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Sailor · 2008–2025

Nigel Young

yacht club de cannes ClubSwan 36Melges 24Dragon

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Events
41

297 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 6 of 41

Podium rate
27%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 54%–60%, 800 boats)

Best class ranking
#67

Crew in Melges 24 · rating 438

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bill Byrne

5 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate

Best trio
Bill Byrne & Michele Gregoratto

5 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Elliot Willis

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Richard Thompson

Jan 2012 – Oct 2024 · 28 events

Nemesis
Bora Gulari

7–42 head to head in 49 races

Rival
Richard Reid

34–35 in 69 races

Best day
7 Aug 2024

1-5-3 · Half Ton Classics Cup

Signature result
1st of 12

2022 ClubSwan 36 Europeans · ClubSwan 36 · 5 Oct 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Byrne — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 46% win rate
  • Richard Thompson · Black Seal, BLACK SEAL · Cape 31, ClubSwan 36, Melges 24 28events 6 wins together · 10 podiums · 21% win rate · 26 of 203 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Oct 2024
  • Jas Farneti · BLACK SEAL · Cape 31, ClubSwan 36 16events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 14 of 105 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2024
  • Michele Gregoratto · BLACK SEAL · Cape 31, ClubSwan 36 15events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 19 of 102 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Oct 2024
  • Stefano Cherin · Black Seal, BLACK SEAL · ClubSwan 36, Melges 24 11events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 18% win rate · 7 of 84 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Oct 2022
  • Bill Byrne · BLACK SEAL · Cape 31, ClubSwan 36 11events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 46% win rate · 18 of 79 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Apr 2024
  • Jeremy Elliott · BLACK SEAL · ClubSwan 36 8events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 25% win rate · 7 of 58 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2022
  • Andrea Racchelli · ALTEA, BLACK SEAL · Cape 31, ClubSwan 36, Melges 24 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 47 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Krista Paxton · Black Seal · Melges 24 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 42 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2012 – Jan 2016
  • Giorgio Tortarolo · BLACK SEAL · Cape 31, ClubSwan 36 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 34 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Ron James · Fei-Lin's Flirtation, FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATION · Dragon 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 34 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2021 – Nov 2025

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

Rating history

-101244588200920122015201820212024Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Nov 2025GRADE 1 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX CUP 2025FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonCrew30th / 33
24 Sep 2025Melges 24 World Championship 2025ALTEAMelges 24Crew24th / 67
24 Oct 20242024 Swan One Design WorldsBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Other4th / 9
17 Sep 20242024 ROLEX SWAN CUPBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Other3rd / 7
15 Aug 2024BELGIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGONWhistleDragonCrew7th / 20
5 Aug 2024Half Ton Classics CupHarmonyHandicapCrew5th / 30
29 May 20242024 Swan Bonifacio ChallengeBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Other7th / 8
18 Apr 20242024 Swan Tuscany ChallengeBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Other6th / 9
15 Mar 20242024 Midwinter ChampionshipsBLACK SEALCape 31Other1st / 3
2 Feb 20242024 Lauderdale CupBLACK SEALCape 31Other1st / 4
11 Oct 20232023 Swan OD Worlds & Swan MED Regatta - The Tuscany ChallengeBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Other3rd / 9
25 Sep 2023REGATES ROYALES 2023FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonCrew12th / 37
15 Aug 2023International Dragon Class 75th Edinburgh CupFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonTactician19th / 41
7 Jul 2023Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023OpalHandicapCrew20th / 25
18 May 20232023 Swan Sardinia ChallengeBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Other1st / 9
26 Apr 20232023 Swan Croatia ChallengeBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Main Trimmer8th / 10
5 Oct 20222022 ClubSwan 36 EuropeansBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Other1st / 12
19 Sep 2022REGATES ROYALES 2022FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonCrew25th / 32
13 Sep 20222022 ROLEX SWAN CUPBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Main Trimmer4th / 8
7 Aug 20222022 Swan - 40th Copa Del Rey MAPFREBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Main Trimmer7th / 8
6 Jul 20222022 Swan One Design World ChampionshipBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Spinnaker trimmer5th / 9
1 Jun 20222022 Swan Sardinia Challenge - The Nations LeagueBLACK SEALClubSwan 36Other1st / 8
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBLACK SEALMelges 24Spinnaker trimmer15th / 26
17 Jan 20222022 Southernmost RegattaBlack SealMelges 24Main Trimmer11th / 17
3 Dec 2021Coupe d'HiverFei-Lin's FlirtationDragonCrew3rd / 12

Crew rating across all classes: 461, #2,240. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.