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Sailor · 2010–2025

John Selldorff

stone horse yacht club Flying ScotPHRF handicapChampion Some links uncertain

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Events
12

54 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 3 of 12

Podium rate
58%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 73%–83%, 187 boats)

Best class ranking
#107

Helm in Flying Scot · rating 246

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Zachary Bender

3–19 head to head in 22 races

Rival
Peter Mitchell

11–16 in 27 races

Best day
16 Jul 2016

3-1-3 · Flying Scot 2016 North American Championships

Signature result
2nd of 46

Flying Scot 2016 North American Championships · 698 · 16 Jul 2016

Partnerships · 14 sailors

  • Tom Selldorff · Kinship · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – May 2019
  • David George · Kinship · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2019 – May 2019
  • Steve Gleason · Kinship · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2019 – May 2019
  • Mike George · Kinship · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2019 – May 2019
  • Ryan Walsh · Kinship · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
  • Cliff Schorer · Kinship · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2019 – May 2019
  • Andy Herlihy · Kinship · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
  • Fred Kern · Kinship · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
  • Charlie Curtis · Kinship · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
  • Kenneth van colen · Kinship · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017

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

Rating history

015631120112013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Jun 2025Senior RacingJohn SelldorffFlying ScotSkipper5th / 14
14 Jun 2025Flying Scot New England District Championship6191Flying ScotSkipper1st / 16
22 Jun 20242024 Flying Scot® North American ChampionshipJohn SelldorffFlying ScotSkipper19th / 34
25 May 20192019 Figawi Race WeekendKinshipPHRF handicapOther3rd / 12
5 Aug 2017Flying Scot New England District Championship Regatta5391ChampionSkipper1st / 11
15 Mar 20172017 Miami to Havana RaceKinshipIRC handicapOther3rd / 4
16 Jul 2016Flying Scot 2016 North American ChampionshipsJohn Selldorff [A]700Skipper4th / 23
16 Jul 2016Flying Scot 2016 North American ChampionshipsJohn Selldorff [A]698Skipper2nd / 46
22 May 2015Falmouth Yacht Club Race to HyannisKINSHIPHandicapSkipper5th / 11
1 Aug 20142014 Dick Fontaine Memorial Distance RaceKinshipPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
24 Jul 20102010 Round-the-Island RaceKINSHIPPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 11
5 Feb 2010Charlotte Harbor Regatta5391Flying ScotSkipper2nd / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 311, #9,248.Crew rating across all classes: 21. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.