Sailor · 2016–2024

Nick Madigan

nhyc ORC handicap Star (Blue Star Championship/Open)Handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 30%
Podium rate: 70%
Typically beats: 62%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: John Peschelt
Best trio: Daniel Geissmann & John Peschelt
Biggest lift: John Peschelt
Longest-running crew: Brooks Clark
Nemesis: Jim Buckingham
Best day: 5 Aug 2023
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Peschelt — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Brooks Clark · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 3 of 6 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2024
David Clark · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 3 of 6 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2024
Mike Blunt · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 3 of 6 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2024
John Aschieris · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 3 of 6 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2024
Patrick O'Brien · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 3 of 5 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2022
Bud Richley · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2024
Daniel Geissmann · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Feb 2022
Jim Buckingham · Buckshot, Grand Illusion · Handicap, Harbor 20, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2022
John Peschelt · Grand Illusion · ORC handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Feb 2022
Jake Sorosky · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Feb 2024	2024 Islands Race	Grand Illusion	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 5
5 Aug 2023	2023 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy / ISCYRA District 5 Championship	8275	Star (Blue Star Championship/Open)	Skipper	3rd / 16
25 Feb 2022	2022 Islands Race	Grand Illusion	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 6
13 Jul 2021	2021 Transpac Honolulu Race	Grand Illusion	Handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 4
22 Mar 2021	2021 NHYC Cabo Race	Grand Illusion	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 4
5 Mar 2021	2021 Islands Race	Grand Illusion	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 7
7 Nov 2020	NHYC Winter Series	Buckshot	Harbor 20	Crew	16th / 20
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Grand Illusion	Handicap	Watch Captain	4th / 9
14 Jul 2018	2018 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy / ISCYRA District 5 Blue Star Championship -	8275	Star (Blue Star Championship/Open)	Skipper	5th / 11
14 Aug 2016	Sunday Sailing Series	Berserck	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 3

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	147 provisional	#25369 band 13409–43961	—
All classes Crew	96 provisional	#27828 band 14629–45193	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Star (Blue Star Championship/Open) · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating 99
Harbor 20 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -18

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 49%
As crew	7 events	3 wins	beats 75%

Positions: Watch Captain (6)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Keith Dodson	13	10–3
Jim Buckingham	13	3–10
Doug Smith	13	8–5
Steve Gould	13	12–1
Chuck Beek	13	13–0
Chas Beek	13	13–0

Most-beaten opponent: Chuck Beek (13–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	75%
2023	1	0	87%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	3	2	89%
2020	1	0	21%
2019	1	0	63%
2018	1	0	60%
2016	1	0	0%

Boats

Grand Illusion · ORC handicap, Handicap · 6 events · 2019–2024
8275 · Star (Blue Star Championship/Open) · 2 events · 2018–2023
Buckshot · Harbor 20 · 1 events · 2020
Berserck · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

San Diego, CA, USA · 3 events
Newport Beach, CA · 2 events
Walnut, CA, USA · 2 events
Santa Barbara, CA · 2 events
Newport Beach, CA, 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 across all classes: 147, #25,369.Crew rating across all classes: 96, #27,828. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.