Sailor · 2013–2026

John King

shelter island yacht club J/111 ORC handicap PHRF handicap

Possibly the same person: John King (2022, 1 events), John King (2008, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 18
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #109

Most successful partnership: Victor Diaz de Leon
Biggest lift: River Paquin
Longest-running crew: Andrew Ward
Nemesis: Henry Vare
Rival: Ian Hill
Best day: 19 Oct 2019
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Victor Diaz de Leon — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Andrew Ward · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 69 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – Jun 2023
Sedgwick Ward · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 57 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – Jun 2023
Joshua Kapell · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 55 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – Jun 2023
Mathew Kapell · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111 7events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 54 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – Jan 2023
Kevin McKee · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 48 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2019 – Jan 2020
Jim Ryan · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 34 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – May 2021
Victor Diaz de Leon · Bravo, Cloud9 · IRC handicap, J/111, J/88 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 38 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Oct 2019
Keith Cole · Lucky Eights · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2020 – May 2026
River Paquin · Bravo · J/111, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – Jun 2023
Bill Hardesty · Bravo · J/111, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – 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 · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 May 2026	2026 Spring Race to Oxford	Lucky Eights	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	10th / 10
1 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Lucky Eights	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 8
9 Aug 2024	2024 San Francisco Bay Challenge	John King	Wingfoil	Skipper	45th / 60
8 Aug 2024	2024 Summer Wingding - U.S. Wingfoil Championship	John King	Wingfoil	Skipper	36th / 50
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Bravo	ORC handicap	Bow	3rd / 14
16 Jan 2023	2023 Southernmost Regatta	Bravo	J/111	Bow	2nd / 6
16 Jul 2021	Melges IC37 National Championship	Paragon	IC37	Mast	15th / 18
10 Jul 2021	2021 Newport Regatta	Paragon	IC37	Mast	15th / 18
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bravo	J/111	Bow	2nd / 7
3 Oct 2020	2020 Annapolis Y.C. Double Handed Distance Race	Lucky Eights	ORC handicap	Co-Skipper	7th / 9
24 Jan 2020	J Fest 2020	Bravo	J/111	Bow	3rd / 4
18 Oct 2019	2019 J 88 North American Championship	Cloud9	J/88	Other	1st / 14
21 Aug 2019	2019 J 111 World Championship	Bravo	J/111	Bow	6th / 23
15 Jul 2019	175th NYYC Anniversary Regatta	Bravo	IRC handicap	Bow	3rd / 9
24 Jun 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Bravo	PHRF handicap	Bow	9th / 15
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Bravo	IRC handicap	Bow	3rd / 7
3 May 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bravo	J/111	Bow	7th / 8
20 Jul 2013	Crew of 2 Around Catalina	Flyer	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 3

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	182 provisional	#16797 band 10882–25137	—
J/111 Crew	170 provisional	#109 band 64–166	+0.3
All classes Helm	-72 provisional	#64636 band 43541–77186	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Wingfoil · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating -100
IC37 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -98
J/88 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating 171

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	4 events	1 wins	beats 45%
As crew	14 events	1 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Bow (9) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Mast (2) · Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Wagner	41	16–25
Rob Ruhlman	37	13–24
Ian Hill	29	14–15
Douglas Curtiss	25	17–8
Jackie Baxter	23	9–14
Martin Roesch	21	8–13
John Brim	20	8–12
Paul Milo	17	10–7
William Ketcham	17	8–9
Bradley Faber	16	13–2
Jim Connelly	15	7–8
Ben Chigier	15	9–6

Most-beaten opponent: Bradley Faber (13–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	29%
2024	2	0	27%
2023	2	0	82%
2021	3	0	40%
2020	2	0	29%
2019	6	1	63%
2013	1	1	100%

Boats

Bravo · ORC handicap, J/111, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2019–2023
Lucky Eights · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2020–2026
John King · Wingfoil · 2 events · 2024
Paragon · IC37 · 2 events · 2021
Cloud9 · J/88 · 1 events · 2019
Flyer · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 5 events
Newport, RI, USA · 4 events
San Francisco, CA · 2 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 2 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events
Larchmont, NY, 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 across all classes: 182 (±143), #16,797.Helm rating across all classes: -72 (±241), #64,636. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.