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Sailor · 2016–2026

Joan Butler

breakwater yacht club JY15SunfishJ/109

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Events
32

182 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 32

Podium rate
34%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 46%–51%, 966 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Crew in JY15 · rating 363

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Seth Barrows

1 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 10% win rate

Biggest lift
Seth Barrows

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Seth Barrows

Sep 2016 – Jul 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Nancy Jaywork

2–42 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Sara Nightingale

34–23 in 57 races

Best day
17 Sep 2016

14-1-1-12-3-1-1-4-8 · 2016 JY 15 North American Championships

Signature result
1st of 14

2023 JY 15 Long Island Championship · JY15 · 23 Apr 2023

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Most successful partnership: Seth Barrows — 1 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 10% win rate
  • Seth Barrows · 88, Big Boat, Joan Butler, Seth Barrows · J/109, JY15 10events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 18 of 73 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Jul 2026
  • Jake Hannah · Big Boat · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 27 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Cris Brodie · Big Boat, Joan Butler · J/109, JY15 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Fernando Gonzalez · Big Boat · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 27 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Bud Rogers · Big Boat · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 27 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Sara Nightingale · Big Boat · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021
  • Richard Skeen · Big Boat · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Michael Hayes · 195 · J/70 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Julian Barrowcliffe · 88, Julian Barrowcliffe · JY15 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – May 2026
  • Kyle McArdle · Big Boat · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

-20014148120172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 20262026 WOOD RegattaJoan ButlerJY15Skipper3rd / 14
17 May 20262026 JY15 Long Island ChampionshipJulian BarrowcliffeJY15Crew3rd / 12
13 Sep 2025USSCA 2025 NY Downstate Sunfish (ISCA) Regional Championship88Sunfish (ISCA)Skipper17th / 32
27 Jul 20252025 WOOD RegattaJoan ButlerJY15Skipper3rd / 15
4 May 20252025 JY15 Long Island ChampionshipSeth BarrowsJY15Crew3rd / 14
15 Sep 20242024 JY15 Atlantic Coast Championship88JY15Other13th / 14
7 Sep 20242024 Sunfish Women's North American Championship88SunfishSkipper30th / 51
21 Jun 2024Shelter Island Laser/ILCA RegattaJoan ButlerHandicapSkipper20th / 28
14 Oct 20232023 US Sunfish Masters Championship88SunfishOther39th / 51
17 Sep 20232023 JY15 Atlantic Coast Championship88JY15Other3rd / 14
15 Jul 202352nd Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY88SunfishSkipper48th / 75
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleBig BoatJ/109Medic/Doctor4th / 13
23 Apr 20232023 JY 15 Long Island Championship88JY15Other1st / 14
10 Feb 2023Sunfish Sarasota Sunshine Clinic & Florida Sunfish Regional Championship5310SunfishSkipper39th / 71
9 Jul 202251st Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY88SunfishSkipper13th / 56
6 Jul 20222022 The OZ Trophy195J/70Skipper1st / 7
15 Jun 20222022 USSCA Sunfish North American Championship Regatta88SunfishSkipper69th / 81
10 Apr 20222022 JY 15 Long Island Championship88JY15Other3rd / 20
24 Oct 20212021 JY15 Atlantic Coast Championship88JY15Skipper5th / 16
25 Sep 20212021 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaBig BoatJ/109Medic/Doctor5th / 7
24 Sep 2021Sunfish Woman's North American Championship88SunfishSkipper31st / 47
10 Jul 202150th Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY88SunfishSkipper40th / 78
7 Jul 20212021 The OZ Trophy195J/70Skipper3rd / 7
7 Mar 20212021 Sunfish International Masters Championship43909SunfishSkipper39th / 59
4 Oct 20202020 JY15 Atlantic Coast Championship88JY15Other3rd / 21

Helm rating across all classes: 27, #46,342.Crew rating across all classes: 442, #2,654. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.