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Sailor · 2021–2026

Nicholas Kurta

bayview yacht club ORC handicapPHRF handicapJ/120

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Events
27

87 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 5 of 27

Podium rate
44%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (90%: 42%–51%, 331 boats)

Best class ranking
#101

Crew in J/120 · rating 79

Most successful partnership
Nikolas Wiggins

3 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Matthew Losik & Nikolas Wiggins

3 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Matthew Losik

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Joseph Kurta

Jun 2021 – Aug 2026 · 22 events

Nemesis
Mike Kirkman

6–28 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Robert Eger

14–12 in 26 races

Best day
24 Jun 2025

3-1-4 · 2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week · about 1 in 23 by chance

Signature result
1st of 12

2025 Vineyard Race · ORC handicap · 29 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Nikolas Wiggins — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate
  • Joseph Kurta · Aranha, Celeritas, Fast Tango, Habiru · Cal 25, IRC handicap, J/120, ORC handicap 22events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 23% win rate · 10 of 61 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Dean krotchen · Aranha, Sleeping Tiger · J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Matthew Losik · Habiru, Habiru YCC · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 7 of 21 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Steve Losik · Habiru, Habiru YCC · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 7 of 21 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
  • John Harvey · Sleeping Tiger · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jul 2023
  • Dan Holley · Sleeping Tiger · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jul 2023
  • Jacob Gedrimas · Sleeping Tiger · J/120, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jul 2023
  • Kari DeCarlo · Sleeping Tiger · J/120, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 20 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jul 2023
  • Nikolas Wiggins · Habiru, Habiru YCC · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 6 of 16 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Tami Schroeder · Sleeping Tiger · J/120, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 24 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

011723320222023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendHabiruORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 5
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaHabiruORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 10
16 May 202615th Annual GeartesterHabiruORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 7
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025MinervaIRC handicapCrew77th / 103
11 Oct 202570th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterHabiruORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 9
6 Sep 20252025 Melges 24 and Viper 640 Canadian National ChampionshipGreenMelges 24Foil Trimmer4th / 16
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceHabiruORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 12
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaRebelPHRF handicapCrew2nd / 6
24 Jul 20252025 Around Long Island Regatta (48th Annual)Habiru YCCPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 8
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekHabiruPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 16
6 Jun 20252025 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceFast TangoPHRF handicapOther1st / 9
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitVoodoo ChildCal 25Switch Flipper6th / 8
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisJocko FlockoORC handicapTactician9th / 10
30 Aug 20242024 Vineyard RaceDire WolfPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
12 Jul 20242024 Super Mac RaceSleeperORC handicapOther2nd / 2
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitTRIDENTORC handicapOther5th / 10
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisBlondeJ/80Medic/Doctor17th / 25
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceCeleritasORC handicapOther4th / 8
1 Sep 20232023 Vineyard RaceAranhaORC handicapCo-Skipper6th / 6
4 Aug 20232023 J/70 Corinthian National ChampionshipHaddockJ/70Cat 3 Cooler Jockey18th / 21
29 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaSleeping TigerJ/120Cat 3 Cooler Jockey3rd / 7
9 Jun 20232023 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceSleeping TigerPHRF handicapOther1st / 8
2 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaSleeping TigerJ/120Other7th / 9
10 Jun 20222022 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceSleeping TigerPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
3 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaSleeping TigerJ/120Other6th / 8

Crew rating across all classes: 233 (±151), #12,138. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.