Sailor · 2008–2021

Bobby Nelson

Possibly the same person: Robert Nelson (2016–2018, 8 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 4
Win rate: 1
Podium rate: 3
Typically beats: 87%
Best class ranking: #276
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Bruce Nelson
Nemesis: Jim Cunningham
Best day: 19 Mar 2021
Signature result: 2nd of 20

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bruce Nelson — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Bruce Nelson · Rhino, Stripes · Etchells, Santa Cruz 70 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 25 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Mar 2021
Charles Sinks · Rhino · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2021
Paula Schmid · Rhino · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2019 – Mar 2021
John Teeter · Stripes · Santa Cruz 70 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2008
Tim LaBute · Stripes · Santa Cruz 70 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2008
Sally Martin · Stripes · Santa Cruz 70 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2008
Bill Bird · Stripes · Santa Cruz 70 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2008
Melissa Denman · Rhino · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
Chris Woodall · Stripes · Santa Cruz 70 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2008
Ben VanDam · Stripes · Santa Cruz 70 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2008

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

Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Mar 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Rhino	Etchells	Bow	2nd / 20
5 Apr 2019	2019 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Mid-Winters West Regatta	Rhino	Etchells	Bow	5th / 23
16 Mar 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Rhino	Etchells	Bow	3rd / 12
25 Jul 2008	2008 LTYC Regatta - OD Series<br>and<br>2008 ROLEX US-IRC National Championship	Stripes	Santa Cruz 70	Other	1st / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	350 provisional	#5434 band 2372–11578	—
Etchells Crew	210 provisional	#276 band 141–558	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Santa Cruz 70 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 142

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 90%

Positions: Bow (3)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Thomas Carruthers	18	8–10
Xavier Sheid	18	16–2
Jim Cunningham	18	7–11
Mickey Ryan	17	17–0
Patricia Stadel	17	17–0
Kurt Tellefsen	13	13–0
Summer Greene	13	12–1
Charlie Mann	13	11–2
Eric Doyle	13	5–8
Rick Goebel	13	10–3
Dale Gordon	13	13–0
Michael Terry	13	13–0

Most-beaten opponent: Mickey Ryan (17–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2021	1	0	95%
2019	1	0	82%
2018	1	0	82%
2008	1	1	100%

Boats

Rhino · Etchells · 3 events · 2018–2021
Stripes · Santa Cruz 70 · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

San Diego, CA, USA · 3 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 350, #5,434. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.