VO65Australia57 years old

Chris Nicholson

Statistics

Whole career, 2011–2014, every class.
· General · 2026 season in progress
Method
Not ranked: no scored race since 2023
Past standings, up to the 2018 season.
485
pts in all · 2 races counted
End of season
333201277th
333201386th
2502014105th
319
2 starts
Wins
0
0%
2nd and 3rd places
1
50%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
1
50%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100% · a podium every 2 races
Highlights
Starts2
Best Sillage standing2nd in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 · Volvo Open 70
Record season333 Sillage pts in 2012
Level by season
Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.
- VO65
- Volvo Open 70
- fewer than 3 results
- mid-fleet
80%’11
’12
’13
VO65, 2014–2014.
1 start
Wins
0
0%
2nd and 3rd places
0
0%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
1
100%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100%
Highlights
Starts1
Volvo Open 70, 2011–2011.
1 start
Wins
0
0%
2nd and 3rd places
1
100%
4th to 5th
0
0%
Further back
0
0%
Retirements
0
0%
Finish rate 100% · a podium every 1 races
Highlights
Starts1

0%

’14

Best season 2011 (80%, 2nd: The Ocean Race). 2014 rests on 1 result only.

Best Sillage standing7th in 2015, 2016, and 2017

Record season152 Sillage pts in 2015

Level by season

Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.

VO65
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

0%’14

Best season 2014 (0%, 7th: The Ocean Race). 2014 rests on 1 result only.

Best Sillage standing2nd in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015

Record season333 Sillage pts in 2012

Level by season

Share of the fleet beaten, averaged over the classified results (retirements do not count here). 100%: winning everything; 50%: mid-fleet.

Volvo Open 70
fewer than 3 results
mid-fleet

80%’11

Best season 2011 (80%, 2nd: The Ocean Race). 2011 rests on 1 result only.

2015

93rd

1522016175th

1142017217th

762018282nd

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · VO65 · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2018 season.

152

pts in all · 1 race counted

End of season

15220157th
15220167th
11420177th
76201811th

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · Volvo Open 70 · 2026 season in progress

Method

Not ranked: no scored race since 2023

Past standings, up to the 2015 season.

333

pts in all · 1 race counted

End of season

33320122nd
33320132nd
25020142nd
16720152nd

podium seasoncurrent season, provisional

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary

Australian sailor, 49er and 505 world champion, skipper of Camper, Vestas Wind and AkzoNobel Ocean Racing.

Skipper

General rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: —not ranked

VO65 rankingPlace in the class's points ranking at the current season; tied on equal points.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary: —not ranked

: 2

: 0

: 1

·: 0 · 1

StartsRaces started in finished editions. Non-starters (did not start, withdrawn) are not counted.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

WinsFirst place in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

PodiumsTop three in the division: same edition, same class.Computed on 10 Nov 2026.See in the glossary

Statistics

· General · 2026 season in progress

End of season

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · VO65 · 2026 season in progress

End of season

Sillage pointsPoints ranking computed per class: the winner scores the base of the race's tier (1,000, 600, 350 or 200), the others a share by place and fleet size, a retirement 5 %. Four seasons count, weighted 100, 75, 50 and 25 %.See in the glossary · Volvo Open 70 · 2026 season in progress

End of season