Sailor · 2014–2026

John Babich

J/105 PHRF handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #858

Longest-running crew: Paul Zajac
Nemesis: David Willis
Signature result: 4th of 12

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Paul Zajac · skal, skål · J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2014 – Jul 2026
Johan Blok · skal, skål · J/105, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2014 – Oct 2023
Jeff Steuber · skål · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Oct 2016
Christopher Zajac · skål · J/105, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2014 – Jul 2015
Trevor VonKaenel · skal · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 21st · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
Joseph Arlia · skal · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 21st · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
Joaquin Cruz · skål · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 26th · Oct 2016 – Oct 2016
Jack Ryan · skal · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 21st · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
Teis Kristensen · skal · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 21st · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
Ann Myer · skål · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jul 2026	2026 80th Red Grant Regatta / J/105 East Coast Championship	skal	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	4th / 12
5 Oct 2023	The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American Championship	skal	J/105	Main Trimmer	21st / 31
20 Oct 2016	2016 Stella Artois J 105 North American Championships	skål	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	26th / 37
11 Jul 2015	2015 69th Annual Red Grant Regatta	skål	J/105	Other	3rd / 9
29 Aug 2014	2014 Vineyard Race	skål	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	4th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	39 provisional	#36906 band 20899–52802	—
J/105 Crew	2 provisional	#858 band 511–1109	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (3) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Spence	23	16–7
Paul Beaudin	20	3–17
David Willis	20	1–19
Damian Emery	15	0–15
Richie Palmer	15	10–5
Bruce Stone	15	1–14
Ann Myer	15	6–8
Arthur Topilow	14	10–3
Randy Bourne	14	5–9
Max Kalehoff	12	8–4

Most-beaten opponent: David Spence (16–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	73%
2023	1	33%
2016	1	31%
2015	1	75%
2014	1	50%

Boats

skål · J/105, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2014–2016
skal · J/105 · 2 events · 2023–2026

Where they race

Perth Amboy, NY, USA · 1 events
Rye, NY, USA · 1 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 1 events
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA · 1 events
Stamford, CT, 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: 39 (±226), #36,906. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.