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Sailor · 2008–2026

John Howell

carolina sailing club ThistleIRC handicapMC

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Events
44

209 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 44

Podium rate
7%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
36%

of boats faced (range 34%–38%, 1,095 boats)

Best class ranking
#216

Helm in Thistle · rating 10

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Oliver Newell

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Jamie Brown & Oliver Newell

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Oliver Newell

+36 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Greg Griffin

0–66 head to head in 66 races

Rival
John Hutt

28–26 in 54 races

Best day
24 Sep 2022

2-2-1-4-1 · 2022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September Regatta

Signature result
1st of 9

2022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September Regatta · IRC handicap · 24 Sep 2022

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Oliver Newell — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Jean Paul Michalski · Arcus, ARCUS, BESRA · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 25 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Apr 2023
  • Paul Newell · Arcus, ARCUS, BESRA · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 25 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Apr 2023
  • Diana Young-Paiva · D'OH, New Perspectives, Sled · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2014 – Nov 2025
  • Craig Ambler · D'OH, New Perspectives · Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 16th · Jul 2014 – Mar 2022
  • Jamie Brown · Arcus, ARCUS, BESRA · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 25 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Apr 2023
  • Oliver Newell · Arcus, ARCUS · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 15 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Sep 2022
  • Sara Paisner · The Sled, The SLED · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Zak Michalski · Arcus, BESRA · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Apr 2023
  • Howard Mendlovitz · The Sled, The SLED · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Roger Phillips · Arcus, BESRA · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Apr 2023

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

Rating history

-2267155200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Jan 2026Thistle Midwinters West / Larry Klein Match Racing 2026The SledThistleSkipper14th / 25
24 Jan 2026Ventura Thistle Winter Series #3The SLEDThistleSkipper10th / 20
20 Dec 2025Ventura Thistle Winter Series #2The SLEDThistleSkipper14th / 14
15 Nov 2025Ventura Thistle Winter Series #1SledThistleSkipper6th / 11
16 Sep 20252025 MCSA National ChampionshipJohn HowellMCSkipper60th / 88
25 Jul 20252025 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipJohn HowellThistleSkipper26th / 26
4 Oct 20242024 Thistle Old Salty RegattaQuick Brown FoxThistleCrew18th / 21
19 Aug 20242024 MCSA National ChampionshipJohn HowellMCSkipper92nd / 95
14 Mar 2024Orange Peel 2024Quick Brown FoxThistleCrew13th / 36
10 Mar 20242024 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipQuick Brown FoxThistleOther17th / 38
1 Jan 20242024 Thistle Oyster RoastEagle OneThistleCrew6th / 16
30 Apr 20232023 Antigua Sailing WeekBESRAHandicapSkipper4th / 7
24 Sep 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September RegattaArcusIRC handicapOther1st / 9
11 Sep 20222022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaGood newsPHRF handicapOther6th / 11
10 Sep 20222022 Thistle Old Goat Regatta (60th Anniversary)Quick Brown FoxThistleSkipper28th / 40
9 Jul 20222022 Royal Southern Summer Series – Salcombe Gin July RegattaArcusIRC handicapOwner4th / 5
25 Jun 20222022 Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipQuick Brown FoxThistleOther25th / 29
18 Mar 2022Orange Peel Regatta 2022New PerspectivesThistleSkipper23rd / 37
2 Mar 20222022 Thistle Midwinters EastNew PerspectivesThistleOther24th / 30
11 Sep 20212021 Thistle Old Goat Regatta3849ThistleSkipper25th / 33
2 Aug 20212021 Thistle National ChampionshipNew PerspectivesThistleOther19th / 56
12 Jun 20212021 Royal Southern Summer Series – Champagne Charlie June RegattaArcusIRC handicapOther5th / 12
19 Sep 20202020 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September RegattaARCUSIRC handicapOwner1st / 7
2 Mar 20202020 Thistle Midwinters EastD'OHThistleOther28th / 42
20 Sep 2019Totally Dinghy Regatta 20193904ThistleSkipper5th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 140, #26,412.Crew rating across all classes: 23, #39,574. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.