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Sailor · 2014–2026

LJ Nykamp

macatawa bay yacht club OptimistVX OneLaser

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Events
12

113 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 2 of 12

Podium rate
33%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (90%: 61%–71%, 266 boats)

Best class ranking
#366

Helm in Optimist · rating 488

Nemesis
Owen Bannasch

1–23 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Christian Prendergast

24–25 in 50 races

Best day
5 Oct 2019

4-1-5-1-2-2-1-3-3-2-2-2-1 · 2019 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Macatawa · about 1 in 21,969,228 by chance

Signature result
1st of 17

2019 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Macatawa · Optimist · 5 Oct 2019

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Juan Pablo Del Solar Goldsmith · Racco · VX One 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 11th · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024
  • Eden Nykamp · Family Bond, Future Bacio · VX One 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2020 – Feb 2026
  • Louis Nykamp · Family Bond · VX One 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

-9239487201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Feb 2026VX One Midwinter Championship (Winter Series #3) Powered by Evolution SailsFuture BacioVX OneCrew10th / 26
14 Nov 20242024 VX One North American ChampionshipRaccoVX OneHeadsail Trimmer12th / 41
9 Nov 20242024 VX One North American Championship Warm Up RegattaRaccoVX OneHeadsail Trimmer11th / 19
10 Oct 20202020 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Macatawa209326LaserSkipper12th / 22
28 Aug 20202020 MBYC One Design Team ChallengeFamily BondVX OneOther5th / 7
5 Oct 20192019 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Macatawa18648OptimistSkipper1st / 17
6 Oct 20182018 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Macatawa18648OptimistSkipper2nd / 16
7 Oct 20172017 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival—Michigan Championship18648OptimistSkipper6th / 28
8 Oct 20162016 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival—Michigan Championshipshark-a-tackOptimistSkipper18th / 40
29 Jul 2016Big Red Junior Regatta18648OptimistSkipper1st / 9
10 Oct 20152015 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival—Michigan Championship13595OptimistSkipper22nd / 40
11 Oct 20142014 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival—Michigan Championshipshark-a-tackOptimistSkipper2nd / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 381 (±213), #5,588.Crew rating across all classes: 176 (±197), #17,400. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.