Sailor · 2004–2015

David Nichols

columbia sailing club Laser Etchells Laser Radial

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 9%
Typically beats: 10%
Best class ranking: #2340

Nemesis: Stanley Hassinger
Signature result: 3rd of 6

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Brendan Quinlan · Bellatrix · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 50th · Jun 2007 – Jun 2007
P. Summerbelle · AUS 410 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 73rd · Aug 2004 – Aug 2004
John Trotter · Bellatrix · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 50th · Jun 2007 – Jun 2007
Robert Griffits · AUS 410 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 73rd · Aug 2004 – Aug 2004

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Nov 2015	2015 Midlands Regatta and Oyster Roast	66444	Laser	Skipper	18th / 18
27 Sep 2014	2014 Board Bash	66444	Laser	Skipper	3rd / 6
9 Nov 2013	2013 Midlands Regatta and Oyster Roast	66444	Laser	Skipper	5th / 7
5 Oct 2013	Laser District 12 Central Championship	66444	Laser	Skipper	17th / 18
20 Sep 2013	2013 "Mustache" Board Bash	66444	Laser	Skipper	13th / 14
5 Nov 2011	2011 Midlands Regatta and Oyster Roast	66444	Laser	Skipper	6th / 6
15 Feb 2011	Laser Masters Midweek Madness	66444	Laser	Skipper	40th / 42
12 Feb 2011	Florida Laser Masters Championship	66444	Laser	Skipper	53rd / 56
14 May 2010	2010 US LASER MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP	66444	Laser Radial	Skipper	20th / 24
7 Jun 2007	2007 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Bellatrix	Etchells	Crew	50th / 52
1 Aug 2004	2004 Etchells World Championship	AUS 410	Etchells	Skipper	73rd / 85

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-102 provisional	#68884 band 53415–77791	—
Laser Helm	-107 provisional	#2340 band 1904–2609	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -52
Laser Radial · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -29
All classes · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating -14
Etchells · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating -14

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	10 events	0 wins	beats 15%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 4%

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	66%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	7%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Stanley Hassinger	19	0–19
Glenn Walker	18	1–17
Lindsay Hewitt	16	0–16
Finn Hassing	15	1–14
John Bertrand	12	1–11
Mike Minett	12	3–9

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2015	1	0%
2014	1	60%
2013	3	16%
2011	3	3%
2010	1	17%
2007	1	4%
2004	1	14%

Boats

66444 · Laser, Laser Radial · 9 events · 2010–2015
Bellatrix · Etchells · 1 events · 2007
AUS 410 · Etchells · 1 events · 2004

Where they race

Columbia, SC · 4 events
Palm Beach Sailing Club · 2 events
Mooresville, NC · 2 events
Mooloolaba YC · 1 events
Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia · 1 events
CAROLINA 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: -102, #68,884.Crew rating across all classes: -14. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.