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Sailor · 2009–2026

Don Niles

DN

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Events
24

112 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 24

Podium rate
4%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 48%–54%, 684 boats)

Best class ranking
#349

Helm in DN · rating 125

Nemesis
Bill Cutting

9–38 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Hal Bowman

18–23 in 41 races

Best day
25 Feb 2024

4-2-4-7-8-4-9-5-8-11-7 · 2024 DN North American Championship

Signature result
4th of 38

2024 DN North American Championship · DN · 25 Feb 2024

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Don Niles.

Rating history

-229-45139201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
30 Jan 20262026 DN US National ChampionshipDon NilesDNSkipper7th / 26
24 Jan 20262026 DN North American Championship5465DNSkipper5th / 22
5 Feb 20252025 DN North American ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper17th / 31
2 Feb 20252025 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 5465DNSkipper13th / 34
4 Jan 20252025 DN Central Regional ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper2nd / 15
25 Feb 20242024 DN North American ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper4th / 38
25 Jan 20232023 DN North American ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper21st / 42
22 Jan 20232023 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 5465DNSkipper4th / 33
24 Jan 20182018 DN North American ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper20th / 41
27 Jan 20172017 DN North American ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper13th / 41
22 Jan 20172017 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 5465DNSkipper31st / 35
29 Jan 20152015 DN North American Championship (abandoned after day 1)US 5465DNSkipper30th / 35
24 Jan 20152015 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 5465DNSkipper15th / 39
28 Dec 20132013 DN Central Lakes Championship (2013-14 season)US 5465DNSkipper10th / 21
30 Jan 20132013 DN North American ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper12th / 20
27 Jan 20132013 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 5465DNSkipper32nd / 51
29 Dec 20122012 DN Central Lakes Championship (2012-13 season)US 5465DNSkipper7th / 16
26 Feb 20122012 DN North American ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper16th / 23
29 Dec 20112011 DN Central Lakes Regional ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper8th / 14
1 Jan 20112011 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US5465DNSkipper23rd / 38
16 Jan 20102010 DN Central Lakes Regional ChampionshipUS 5465DNSkipper22nd / 27
14 Mar 20092009 DN Central Lakes Regional ChampionshipUS 4865DNSkipper12th / 18
8 Feb 20092009 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 4065DNSkipper27th / 34
1 Jan 20092009 GTIYC Fun RegattaUS 4865DNSkipper8th / 14

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 139, #27,082. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.