Sailor · 2018–2026

John Szynal

annapolis yacht club 420 College team racing Optimist

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 55%
Best class ranking: #622
Longest win streak: 14

Biggest lift: Owen MacWilliams
Nemesis: Kyle Reinecke
Rival: Parker Herman
Best day: 4 Aug 2023
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Owen MacWilliams · Owen MacWilliams · 420 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 36 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 16th · Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
Will Friedell · 810, Will Friedell · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2022 – Oct 2022
Caroline Uram · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 28 of 31 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Apr 2026
Dillon Garcia · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 28 of 31 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Apr 2026
Fynn Olsen · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 28 of 31 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Apr 2026
Theo Westerlind · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 11 of 13 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Maison Koepke · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 11 of 13 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Aidan Millar · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 17 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
Emma Horton · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 11 of 13 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Jonnie Ciffolillo · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 17 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Apr 2026	SAISA Open Team Race Championship	College of Charleston (Cougars)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 7
7 Mar 2026	Bob Bavier Open Team Race	College of Charleston (Cougars)	College team racing	Crew	2nd / 8
4 Aug 2023	2023 South Shore Championship	Owen MacWilliams	420	Crew	16th / 88
24 Jul 2023	2023 Club 420 North American Championship	Owen MacWilliams	420	Crew	72nd / 130
7 Jul 2023	2023 Club 420 Association National Championship	Owen MacWilliams	420	Crew	56th / 113
24 Jun 2023	2023 C420 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP	Owen MacWilliams	420	Crew	25th / 74
27 Oct 2022	Annapolis Yacht Club's 17th Annual Halloween Howl Regatta - 2022	Will Friedell	420	Crew	4th / 6
27 Jun 2022	Club 420 Association New England Championship	Will Friedell	420	Crew	49th / 71
1 Jan 2022	2022 Sandy MacVickar Regatta	810	420	Crew	7th / 34
11 Aug 2020	AYC Junior Annual	Annapolis yacht club	420	Skipper	22nd / 30
1 Jan 2020	2020 Sandy MacVickar	6530	420	Skipper	22nd / 30
17 Jul 2018	2018 Junior GIYS Regatta	Kirby	Optimist	Skipper	10th / 30

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	359 provisional	#4977 band 2844–8509	—
420 Crew	130 provisional	#622 band 276–1275	−3.3
All classes Helm	-24 provisional	#56360 band 34426–73209	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 13 races, 1 event · rating 213
420 · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -42
Optimist · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 21

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	4 events	1 wins	beats 56%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 61%

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	54%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	75%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Parker Herman	60	28–32
Beylen Gode	49	23–26
Annie Samis	47	19–28
Christopher McCollum	45	34–11
Christopher Chwalk	44	12–32
Ian Fox	44	20–24
Owen Grainger	44	10–34
Ryan Keenan	44	12–32
Daniel Draper	43	34–9
Conrad Cook	42	25–16
Ava Cornell	40	16–24
Tate Christopher	39	8–31

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Draper (34–9).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	93%
2023	4	0	61%
2022	3	0	51%
2020	2	0	28%
2018	1	0	69%

Boats

Owen MacWilliams · 420 · 4 events · 2023
College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing · 2 events · 2026
Will Friedell · 420 · 2 events · 2022
810 · 420 · 1 events · 2022
Annapolis yacht club · 420 · 1 events · 2020
6530 · 420 · 1 events · 2020
Kirby · Optimist · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Charleston · 2 events
Annapolis, MD · 2 events
Severn Sailing Association · 2 events
Newport, RI · 1 events
Gibson Island, MD · 1 events
Chicago, IL · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 359 (±158), #4,977.Helm rating across all classes: -24 (±243), #56,360. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.