Sailor · 2011–2023

Gavin McJones

u s naval academy ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)College fleet racing College team racing

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Events: 89
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 36%
Typically beats: 75%
Best class ranking: #4
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Colin MacGillivray
Best trio: Ryan Wahba & Colin MacGillivray
Biggest lift: Jack Welburn
Longest-running crew: Madeline Smith
Nemesis: Leo Boucher
Rival: Cameron Feves
Best day: 26 Oct 2013
Signature result: 1st of 29

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: Colin MacGillivray — 3 wins · 7 podiums in 11 events together · 27% win rate

Ryan Wahba · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 14% win rate · 99 of 406 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jun 2023
Ellie Alex · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 71 of 284 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2023
Nathan Smith · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 71 of 268 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2023
Madeline Smith · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 15% win rate · 64 of 236 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Jun 2023
Colin MacGillivray · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 72 of 190 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – May 2023
Jonah Hatt · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 59 of 173 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – May 2023
Cooper Walshe · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 42 of 129 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Jun 2023
Gray Benson · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 33 of 89 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Mar 2022
Fiona Lobon · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 29 of 122 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Mar 2022
Trenton Shaw · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 16 of 85 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Apr 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 89

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jun 2023	College Sailing Dinghy National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-4,7-9)	18th / 18
30 May 2023	College Sailing Open Eastern Semifinal	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-8,11-12)	5th / 18
27 May 2023	College Sailing Team Race National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	9th / 16
29 Apr 2023	America Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	3rd / 18
15 Apr 2023	2023 Truxtun Umsted	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 14
8 Apr 2023	Prosser Trophy - MAISA Open Team Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 8
25 Mar 2023	Admiral Moore Open Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	3rd / 10
18 Mar 2023	St. Mary's Team Race Inter-Conference	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 16
11 Mar 2023	Graham Hall Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 10
4 Mar 2023	GW Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 6
5 Nov 2022	Glen S. Foster Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Gavin McJones '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	12th / 18
29 Oct 2022	War Memorial	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	4th / 18
22 Oct 2022	Open Atlantic Coast Championships, Final	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 18
15 Oct 2022	2022 Truxtun Umsted	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 14
8 Oct 2022	Open Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championships, Round 1A	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 18
1 Oct 2022	Carl Van Duyne MAISA Singles	U. S. Naval Academy (Gavin McJones '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	5th / 18
23 Sep 2022	ILCA Crab Claw Regatta	Gavin McJones	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	1st / 29
17 Sep 2022	Chesapeake Invitational	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 6
10 Sep 2022	Laser South	U. S. Naval Academy (Gavin McJones '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	3rd / 20
23 Apr 2022	Admirals Cup	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	10th / 17
26 Mar 2022	Aaron Szambecki Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 10
19 Mar 2022	2022 Graham Hall Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	3rd / 16
5 Mar 2022	GW Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 5
6 Nov 2021	College Sailing Singlehanded Nationals	U. S. Naval Academy (Gavin McJones '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	9th / 18
30 Oct 2021	War Memorial	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9-10)	7th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	599	#1103 band 733–1577	—
Optimist Helm	488 provisional	#511 band 322–837	—
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) Helm	626 provisional	#66 band 37–130	—
College fleet racing Helm	534 provisional	#424 band 263–680	+3.5
420 Helm	109 provisional	#2102 band 1274–3129	—
College singlehanded Helm	450 provisional	#63 band 29–94	—
FJ Helm	530 provisional	#4 band 2–15	—
ILCA 7 (Laser) Helm	249 provisional	#609 band 283–1169	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Club 420 (Bemis Qualifier) · Helm · 15 races, 1 event · rating -76

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	89 events	13 wins	beats 74%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: A Skipper (9) · B Skipper (2) · A Skipper (1-4,7-9) (1) · A Skipper (1-8,11-12) (1) · B Skipper (9-10) (1) · B Skipper (1-2) (1)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	79%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Leo Boucher	360	106–252
Bastien Rasse	329	253–76
Caden Scheiblauer	317	221–94
Cameron Feves	286	140–146
Jack Egan	249	78–171
Sidney Gathrid	249	164–84
Annika Fedde	239	169–68
Marcus Huttunen	218	103–114
Jordan Bruce	210	113–96
Ansgar Jordan	192	86–105
Diego Escobar	189	119–70
Taft Buckley	185	158–25

Most-beaten opponent: Bastien Rasse (253–76).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	10	1	66%
2022	13	3	79%
2021	13	1	64%
2020	2	0	48%
2019	4	1	84%
2018	9	2	89%
2017	12	3	80%
2016	14	1	67%
2015	7	0	67%
2014	2	0	88%
2013	1	1	100%
2012	1	0	84%
2011	1	0	86%

Boats

U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 23 events · 2020–2023
U. S. Naval Academy (Gavin McJones '23) · College singlehanded · 10 events · 2019–2022
196143 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial), Handicap · 10 events · 2016–2019
19492 · Optimist, Handicap · 5 events · 2012–2015
151771 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 4 events · 2016–2017
199342 · Handicap, ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 4 events · 2016
Gavin McJones · ILCA 7 (Laser), ILCA 6 (Laser Radial), FJ · 3 events · 2015–2022
31 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 3 events · 2020–2021
1470 · FJ · 3 events · 2017–2018
7696 · 420 · 3 events · 2016–2017

Where they race

Navy · 14 events
Long Beach, CA · 12 events
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club · 12 events
Kings Point · 9 events
San Pedro, CA · 4 events
Old Dominion · 4 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 599, #1,103. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.