Sailor · 2024–2026

John Hughes

Possibly the same person: Johnny Hughes (2026, 3 events), John Hughes (2017–2026, 11 events), John Hughes (2008–2009, 3 events), John Hughes (2009–2026, 102 events), John Hughes (2015–2019, 5 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 41%
Best class ranking: #33

Nemesis: Neil Peacock
Signature result: 9th of 31

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Stuart Rowney · 396 · L R Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
Clare Everson · Penelope · L R Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Paula Rowney · 396 · L R Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	Midweek Early Series 2026	Penelope	Scow	Skipper	17th / 31
1 Jan 2026	Midweek Late Series 2026	Penelope	L R Scow	Skipper	9th / 31
1 Jan 2026	Spring Series 2026	Penelope	L R Scow	Skipper	25th / 26
1 Jan 2026	West Solent Boat Builders - Solent Series	396	L R Scow	Crew	10th / 15
1 Jan 2025	Autumn Series 2025	396	L R Scow	Crew	6th / 11
1 Jan 2025	Midweek Early Series 2025	Penelope	L R Scow	Skipper	18th / 28
1 Jan 2025	Midweek Late Series 2025	Penelope	L R Scow	Skipper	10th / 29
1 Jan 2025	West Solent Boat Builders Series 2025	Penelope	L R Scow	Skipper	19th / 28
1 Jan 2024	Midweek Early Series 2024	Penelope	Scow	Skipper	17th / 24
1 Jan 2024	Midweek Late Series 2024	Penelope	L R Scow	Skipper	16th / 28
1 Jan 2024	Pontoon Race Series 2024	Penelope	L R Scow	Skipper	11th / 12
1 Jan 2024	West Solent Boat Builders Series 2024	Penelope	L R Scow	Skipper	12th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-140 provisional	#100737 band 82034–109549	—
L R Scow Helm	-131 provisional	#33 band 29–33	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 5 races, 2 events · rating 23
L R Scow · Crew · 5 races, 2 events · rating 13
Scow · Helm · 4 races, 2 events · rating -58

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	0 wins	beats 37%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 43%

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	60%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Nick Langford	21	4–17
Jo Edwards	20	3–16
Andy Ash-Vie	20	2–18
Neil Peacock	16	0–16
Carolyn Howden	15	4–11
Allen Mann	14	1–13
Tim Mason	12	4–7
Neil Abbott	12	1–11
Mark Whiteley	12	2–10

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	40%
2025	4	47%
2024	4	26%

Boats

Penelope · Scow, L R Scow · 10 events · 2024–2026
396 · L R Scow · 2 events · 2025–2026

Where they race

Keyhaven Yacht Club · 12 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -140, #100,737.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 23. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.