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Sailor · 2006–2026

Tony Nunes

houston yacht club HandicapPHRF handicapEnsign

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Events
53

162 races · 47 race wins

Win rate
36%

36% win rate · 19 of 53

Podium rate
81%

43 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–71%, 308 boats)

Best class ranking
#93

Helm in Ensign · rating -1

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Plant Nunes

14 wins · 34 podiums in 39 events together · 36% win rate

Best trio
Plant Nunes & William Nunes

13 wins · 33 podiums in 38 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Plant Nunes

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
William Nunes

Feb 2010 – Feb 2018 · 41 events

Nemesis
John Cutler

1–12 head to head in 13 races

Rival
Tom Sutton

23–26 in 52 races

Best day
19 May 2007

1-2-1-1-2-1 · 2007 Sea Lake Yacht Sales Shoe Regatta · about 1 in 369 by chance

Signature result
1st of 9

HYC OFFSHORE REGATTA · PHRF handicap · 10 May 2014

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Plant Nunes — 14 wins · 34 podiums in 39 events together · 36% win rate
  • William Nunes · Picante · Handicap, PHRF handicap 41events 14 wins together · 35 podiums · 34% win rate · 34 of 117 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2010 – Feb 2018
  • Plant Nunes · Picante · Handicap, PHRF handicap 39events 14 wins together · 34 podiums · 36% win rate · 34 of 110 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2010 – Feb 2018
  • Sean Nunes · Red Stripe, Rhumb Punch · Ensign, J/22 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 9th · Feb 2006 – Sep 2025
  • Anne Lee · Helm's a Lee, Helms a Lee · Handicap, J/22 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2010 – Nov 2019
  • Smythe Nunes · J Tease · J/105 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2007 – May 2007
  • pPant Nunes · Picante · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2010 – Jun 2010
  • William Plant · Picante · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

-141332792007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 53

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 20262026 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaRhumb PunchEnsignSkipper3rd / 4
26 Sep 20252025 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaRhumb PunchEnsignSkipper9th / 10
23 Nov 20242024 HYC James T. Liston Turkey Day RegattaRhumb PunchEnsignSkipper3rd / 5
16 Mar 20242024 HYC Spring SeriesRhumb PunchEnsignSkipper5th / 5
23 Nov 20192019 HYC Turkey Day RegattaHelms a LeeHandicapSkipper7th / 8
22 Feb 20192019 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper1st / 7
23 Feb 20182018 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
17 Nov 20172017 HYC Turkey Day RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper7th / 10
23 Jun 201719th Annual Leukemia Cup RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
7 Apr 2017HYC 31st Annual Elissa RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
18 Feb 20172017 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
19 Nov 20162016 HYC TURKEY DAY REGATTAPicanteHandicapSkipper4th / 8
25 Jun 201618th Annual Leukemia Cup RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper4th / 14
14 May 20162016 Shoe RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
8 Apr 20162016 30th Annual Elissa RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
27 Feb 20162016 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper6th / 9
21 Nov 20152015 HYC TURKEY DAY REGATTAPicanteHandicapSkipper1st / 3
26 Jun 201517th Annual Leukemia Cup RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
16 May 20152015 Serralles Shoe RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
10 Apr 20152015 Elissa Texas Speed Week RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper1st / 3
28 Feb 20152015 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
22 Nov 20142014 HYC Turkey Day RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper1st / 6
20 Jun 201416th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta at the Houston Yacht ClubPicanteHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
17 May 20142014 Caliche Rum Shoe RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
10 May 2014HYC OFFSHORE REGATTAPicantePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 165 (±107), #22,858. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.