Sailor · 2024–2026

Merle Nieuwland

blackpool fleetwoodyc west kirby sc 470 420 IRC handicap

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Events: 4
Win rate: 1
Podium rate: 1
Typically beats: 71%

Best day: 22 Jun 2026
Signature result: 1st of 20

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Sabine Potter · POTTER / NIEUWLAND · 470 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Dec 2025
Charlotte Beardsall · MOJO · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 24th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Emma Breese · MOJO · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 24th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Richard Breese · MOJO · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 24th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Neil Marsden · Stella · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Adam Aziz · MOJO · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 24th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
21 Jun 2026	Kieler Woche 2026	Stella	420	Crew	4th / 45
16 Dec 2025	2025 Youth Sailing World Championships	POTTER / NIEUWLAND	470	Crew	1st / 20
5 Sep 2025	Cherbourg Race (with JOG) (R7 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)	MOJO	IRC handicap	Crew	24th / 51
15 Jul 2024	2024 Youth Sailing World Championships	POTTER / NIEUWLAND	470	Crew	12th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	178 provisional	#17484 band 8291–33378	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

470 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating 113
420 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 57

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 72%

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Zeynep ÇAçur	17	10–7
Tessa Clinton	17	10–7
Edda Sperling	16	13–3

Most-beaten opponent: Edda Sperling (13–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	93%
2025	2	1	77%
2024	1	0	39%

Boats

POTTER / NIEUWLAND · 470 · 2 events · 2024–2025
Stella · 420 · 1 events · 2026
MOJO · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Unknown · 4 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 178, #17,484. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.