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Sailor · 2017–2026

Rebecca Sawyer

cyc nc LightningHandicap

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Events
31

143 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 4 of 31

Podium rate
32%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 41%–48%, 583 boats)

Best class ranking
#407

Crew in Lightning · rating 22

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dan Morton

3 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate

Best trio
John Sawyer & Dan Morton

3 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Dan Morton

+43 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Sawyer

Mar 2017 – Oct 2026 · 31 events

Nemesis
Ched Proctor

1–49 head to head in 50 races

Rival
Ron Medlin

36–33 in 69 races

Best day
20 Sep 2019

3-6-4-1-1 · 2019 Lightning SED

Signature result
1st of 9

Ocean Series #3 · Lightning · 19 Jun 2020

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Morton — 3 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate
  • John Sawyer · Becky Sawyer, John Sawyer, Soul Sister, Soul Sister 2 · Handicap, Lightning 31events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 13% win rate · 14 of 143 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2017 – Oct 2026
  • Dana Beery · John Sawyer, Soul Sister · Lightning 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 3 of 41 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Dan Morton · Becky Sawyer, John Sawyer, Soul Sister III · Handicap, Lightning 10events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 30% win rate · 11 of 45 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Jun 2021
  • Jack Sawyer · John Sawyer, Soul Sister 2 · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2017 – Oct 2023
  • Taylor Hammeke · Soul Sister · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2022 – Mar 2023
  • David Powell · Soul Sister · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 29th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Paige Robinson · Soul Sister · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 38th · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024
  • Dylan Hancock · Soul Sister III · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 25th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Toby Wells · Soul Sister II · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 24th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018

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

Rating history

-546117620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026Fall Series 2026John SawyerLightningCrew1st / 3
31 Jul 20262026 SAYRA Invitational at CYC1853John SawyerLightningCrew6th / 9
14 Jul 2026Independence Day Regatta 2026John SawyerLightningCrew6th / 6
30 May 2026Southeastern Lightning Districts 2026John SawyerLightningCrew3rd / 15
16 May 2026Ocean Series 2026Soul SisterLightningCrew2nd / 10
21 Mar 2026Spring Series 2026Soul SisterLightningCrew4th / 5
17 Oct 20252025 Wild Oyster RegattaSoul SisterLightningCrew16th / 16
23 Sep 2025Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NCSoul SisterLightningCrew35th / 50
2 Aug 20252025 SAYRA at CYC1853John SawyerLightningCrew4th / 9
17 May 20252025 Melges 15 Mayhem/Lightning SE DistrictsJohn SawyerLightningCrew12th / 21
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipSoul SisterLightningOther29th / 36
18 Oct 20242024 Wild Oyster RegattaJohn SawyerLightningCrew18th / 26
16 Mar 20242024 Winter Lightning ChampionshipSoul SisterLightningOther38th / 44
20 Oct 2023Wild Oyster Regatta 2023John SawyerLightningCrew10th / 22
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipSoul SisterLightningOther30th / 40
14 Oct 2022Wild Oyster Regatta 2022Soul SisterLightningCrew9th / 26
3 Jun 2022Southeastern Lightning Districts 2022John SawyerLightningCrew16th / 17
15 May 20222022 Lightning Masters World ChampionshipsSoul SisterLightningSpinnaker trimmer18th / 42
20 Mar 20222022 Winter Lightning ChampionshipSoul Sister IIILightningSpinnaker trimmer25th / 37
4 Jun 2021Lightning SE District Championships 2021John SawyerHandicapCrew4th / 19
26 Apr 2021Sound Series 2021John SawyerLightningCrew4th / 11
23 Apr 2021Ocean Series 2021John SawyerLightningCrew3rd / 13
17 Jul 2020Ocean Series #4Becky SawyerLightningSkipper2nd / 7
6 Jul 2020Independence Day RegattaJohn SawyerLightningCrew1st / 8
19 Jun 2020Ocean Series #3John SawyerLightningCrew1st / 9

Crew rating across all classes: 82, #30,409.Helm rating across all classes: 52. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.