Sailor · 2010–2026

Nico Cottone

lyc PHRF handicap J/70 VX One

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Events: 16
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 22%

Nemesis: Andrew Fisher
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Ben Sutterlin · Bobsled, Little Side Hustle, Spaceman Spiff, SurfTech · J/70, PHRF handicap, VX One 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jun 2021
Peggy Allen · little side hustle, Little Side Hustle, SurfTech · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 8th · Apr 2017 – Jun 2018
Ted Pinkerton · little side hustle, Little Side Hustle · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Oct 2018
Dustin Vaitekunas · Little Side Hustle, SurfTech · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 64th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018
Meredith Merche · Spaceman Spiff · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Frank Kups · Spaceman Spiff · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Kerry Fenton · Spaceman Spiff · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Christopher Brown · little side hustle · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	89th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 30th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Exodus	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
31 Jul 2026	2026 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTA	Exodus	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	7th / 7
29 Jul 2026	2026 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater Races	Exodus	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	9th / 10
30 Jul 2025	2025 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater Races	Exodus	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	5th / 7
5 Jul 2025	91st F.W. Roberts Race	Exodus	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
16 Jul 2021	Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman for Rainbow/Gulden McCarty Race	bobsled	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 3
18 Jun 2021	2021 Cleveland Race Week - One Design	Bobsled	VX One	Other	9th / 15
6 Oct 2018	Cleveland (216) Regatta	Little Side Hustle	J/70	Skipper	4th / 7
15 Jun 2018	2018 Cleveland Race Week - One Design	little side hustle	J/70	Stunt Owner	8th / 13
13 Apr 2018	2018 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Little Side Hustle	J/70	Helm	64th / 68
21 Jul 2017	Cleveland Yachting Club LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA (Fri-Sun Racing)	SurfTech	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
20 Jul 2017	Cleveland Yachting Club LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA (Thurs - Women's & Doublehanded)	SurfTech	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 9
21 Apr 2017	2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week	SurfTech	J/70	Other	71st / 73
13 Jan 2016	2016 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Spaceman Spiff	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	6th / 7
6 Aug 2010	2010 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta	Schockstar	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
4 Aug 2010	2010 I-LYA Deepwater / Steeplechase	Schockstar	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-123 provisional	#71490 band 58086–78769	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Helm · 16 races, 2 events · rating -241
All classes · Crew · 6 races, 2 events · rating 54
J/70 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 54
VX One · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -14

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	14 events	1 wins	beats 43%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 29%

Positions: Co-Skipper (4) · Stunt Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrew Fisher	14	0–14
Nelson Mills	14	5–8
John Baxter	14	0–14
Brian Keane	14	1–13

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	26%
2025	2	0	25%
2021	2	1	71%
2018	3	0	33%
2017	3	0	54%
2016	1	0	17%
2010	2	0	54%

Boats

Exodus · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2025–2026
Little Side Hustle · J/70 · 3 events · 2018
SurfTech · PHRF handicap, Handicap, J/70 · 3 events · 2017
bobsled · PHRF handicap, VX One · 2 events · 2021
Schockstar · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2010
Spaceman Spiff · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Put-In-Bay, OH, USA · 4 events
Rocky River, OH · 2 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 2 events
Cleveland, OH · 2 events
FL, 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: -123 (±190), #71,490.Crew rating across all classes: 54 (±238). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.