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Sailor · 2010–2026

John Ford

sbyc HandicapCatalina 30J/100

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Events
64

301 races · 60 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 10 of 64

Podium rate
42%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 49%–54%, 825 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Catalina 30 · rating 246

Longest win streak
16

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jack Ford

1 wins · 2 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Longest-running crew
Jack Ford

Apr 2010 – Aug 2024 · 9 events

Nemesis
William Hackel

14–69 head to head in 83 races

Rival
David Crone

16–23 in 41 races

Best day
20 Apr 2018

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2018 Friday Night Full Series

Signature result
1st of 9

2015 - 2016 Island Fever Series · Handicap · 21 Nov 2015

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jack Ford — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate
  • Jack Ford · Avalon · Handicap 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 40 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

017935720122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 20262026 Jazz Cup Regatta 38AvalonHandicapSkipper37th / 60
11 Jul 20262026 - Plastic ClassicAVALONCatalina 30Skipper1st / 4
4 Jul 20262026 American Yacht Club Eighth Annual Distance RaceGrey OwlJ/100Boat Captain5th / 5
26 Jun 2026Friday Night Summer Series 2026AvalonHandicapSkipper1st / 6
15 May 20262026 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesGrey OwlJ/100Boat Captain8th / 8
2 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaGrey OwlJ/100Boat Captain5th / 6
24 Apr 2026Friday Night Spring Series 2026AvalonCatalina 30Skipper1st / 5
14 Feb 20262025-2026 Island Fever Midwinter SeriesAvalonHandicapSkipper1st / 4
4 Oct 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaGrey OwlJ/100Skipper4th / 6
28 Sep 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta Saturday Coastal Race and Sunday Coastal RaceGrey OwlJ/100Skipper7th / 7
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37AvalonHandicapSkipper23rd / 74
19 Jul 20252025 - Plastic ClassicAVALONCatalina 30Skipper1st / 4
20 Jun 2025Friday Night Summer Series 2025AvalonPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 10
23 May 20252025 American Yacht Club - Friday Night Sunset SeriesGrey OwlJ/100Skipper8th / 8
25 Apr 2025Friday Night Spring Series 2025AvalonPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 8
27 Sep 20242024 CATALINA 30 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTAAvalonCatalina 30Skipper2nd / 3
31 Aug 20242024 Jazz Cup Regatta 36AvalonHandicapSkipper57th / 73
25 Jul 2024Friday Night Summer Series 2024AvalonHandicapSkipper6th / 8
20 Jul 20242024 - Plastic ClassicAVALONPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 11
18 Apr 2024Friday Night Spring Series 2024AvalonHandicapSkipper4th / 8
17 Nov 20232023-2024 Island Fever Mid-Winter SeriesAvalonPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
2 Sep 20232023 Jazz Cup 35AvalonHandicapSkipper27th / 72
30 Jun 2023Summer Friday Night Series 2023AvalonHandicapSkipper5th / 6
25 May 2023Friday Night Spring Series 2023AvalonHandicapSkipper5th / 7
19 Nov 2022Island Fever Midwinter Series 2022-2023AvalonHandicapSkipper2nd / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 197, #19,461. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.