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Sailor · 2014–2026

Jon Van Buskirk

rcyc PHRF handicapSharkHandicap

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Events
20

30 races · 1 race win

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 20

Podium rate
30%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 40%–52%, 186 boats)

Best class ranking
#72

Crew in Shark · rating 15

Most successful partnership
Gord Timmis

1 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 10% win rate

Best trio
Gord Timmis & Christine Bortkiewicz

1 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Gord Timmis

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kathleen Timmis

May 2014 – Jul 2024 · 15 events

Signature result
1st of 11

2018 Susan Hood Trophy Race · PHRF handicap · 1 Jun 2018

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gord Timmis — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 10% win rate
  • Kathleen Timmis · Katbird · PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jul 2024
  • Ian Lindsell · Katbird · PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jul 2024
  • Christine Bortkiewicz · Katbird · PHRF handicap 14events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jul 2024
  • Gord Timmis · Katbird · PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 10 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jul 2024
  • David Dunphy · Finn McCoul, Flirtatious, Katbird · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Shark 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Heather Macnaughton · Finn McCoul, Flirtatious, Katbird · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Shark 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Gordon Timmis · Katbird · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2014 – May 2024
  • Brian Godwin · Katbird · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – May 2019
  • Louise Cannon · Flirtatious · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Ron Occhipinti · Katbird · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018

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

Rating history

04998201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 2026RCYC OpenFlirtatiousSharkCrew3rd / 6
14 Jun 2025RCYC OpenFlirtatiousSharkCrew6th / 11
13 Jul 20242024 Lake Ontario 300 ChallengeKatbirdPHRF handicapPit4th / 7
31 May 20242024 Susan Hood Trophy RaceKatbirdPHRF handicapPit7th / 9
24 May 2024Shark TrilliumFinn McCoulSharkCrew17th / 22
15 May 2024Thursday Midweek Racing - Spring SeriesFinn McCoulHandicapCrew7th / 7
16 Jul 20222022 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Race Presented by driveHGKatbirdPHRF handicapPit5th / 8
3 Jun 20222022 Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHGKatbirdPHRF handicapPit4th / 9
30 Jul 20212021 Susan Hood Trophy RaceKatbirdPHRF handicapPit2nd / 6
10 Jul 20212021 Lake Ontario 300 / 600 ChallengeKatbirdPHRF handicapPit3rd / 6
13 Jul 20192019 Lake Ontario 300 ChallengeKatbirdPHRF handicapPit2nd / 12
31 May 20192019 Susan Hood Trophy RaceKatbirdPHRF handicapPit5th / 9
25 May 20192019 Shark TrilliumGraffitiSharkPit23rd / 30
14 Jul 20182018 Lake Ontario 300/600 ChallengeKatbirdPHRF handicapFloater6th / 8
1 Jun 20182018 Susan Hood Trophy RaceKatbirdPHRF handicapPit1st / 11
15 Jul 20172017 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge presented by driveHGKatbirdPHRF handicapPit4th / 5
16 Jul 20162016 Lake Ontario 300/600 ChallengeKatbirdPHRF handicapPit4th / 5
29 May 20152015 Susan Hood Trophy RaceKatbirdPHRF handicapPit7th / 13
12 Jul 20142014 Lake Ontario 300 ChallengeKatbirdPHRF handicapPit3rd / 8
30 May 20142014 Susan Hood Trophy RaceKatbirdPHRF handicapPit7th / 14

Crew rating across all classes: 98, #27,956. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.