Sailor · 2015–2025

Nick Hovland

racine yacht club DN PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #340

Most successful partnership: Rick Hennig
Best trio: Scott Monroe & Anna Knop
Biggest lift: Anna Knop
Longest-running crew: Dave Elsmo
Nemesis: Patrick Fitzgerald
Best day: 25 Jan 2021
Signature result: 6th of 26

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rick Hennig — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Dave Elsmo · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
Scott Monroe · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
Eric Tobias · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
Jamie Martin · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jun 2023
Jesse Paulson · Denali, Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
Matt Barron · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−54 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jul 2025
Ben Witman · Legacy, Thunderstruck · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2025
Anna Knop · Denali, Legacy, Thunderstruck · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2022
Ryan Blasiak · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
Rick Hennig · Denali, Thunderstruck · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2021

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 · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Jul 2025	2025 The HOOK Race	Legacy	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	5th / 5
11 Jan 2025	2025 DN Western Regional Championship	US 5608	DN	Skipper	6th / 16
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Legacy	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 7
15 Jul 2022	2022 The Hook Race	Legacy	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 4
24 Jul 2021	2021 The Hook Race	Thunderstruck	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 2
25 Jan 2021	2021 DN US National Championship	5608	DN	Skipper	6th / 26
1 Dec 2018	2018 DN Great Western Challenge	US5608	DN	Skipper	11th / 30
13 Jan 2018	2018 DN Western Region Championship	US 548	DN	Skipper	5th / 16
5 Aug 2017	2017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Denali	PHRF handicap	Floater	4th / 8
2 Jan 2016	2016 DN Western Region Championship	US 148	DN	Skipper	8th / 32
5 Dec 2015	2015 Western Challenge (DN, unsanctioned)	US 148	DN	Skipper	15th / 29
31 Jul 2015	2015 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Denali	PHRF handicap	Grinder	1st / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	146 provisional	#27760 band 14921–47453	—
DN Helm	127 provisional	#340 band 210–667	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 6 races, 6 events · rating 25

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 69%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 40%

Positions: Main Trimmer (4) · Floater (1) · Grinder (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	68%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	40%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Hal Bowman	28	10–18
Robert Cummins	28	20–8
Patrick Fitzgerald	25	7–18
Bob Rast	18	11–7
Rick Gordon	16	3–13
David Kickhafer	16	15–1
Matthew Kickhafer	14	10–4
Tim Oelschlager	14	10–4
Matt Koch	13	5–8
Matt Meyer	12	9–3
Bill Eklund	12	7–5
Erin Bury	12	9–3

Most-beaten opponent: David Kickhafer (15–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	33%
2023	1	0	17%
2022	1	0	67%
2021	2	0	40%
2018	2	0	69%
2017	1	0	57%
2016	1	0	77%
2015	2	1	75%

Boats

Legacy · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 3 events · 2022–2025
Denali · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2015–2017
US 148 · DN · 2 events · 2015–2016
US 5608 · DN · 1 events · 2025
Thunderstruck · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
5608 · DN · 1 events · 2021
US5608 · DN · 1 events · 2018
US 548 · DN · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Racine, WI, USA · 3 events
Duluth, MN, USA · 2 events
Lake Christina, Ashby, Minnesota, USA · 1 events
Green Lake, Spicer, Minnesota, USA · 1 events
Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin, USA · 1 events
Battle Lake, Minnesota, USA · 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, Full-size sailing: 146, #27,760.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 25. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.