Sailor · 2016–2026

Nathan Cunningham

squam lake Lightning RS Feva Optimist

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 25%
Best class ranking: #355
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Nadine Cunningham
Nemesis: David Starck
Rival: Philip Lange
Best day: 1 Jun 2024
Signature result: 7th of 25

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Julianne Mozzer · Appa, Lightning MacQueen · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Nadine Cunningham · Appa · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Soren Hughes · University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
Logan Pearlman · University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
Greg McGinnis · Three Bean Salad · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 24th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
Gordon Grubb · Nathan Cunningham · RS Feva 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Bob Shapiro · Three Bean Salad · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 24th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
Arthur Cunningham · Appa · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Christopher Nolfi · Appa · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Zachary McClenathan · University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Aug 2026	2026 HANS FOGH YOUTH REGATTA	Nathan Cunningham	RS Feva	Skipper	12th / 12
16 Jul 2026	PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2026	Nathan Cunningham	Optimist	Skipper	47th / 49
4 Aug 2024	2024 Lightning WJM (Women's/Junior's/Master's) North American Championship	Appa	Lightning	Other	25th / 34
26 Jul 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Appa	Lightning	Other	7th / 25
21 Jun 2024	DBMS Full Moon Race Series	Appa	Lightning	Skipper	2nd / 5
13 Jun 2024	New England Lightning District Championship 2024	Appa	Lightning	Skipper	16th / 22
8 Jun 2024	Centerboard Regatta	Appa	Lightning	Skipper	1st / 3
1 Jun 2024	Lightning Spring Regatta	Appa	Lightning	Skipper	7th / 18
5 Aug 2023	International Lightning Class Association 2023 North American Championship	Appa	Handicap	Skipper	35th / 37
27 Jul 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Appa	Lightning	Other	6th / 9
16 Sep 2022	2022 International Lightning Class North American Championship	Appa	Lightning	Other	33rd / 42
15 Jul 2022	2022 Lightning Atlantic Coast Championship	Lightning MacQueen	Lightning	Skipper	34th / 42
20 Mar 2022	2022 Winter Lightning Championship	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Mid Mast	24th / 37
24 Jul 2021	2021 Lightning Atlantic Coast Championship	Lightning MacQueen	Lightning	Skipper	28th / 30
10 Sep 2016	Fall Fury	University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (7-11)	11th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-68 provisional	#63935 band 47097–75101	—
Lightning Helm	4 provisional	#355 band 224–448	−3

5 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -12
Lightning · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -20
College fleet racing · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -169
RS Feva · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -75
Optimist · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -71

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	13 events	1 wins	beats 35%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 32%

Positions: Mid Mast (1) · B Skipper (7-11) (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	25%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Starck	38	1–37
Thomas Allen	37	3–34
Joshua Goldman	34	4–30
Ched Proctor	33	3–30
Tanner Probst	32	2–30
Don Brush	29	10–19
Joe Starck	27	8–19
Philip Lange	27	13–13
Keith Taboada	25	2–23
Mitchell Hnatt	25	1–24
William Bogardus	25	4–21
Parker Colantuono	24	1–23

Most-beaten opponent: Robert Dresser (20–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	2%
2024	6	1	62%
2023	2	0	22%
2022	3	0	26%
2021	1	0	7%
2016	1	0	9%

Boats

Appa · Lightning, Handicap · 9 events · 2022–2024
Nathan Cunningham · RS Feva, Optimist · 2 events · 2026
Lightning MacQueen · Lightning · 2 events · 2021–2022
Three Bean Salad · Lightning · 1 events · 2022
University of Wisconsin (Badgers 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Mississauga, ON · 1 events
Toms River, NJ · 1 events
Blue Point, NY, USA · 1 events
Toronto, ON · 1 events
Metedeconk River Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -68, #63,935.Crew rating across all classes: -12. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.