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Sailor · 2009–2026

John Buckley

hingham yc HandicapJ/24Snipe

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Events
40

134 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 40

Podium rate
10%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
38%

of boats faced (90%: 34%–41%, 508 boats)

Best class ranking
#278

Helm in Snipe · rating 18

Biggest lift
Mary Buckley

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mary Buckley

Sep 2023 – Feb 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Craig Correia

8–40 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Bonnie Kirchner

20–29 in 49 races

Best day
8 Sep 2023

6-7-3-11-5-2 · Missouri Valley Championship · about 1 in 8 by chance

Signature result
4th of 24

HYC Great Chase Race · Handicap · 15 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Mary Buckley · John Buckley · Handicap, Snipe, Snipes 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 45 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Nanna Buckley · Pita · J/24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2015 – Aug 2015
  • Jack Denker · Badfish · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Philip Mitropoulos · Lindsey · Portsmouth handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2009 – Oct 2009

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

Rating history

-130-4148201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jul 20262026 Firecracker All-Class Open Regatta31636SnipeSkipper4th / 8
6 Feb 2026Snipe MidwintersJohn BuckleySnipesSkipper22nd / 30
19 Sep 20252025 US Masters ChampionsipJohn BuckleySnipeSkipper6th / 12
7 Feb 2025Snipe Midwinters 2025John BuckleySnipeSkipper26th / 28
19 Sep 20242024 US Snipe Masters ChampionshipJohn BuckleyHandicapSkipper33rd / 37
28 Sep 20232023 US Masters National ChampionshipsJohn BuckleySnipeSkipper22nd / 41
15 Sep 20232023 Rocky Mountain Snipe ChampionshipJohn BuckleySnipeSkipper7th / 22
8 Sep 2023Missouri Valley ChampionshipJohn BuckleySnipeSkipper4th / 18
1 Oct 2022Snipe USA Masters Championship31636SnipeSkipper10th / 24
17 Sep 2022HYC Great Chase RaceBadfishHandicapSkipper7th / 13
13 Jul 2022Wednesday Night Racing - Summer SeriesBadfishHandicapSkipper4th / 6
11 Sep 2021HYC Great Chase RaceBadfishHandicapSkipper19th / 24
22 Sep 20182018 Chowder Cup - Hingham Bay - ORRez RegattaBadfishHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
15 Sep 2018HYC Great Chase RaceBadfishHandicapSkipper4th / 24
18 Aug 20182018 Hingham YC Hitchcock TrophyBadfishHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
8 Aug 20182018 Flashlight Series - Hingham Bay - ORRez RegattaBadfishHandicapSkipper7th / 9
7 Jul 20182018 Scorpion Bowl - Hingham Bay - ORRez RegattaBadfishHandicapSkipper4th / 5
27 Jun 20182018 Summer Series - Hingham Bay - ORRez RegattaBadfishHandicapSkipper5th / 9
23 Jun 20182018 Solstice Regatta - Hingham Bay - ORRez RegattaBadfishHandicapSkipper5th / 6
23 Jul 20162016 Scorpion Bowl - HBPHRFBadfishHandicapSkipper4th / 4
16 Jul 20162016 Constitution CupBadfishHandicapSkipper4th / 4
6 Jul 20162016 Summer Series - HBPHRFBadfishHandicapSkipper4th / 9
18 Jun 20162016 Solstice Regatta - HBPHRFBadfishHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
26 Sep 20152015 HBPHRF Chowder CupBadfishHandicapSkipper4th / 4
19 Sep 20152015 HYC Great Chase RaceBadfishHandicapSkipper22nd / 25

Helm rating across all classes: 44 (±143), #43,023. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.