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Sailor · 1978–2017

John Savage

EtchellsPHRF handicapJ/44

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Events
21

134 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 2 of 21

Podium rate
14%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 71%–75%, 1,053 boats)

Best class ranking
#118

Helm in Etchells · rating 326

Most successful partnership
Andrew Plympton

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Peter Gillon & Andrew Plympton

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

Biggest lift
Peter Gillon

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Gillon

Nov 1984 – Aug 2004 · 5 events

Nemesis
John Bertrand

15–48 head to head in 65 races

Rival
Peter McNeill

29–23 in 53 races

Best day
12 Jan 1988

5-5-5-2-2 · 1988 Etchells World Championship

Signature result
1st of 59

1988 Etchells World Championship · Etchells · 11 Jan 1988

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Andrew Plympton — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Peter Gillon · AUS 1287, Cobra III, Dominator, KA 164 · Etchells 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 1984 – Aug 2004
  • Andrew Plympton · AUS 1287, KA 164, KA 242 · Etchells 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 1984 – Aug 2004
  • Steve Wheeler · KA118, KA98 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 1979 – Sep 1981
  • Jean-Pierre Macquet · AUS1237, Black Knight · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 11th · Mar 2009 – Jan 2010
  • Glenn Ferguson · Black Knight, John Savage · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jan 2010 – Jun 2010
  • Andrew Ward · Muskoka · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Andrew Woodworth · Muskoka · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Michael Anderson · Muskoka · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Paul Cantwell · Muskoka · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Stephen Langan · Ossified · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Sep 1992 – Sep 1992

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

Rating history

-4016035919791984198919941999200420092014Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Apr 20172017 American Yacht Club Spring SeriesMuskokaPHRF handicapOther5th / 8
18 Feb 20122012 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1226EtchellsSkipper21st / 74
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipSouthern LightEtchellsSkipper10th / 61
5 Jun 20112011 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1237EtchellsSkipper50th / 81
8 Jan 20112011 Etchells Australian ChampionshipBLACK KNIGHTEtchellsSkipper11th / 51
1 Jan 20112011 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipBLACK KNIGHTEtchellsSkipper15th / 26
10 Jun 20102010 Etchells Australasian Winter ChampionshipJohn SavageEtchellsSkipper30th / 52
1 Jan 20102010 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipBlack KnightEtchellsSkipper11th / 23
5 Mar 20092009 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS1237EtchellsSkipper20th / 85
23 May 20082008 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceDeLong ShadowJ/44Other5th / 8
1 Jan 20082008 Etchells Victorian State ChampionshipBlack KnightEtchellsSkipper27th / 45
1 Aug 20042004 Etchells World ChampionshipAUS 1287EtchellsSkipper28th / 85
1 Jan 19971997 Etchells Victorian ChampionshipCobra IIIEtchellsSkipper2nd / 18
18 Nov 19931993 Etchells World ChampionshipDominatorEtchellsSkipper15th / 78
17 Sep 19921992 Etchells World ChampionshipOssifiedEtchellsCrew23rd / 66
11 Jan 19881988 Etchells World ChampionshipKA 242EtchellsSkipper1st / 59
26 Nov 19841984 Etchells World ChampionshipKA 164EtchellsSkipper5th / 63
5 Sep 19811981 Etchells World ChampionshipKA118EtchellsSkipper12th / 69
1 Jan 19801980 Etchells World ChampionshipKA98EtchellsSkipper1st / 35
20 Aug 19791979 Etchells World ChampionshipKA98EtchellsSkipper4th / 45
11 Jan 19781977 Etchells World ChampionshipKA98EtchellsSkipper9th / 42

Helm rating across all classes: 327, #8,255.Crew rating across all classes: -29, #47,830. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.