Sailor · 2013–2022

John Erhard

thames yacht club Force Five Standard Shields Handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 62%
Best class ranking: #6

Nemesis: Fred Meno
Rival: Philip Porte
Best day: 27 Jul 2016
Signature result: 8th of 38

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Mitchell Kempisty · Glory · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
Anthony Seda · Glory · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
Ron Oard · Glory · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
Alan Burnett · Friends, Sophie · Handicap, Shields 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – Aug 2021
Ben Ellcome · Sophie · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Howard Reichart · Friends · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021
Todd Williams · Sophie · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Jim Parker · Friends · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021
Michael Koplovsky · Glory · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Douglas Hancher · Glory · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Sep 2022	2022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RI	Glory	Shields	Spinnaker trimmer	21st / 34
11 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta	Glory	Shields	Main Trimmer	6th / 12
28 Aug 2021	2021 Mason's Island Regatta	Sophie	Shields	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 4
21 May 2021	69th Annual Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race	Friends	Handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 2
18 Feb 2019	2019 FORCE FIVE RACE WEEK & MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	das boot	Force Five Standard	Skipper	6th / 26
19 Feb 2018	2018 FORCE FIVE RACE WEEK & MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	das boot	Force Five Standard	Skipper	8th / 23
27 Jul 2017	2017 Force 5 North American Championship	Das Boot	Force 5	Other	11th / 23
18 Feb 2017	2017 FORCE FIVE RACE WEEK & MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	Das Boot	Force Five Standard	Skipper	11th / 31
27 Jul 2016	Force 5 North American Championship 2016	Das Boot	Standard Rig	Skipper	8th / 38
13 Feb 2016	2016 FORCE FIVE RACE WEEK & MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	Das Boot	Force Five Standard	Skipper	9th / 22
9 Jul 2015	Force Five Class Association - 2015 North American Championships	Das Boot	Force 5 Full Rig Championship	Skipper	11th / 17
13 Feb 2015	2015 FORCE FIVE RACE WEEK & MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	Das Boot	Force Five Standard	Skipper	9th / 11
19 Feb 2014	2014 FORCE FIVE MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP	6253	Force Five Standard	Skipper	11th / 27
20 Feb 2013	2013 Force Five - Midwinter Championship	151	Force 5 Standard Rig	Skipper	6th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	240 provisional	#14703 band 7743–25840	—
Force Five Standard Helm	196 provisional	#6 band 5–12	—
All classes Crew	82 provisional	#29956 band 16129–47081	—
Shields Crew	60 provisional	#42 band 22–57	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Force 5 Full Rig Championship · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating -21
Standard Rig · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 77
Force 5 Standard Rig · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 77
Force 5 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 15

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 60%
As crew	4 events	2 wins	beats 74%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (2) · Main Trimmer (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	56%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	73%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Philip Porte	70	36–34
Fred Meno	70	4–66
Tom Welsh	67	17–50
Bob Cullen	51	12–39
Christopher Zofchak	49	32–17
Brian Hampton	48	46–2
Jason Breeden	47	8–39
Dennis Landis	45	43–2
Doug Kinzer	44	23–21
Tom Wille	42	36–6
Mark Allen	41	5–36
Martin Schilke	41	31–10

Most-beaten opponent: Brian Hampton (46–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	2	0	47%
2021	2	2	100%
2019	1	0	80%
2018	1	0	68%
2017	2	0	61%
2016	2	0	72%
2015	2	0	29%
2014	1	0	62%
2013	1	0	72%

Boats

das boot · Force Five Standard, Force 5, Standard Rig, Force 5 Full Rig Championship · 8 events · 2015–2019
Glory · Shields · 2 events · 2022
Sophie · Shields · 1 events · 2021
Friends · Handicap · 1 events · 2021
6253 · Force Five Standard · 1 events · 2014
151 · Force 5 Standard Rig · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Key Largo, FL · 7 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
La Salle, MI · 1 events
Essex, CT, USA · 1 events
New London, CT, USA · 1 events
Clinton, NJ · 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: 240, #14,703.Crew rating across all classes: 82, #29,956. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.