · 2026
4 · Optimist · 1 events · 2026
Tom Niles · J/22 · 1 events · 2026
Ms. Guided too · J/22 · 1 events · 2025
Ms.Guided · J/22 · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Pass Christian, MS · 2 events
Charlevoix, MI, USA · 2 events
Southern Yacht Club · 1 events
Rochester, NY · 1 events
St Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Nashville, TN · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: -112 (±171), #70,239. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.