Sailor · 2011–2026

Rod Johnstone

wadawanuck PHRF handicap J/88 Monohull

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Events: 20
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 45%
Typically beats: 55%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Jeff Johnstone
Biggest lift: Jeff Johnstone
Longest-running crew: Jeff Johnstone
Nemesis: Douglas Curtiss
Best day: 15 Jun 2019
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jeff Johnstone — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Jeff Johnstone · Agent 99, Electra, Ragtime, UPBEAT · J/70, J/88, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Jun 2023
Matthew Johnstone · Electra, Jazz, Wild Child · J/88, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 20 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2022
Al Johnstone · UPBEAT, Wild Child · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Alan Johnstone · Jazz, Wild Blue · J/88, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 16 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jul 2026
Rodney Johnstone · Jazz · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2015 – May 2015
Jim Johnstone · UPBEAT · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Graham Johnstone · Wild Child · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Gary Bennett · Jaitu · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
Luke Burke · UPBEAT · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Clay Burkhalter · Jazz · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2015 – May 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Jul 2026	2026 The Donzo Wednesday Night Series	Wild Blue	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 12
5 Jun 2026	2026 Off Soundings Club Spring Series	Wild Blue	PHRF handicap	Owner	7th / 14
23 Aug 2025	80th Ram Island YC Annual Invitational Regatta	Ragtime	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
16 Aug 2025	2025 Mason's Island Regatta	Ragtime	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
13 Jun 2025	2025 OSC - SPRING SERIES	Jazz	Monohull	Skipper	9th / 12
13 Jun 2025	2025 Off Soundings Spring Series	Jazz	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 10
8 Jun 2024	2024 Off Soundings Spring Series	Jazz	PHRF handicap	Other	12th / 12
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	UPBEAT	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 14
25 Jun 2022	2022 Edgartown Race Weekend, 'Round The Island Race	UPBEAT	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 6
23 Jun 2022	2022 Edgartown Race Weekend 'Round-the-Sound Races	UPBEAT	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7
10 Jun 2022	2022 Off Soundings Spring Series	Wild Child	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 10
12 Sep 2020	2020 AROUND ISLESBORO RACE	Jaitu	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Agent 99	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 12
13 Jul 2016	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap	Electra	J/88	Helm	5th / 5
23 Jun 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI	Jazz	J/88	Other	1st / 4
22 May 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Jazz	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
2 Nov 2013	2013 J/Fest Southwest	It's a Thrill!	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
24 Jan 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Ragtime	J/70	Other	20th / 38
18 Jun 2012	2012 Block Island Race Week	Jazz	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 9
5 Aug 2011	2011 Buzzards Bay Regatta	WICKED	PHRF handicap	Skipper	9th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	178 provisional	#21157 band 13078–33055	—
All classes Crew	159 provisional	#19380 band 10672–32839	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/88 · Helm · 11 races, 1 event · rating 216
J/88 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 8
Monohull · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating -11

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	15 events	3 wins	beats 54%
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 69%

Positions: Owner (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Betts	21	21–0
Iris Vogel	19	8–11
Douglas Newhouse	19	12–7
Douglas Curtiss	13	2–11
John Schimenti	13	11–2
Alan Cooper	12	12–0
Tim Healy	12	2–10
Peter Duncan	12	3–9
Rick Pfarr	12	11–1
Daniel Goldberg	12	10–2
Douglas Strebel	12	2–10
Mark Ploch	12	5–7

Most-beaten opponent: David Betts (21–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	50%
2025	4	1	58%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	3	1	85%
2020	1	0	33%
2019	1	0	91%
2016	1	0	0%
2015	2	1	67%
2013	2	0	64%
2012	1	0	88%
2011	1	0	0%

Boats

Jazz · Monohull, PHRF handicap, J/88, IRC handicap · 6 events · 2012–2025
Ragtime · PHRF handicap, J/70 · 3 events · 2013–2025
UPBEAT · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2022–2023
Wild Blue · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2026
Wild Child · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022
Jaitu · Handicap · 1 events · 2020
Agent 99 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Electra · J/88 · 1 events · 2016
It's a Thrill! · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2013
WICKED · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Block Island, RI, USA · 2 events
Edgartown, MA, USA · 2 events
Noank, CT, USA · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Mystic, CT, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 178 (±170), #21,157.Crew rating across all classes: 159 (±199), #19,380. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.