Sailor · 2016–2026

Jon Simpson

tryc Ensign Handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 36%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #67

Nemesis: Bud Brown
Rival: Michael Macina
Best day: 18 Aug 2021
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Chris West · Elan, White Chocolate · Ensign 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Caleb Smilgin · Elan, White Chocolate · Ensign 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
PJ Blonski · Elan · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
David Zwerling · Elan · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Gabrielle Gentz · Zonker · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Colin Irish · Zonker · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Brad Donohue · Zonker · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Joe Mauer · White Chocolate · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 7th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Sep 2026	2026 SailFest Regatta	Elan	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 8
13 Aug 2026	2026 Ensign National Championship	Elan	Ensign	Other	13th / 23
20 Jun 2026	BBYRA 2026 Championship (See notes for Daily Registration)	Elan	Ensign	Skipper	4th / 6
17 Jun 2026	2026 Sunset Sail Series	Elan	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 9
4 Aug 2025	2025 Ensign National Championship Regatta	Elan	Ensign	Skipper	9th / 30
21 Jun 2025	BBYRA 2025 Green Course	Jonathan Simpson	Ensign	Skipper	2nd / 7
28 Mar 2025	2025 J-24 and E Scow Nor’easter & Ensign Midwinter Regatta	White Chocolate	Ensign	Skipper	7th / 12
12 Aug 2024	2024 Ensign National Championship Regatta	Elan	Ensign	Other	19th / 30
16 Aug 2021	2021 Ensign National Championship	Zonker	Ensign	Nav/Tac	16th / 29
24 Jul 2021	2021 ECA Region 1 Championship Regatta	Elan	Ensign	Skipper	3rd / 9
14 Aug 2016	2016 Ensign National Championship Regatta	Elan	Ensign	Skipper	20th / 29

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	160 provisional	#24068 band 15188–36970	—
Ensign Helm	103 provisional	#67 band 43–87	−0.3

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Ensign · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 11
Full-size sailing · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 15

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	10 events	1 wins	beats 62%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 46%

Positions: Nav/Tac (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	77%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Michael Macina	47	24–23
Robin Durrschmidt	46	9–37
Robert Conkey	45	27–18
Bud Brown	41	2–39
Rick Doerr	39	19–20
Russell Carr	36	27–9
Eric Jones	36	12–24
Jonathan Gorbold	35	8–27
Tobias Biedenkopf	30	16–13
Greg Eiffert	29	2–27
Peter Kogut	29	21–8
Michael LaHaye	28	25–3

Most-beaten opponent: Michael LaHaye (25–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	1	68%
2025	3	0	67%
2024	1	0	38%
2021	2	0	61%
2016	1	0	32%

Boats

Elan · Handicap, Ensign · 8 events · 2016–2026
Jonathan Simpson · Ensign · 1 events · 2025
White Chocolate · Ensign · 1 events · 2025
Zonker · Ensign · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Toms River, NJ · 2 events
Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association · 2 events
Cleveland, OH · 1 events
Brooklyn, NY · 1 events
Niantic, CT, USA · 1 events
Columbia SC, SC · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 160, #24,068.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 15. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.