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Sailor · 2010–2026

Brian Nelson

u s coast guard academy PHRF handicapCollege fleet racingJ/105

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Events
137

1,494 races · 266 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 23 of 137

Podium rate
45%

61 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 57%–61%, 1,584 boats)

Best class ranking
#660

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 431

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dan Busch

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Mike Evans & Dan Busch

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Richie Gordon

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steve Lopez

Sep 2020 – Aug 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Nicholas Baird

124–255 head to head in 379 races

Rival
Eli Burnes

186–235 in 421 races

Best day
5 Oct 2019

13-2-13-2-1-13-6-1-1-7-17-1-4-1-15-7-1-9-5-1-1-15-14-12-6-4-6-1-3-4-1-15 · Coed Showcase Qualifier B · about 1 in 1,612,508,969 by chance

Signature result
1st of 20

Sister Esther Open · College fleet racing · 4 Nov 2017

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Busch — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Mack Fox · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 41events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 5% win rate · 143 of 979 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Christina Nothacker · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 33events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 6% win rate · 141 of 754 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Gage Schoenherr · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 27events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 4% win rate · 109 of 665 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Walter Gnann · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 25events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 4% win rate · 83 of 517 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Anna Morin · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 62 of 330 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Andrew Widmeier · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 51 of 294 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – May 2019
  • Shane Riera · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 47 of 256 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – May 2018
  • Steve Lopez · Honey Badger, Sirona · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 43 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Charles Mason · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 91 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2021 – May 2021
  • Richie Gordon · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 59 of 141 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Apr 2021

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

Rating history

-2259520201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 137

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2026No Light SeriesHoney BadgerHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendHoney BadgerPHRF handicapCaptain1st / 8
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportHoney BadgerPHRF handicapCaptain6th / 12
10 Jul 20262026 80th Red Grant Regatta / J/105 East Coast ChampionshipHoney BadgerPHRF handicapOwner1st / 10
17 Jun 2026Summer SeriesHoney BadgerHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
13 Jun 20262026 Bill Volk Memorial RegattaHoney BadgerPHRF handicapCaptain2nd / 5
27 May 2026Spring SeriesHoney BadgerHandicapSkipper1st / 5
10 Sep 20252025 AHYC Last Shot SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
3 Sep 20252025 AHYC No Light SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
2 Aug 20252025 Blue Water RegattaHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 9
16 Jul 20252025 AHYC Moonlight SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekHoney BadgerPHRF handicapOwner7th / 8
18 Jun 20252025 AHYC Summer SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
7 Jun 20252025 Bill Volk Memorial RegattaHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
4 Jun 20252025 AHYC Spring SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
20 Oct 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series Championship - British Virgin IslandsErica (Mersea)MonohullHeadsail Trimmer5th / 6
13 Oct 202469th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterHoney BadgerPHRF handicapOther6th / 9
11 Sep 20242024 Last Shot SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 11
2 Sep 20242024 Ocean RaceHoney BadgerHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
14 Aug 20242024 No Light SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
17 Jul 20242024 Moonlight SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
13 Jul 20242024 78th Annual Red Grant RegattaHoney BadgerJ/105Other2nd / 12
19 Jun 20242024 Summer SeriesHoney BadgerPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaHoney BadgerPHRF handicapOther11th / 17

Crew rating across all classes: 467 (±72), #2,125.Helm rating across all classes: 331 (±94), #8,025. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.