Sailor · 2010–2026

John Ferguson

royal canadian yacht club 49er IRC handicap E Scow

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Events: 19
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 5%
Typically beats: 22%
Best class ranking: #336

Biggest lift: Will Holz
Longest-running crew: John Clarke
Nemesis: Brad Funk
Rival: Andrew Mollerus
Best day: 23 Jul 2010
Signature result: 2nd of 20

Partnerships · 17 sailors

John Clarke · Yoda · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 29th · May 2015 – Aug 2015
Addy Ferguson · Dauntless, Funky Monkey · E Scow, J/88 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2023
Will Holz · Dauntless · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 20th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Brandye VanderPloeg · Funky Monkey · J/88 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Lauren Holderman · Funky Monkey · J/88 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
David Ferguson · Dauntless · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2025 – Aug 2026
Michael Frerker · Funky Monkey · J/88 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Arthur Ferguson · John Ferguson, Maple Glazed · 49er 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 37th · Jun 2013 – Feb 2016
Elizabeth Foulston · Funky Monkey · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Eileen O'Neill Gioielli · Funky Monkey · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Aug 2026	2026 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Dauntless	E Scow	Crew	37th / 49
19 May 2025	E Scow 2025 Club Racing	Dauntless	E Scow	Crew	8th / 20
7 Sep 2023	2023 E Scow National Championship	Dauntless	E Scow	Other	112th / 126
15 Aug 2023	2023 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Dauntless	E Scow	Crew	20th / 53
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Funky Monkey	J/88	Mast	6th / 7
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Funky Monkey	J/88	Mast	10th / 15
9 Feb 2016	2016 Nacra 17, 49er & 49erFX World Championship	Maple Glazed	49er	Skipper	60th / 68
16 Jan 2016	2016 Miami Skiff and RS:X Midwinter Regatta	311	49er	Skipper	14th / 29
16 Aug 2015	Rolex Fastnet Race 2015	Yoda	IRC handicap	Skipper	293rd / 309
16 Aug 2015	Rolex Fastnet Race 2015	Yoda	IRC handicap	Skipper	32nd / 35
16 Aug 2015	Rolex Fastnet Race 2015	Yoda	IRC handicap	Skipper	64th / 71
23 May 2015	Myth of Malham Race 2015	Yoda	IRC handicap	Skipper	32nd / 41
2 May 2015	Cervantes Trophy Race Cowes - Le Havre 2015	Yoda	IRC handicap	Skipper	29th / 31
3 Feb 2015	49er, 49er FX, and Nacra 17 North American Championship	311	49er	Skipper	19th / 26
17 Jan 2015	2015 North American Championship/Midwinters Regatta	311	49er	Skipper	22nd / 33
18 Jan 2014	2014 North American Championship Regatta	CAN 311	49er	Skipper	26th / 31
22 Jun 2013	Kieler Woche 2013	John Ferguson	49er	Skipper	37th / 49
16 Jul 2011	2011 Club 420 Association National Championship	14	420	Other	31st / 71
23 Jul 2010	CYA SAIL EAST with U17 CHAMPIONSHIP	5291	420	Skipper	2nd / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-56 provisional	#62079 band 41762–75423	—
49er Helm	-135 provisional	#354 band 268–376	—
All classes Crew	-34 provisional	#48484 band 34620–57960	—
E Scow Crew	-2 provisional	#336 band 171–443	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/88 · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating -21
420 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 26
420 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 80

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	12 events	0 wins	beats 27%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 39%

Positions: Mast (2)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	25%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Brad Funk	60	11–48
Justus Schmidt	49	7–41
Benjamin Bildstein	48	12–35
David Liebenberg	47	16–30
Carlos Robles Lorente	46	13–33
David Mori	45	9–34
Fritiof Hedström	45	15–28
Victor Bergström	45	11–33
James Peters	40	6–33
Yukio Makino	39	6–31
Erik Heil	39	5–34
Carl P Sylvan	39	9–30

Most-beaten opponent: Luke Hannahan (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	25%
2025	1	63%
2023	3	30%
2022	1	36%
2016	2	33%
2015	7	17%
2014	1	17%
2013	1	25%
2011	1	57%
2010	1	95%

Boats

Yoda · IRC handicap · 5 events · 2015
Dauntless · E Scow · 4 events · 2023–2026
311 · 49er · 3 events · 2015–2016
Funky Monkey · J/88 · 2 events · 2022–2023
Maple Glazed · 49er · 1 events · 2016
CAN 311 · 49er · 1 events · 2014
John Ferguson · 49er · 1 events · 2013
14 · 420 · 1 events · 2011
5291 · 420 · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Unknown · 5 events
Miami, FL · 3 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Middleton, WI, USA · 1 events
Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) and Northern Yacht Club (NYC) · 1 events
Clearwater, Fl. · 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: -56 (±226), #62,079.Crew rating across all classes: -34 (±185), #48,484. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.