Sailor · 2008–2019

John Harford

Etchells Farr 40 Handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 28%
Typically beats: 55%
Best class ranking: #222
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Aaron Housten
Biggest lift: Stan Schreyer
Longest-running crew: Aaron Housten
Nemesis: Evan Jahn
Rival: Ken Womack
Best day: 24 Aug 2013
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Aaron Housten — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Craig Mense · Freedom, USA 1280 · Etchells, Handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 45 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2012 – Dec 2017
Aaron Housten · Firebolt, Inferno, USA 1280, USA701 · Etchells, Farr 40 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 52 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2008 – Sep 2017
Fred Strammer · Freedom, USA 1280 · Etchells, Handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2019
Nicole Popp · Freedom, USA 1280 · Etchells, Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2016
Stan Schreyer · Inferno · Farr 40 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Sep 2017
Jeffrey Shuert · Inferno · Farr 40 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Sep 2017
Philip Dowd · Inferno · Farr 40 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Sep 2017
Zac Hernandez · Virago · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 13th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
Erin McKie · USA 1280 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 30th · Jan 2012 – Mar 2012
Marne Smiley · Bandit, Inferno · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Dec 2019	2019/2020 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Cup	Freedom	Etchells	Other	29th / 45
9 Dec 2017	2017/2018 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Cup	Freedom	Etchells	Crew	9th / 44
28 Sep 2017	2017 Farr 40 North American Championships	Inferno	Farr 40	Bow	2nd / 8
11 Aug 2017	2017 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Inferno	Farr 40	Bow	3rd / 6
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Inferno	Farr 40	Bow	3rd / 7
10 Dec 2016	2017 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Cup	Freedom	Etchells	Other	20th / 41
25 Feb 2016	2016 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winters Regatta	USA 1280	Etchells	Other	9th / 56
6 Feb 2016	2016 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship	USA 1280	Handicap	Crew	47th / 59
9 Jan 2016	2016 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta	USA 1280	Etchells	Other	5th / 57
4 Dec 2015	2016 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Regatta	Freedom	Etchells	Other	37th / 47
24 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Lucky	Etchells	Other	1st / 13
8 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Bandit	Farr 40	Other	5th / 5
18 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Virago	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	13th / 20
14 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds - USA Circuit Event 5	Virago	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	18th / 20
23 Mar 2012	2012 Etchells US National Championship	USA 1280	Etchells	Crew	30th / 37
1 Jan 2012	2012 Etchells Coral Reef Cup	USA 1280	Etchells	Crew	30th / 37
28 Aug 2010	2010 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Firebolt	Etchells	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 11
23 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells World Championship	USA701	Etchells	Crew	18th / 83

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	76 provisional	#31469 band 21164–43306	—
Etchells Crew	238 provisional	#222 band 121–457	+8.1
Farr 40 Crew	-166 provisional	#382 band 343–419	+2.9

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	18 events	2 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Bow (3) · Headsail Trimmer (3)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	63%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rick Kaiser	66	40–26
Jeff Nehms	53	34–19
Ken Womack	53	26–26
Buddy Cribb	51	19–32
Jim Cunningham	47	15–32
Jerry Wendt	47	29–18
Jonah Pruitt	46	36–10
Michael Gavin	44	17–25
Argyle Campbell	40	13–26
John Podmajersky	40	14–26
Jose Fuentes	40	16–24
Michael Goldfarb	39	23–16

Most-beaten opponent: Jonah Pruitt (36–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2019	1	0	36%
2017	4	0	73%
2016	4	0	63%
2015	1	0	22%
2013	2	1	50%
2012	4	0	22%
2010	1	1	100%
2008	1	0	79%

Boats

USA 1280 · Etchells, Handicap · 5 events · 2012–2016
Freedom · Etchells · 4 events · 2015–2019
Inferno · Farr 40 · 3 events · 2017
Virago · Farr 40 · 2 events · 2012
Lucky · Etchells · 1 events · 2013
Bandit · Farr 40 · 1 events · 2013
Firebolt · Etchells · 1 events · 2010
USA701 · Etchells · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 7 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 6 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 3 events
Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami, Florida, USA · 1 events
Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 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, Full-size sailing: 76, #31,469. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.