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Sailor · 2006–2026

Ross Nuechterlein

rutgers university Cal 25Beneteau First 36.7College fleet racing Some links uncertain

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Events
55

309 races · 54 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 12 of 55

Podium rate
51%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 67%–73%, 747 boats)

Best class ranking
#126

Crew in Beneteau First 36.7 · rating 203

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ken Swetka

9 wins · 13 podiums in 15 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Ken Swetka & Ron Sherry

9 wins · 13 podiums in 15 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Paul Nuechterlein

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Paul Nuechterlein

Jun 2006 – Sep 2025 · 23 events

Nemesis
Halsey Richartz

7–43 head to head in 50 races

Rival
Adam Hollerbach

41–33 in 75 races

Best day
26 Aug 2022

1-2-1-1 · 2022 Cal 25 National Championship

Signature result
1st of 19

2009 Beneteau First 36.7 Great Lakes Championship · Beneteau First 36.7 · 15 Aug 2009

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Ken Swetka — 9 wins · 13 podiums in 15 events together · 60% win rate
  • Paul Nuechterlein · As You Wish, Never Alone · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 23events 9 wins together · 17 podiums · 39% win rate · 41 of 147 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2006 – Sep 2025
  • Ron Sherry · As You Wish, Never Alone · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 17events 9 wins together · 14 podiums · 53% win rate · 37 of 114 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Sep 2025
  • Ken Swetka · Never Alone · Cal 25 15events 9 wins together · 13 podiums · 60% win rate · 36 of 99 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Sep 2025
  • Tom Dawson · As You Wish, Never Alone · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 6events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 83% win rate · 21 of 46 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
  • Alex Simon · As You Wish, Never Alone · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Oct 2022
  • Gary Warner · Bretwalda 3 · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Jun 2012
  • Peter Furest · Forty Two, Never Alone · Cal 25 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Sep 2025
  • Bob Pethick · Bretwalda 3 · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Jun 2012
  • Sergei Lie · Bretwalda 3 · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Jun 2012
  • Paul Kerber · Blackbird, Bretwalda 3 · Beneteau First 36.7, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 17 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Jun 2012

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

Rating history

-101120341200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 2026Crescent Sail Yacht Club - 2026 One Design RegattaLargoNonsuch 30Crew3rd / 6
27 Sep 2025Bayview North Channel RaceForty TwoCal 25Crew4th / 7
4 Sep 20252025 Cal25 National ChampionshipNever AloneCal 25Crew1st / 10
14 Jun 20252025 Crescent One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Skipper3rd / 10
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitNever AloneCal 25Helm1st / 8
28 Sep 20242024 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other1st / 10
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Other1st / 11
30 Sep 20232023 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other5th / 8
2 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Helm1st / 11
1 Oct 20222022 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other3rd / 9
26 Aug 20222022 Cal 25 National ChampionshipNever AloneCal 25Helm1st / 18
4 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Helm1st / 10
2 Oct 20212021 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other4th / 6
27 Aug 20212021 Bayview One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Helm1st / 14
3 Oct 20202020 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other4th / 7
14 Aug 20202020 Bayview One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Helm2nd / 12
5 Oct 20192019 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other3rd / 13
30 Aug 20192019 Cal 25 National ChampionshipNever AloneCal 25Other4th / 15
1 Jun 20192019 Bayview One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Other2nd / 16
29 Sep 20182018 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other5th / 12
1 Jun 20182018 Bayview One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Other1st / 18
30 Sep 20172017 Bayview North Channel RaceNever AloneCal 25Other2nd / 13
16 Sep 20172017 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance RaceNever AloneCal 25Other4th / 7
10 Aug 20172017 Cal 25 National ChampionshipNever AloneCal 25Helm3rd / 25
2 Jun 20172017 Bayview One Design RegattaNever AloneCal 25Other3rd / 16

Crew rating across all classes: 250, #10,882.Helm rating across all classes: 60, #39,802. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.