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Sailor · 1978–2026

John Ravizza

st francis yc MercuryEtchellsMCYRA Some links uncertain

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Events
40

213 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 6 of 40

Podium rate
28%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (90%: 54%–60%, 741 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Helm in Mercury · rating 266

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chris Boome

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Chris Boome

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Ravizza

Oct 2023 – Aug 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
David Curtis

8–37 head to head in 45 races

Rival
David West

53–50 in 103 races

Best day
14 Mar 2026

6-2-3-1-4-1-10-7-1-2-5-2-1-7-11-7-1 · 2026 Spring Saturday Series · about 1 in 3,672 by chance

Signature result
1st of 10

Perry Cup Series 23-24 · Mercury · 4 Nov 2023

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Boome — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Michael Ravizza · Fortran · Mercury 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 53 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Chris Boome · Fortran · Mercury 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 18 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Aug 2023
  • Russ Williams · US 277 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 1982 – Nov 1984
  • George McMeans · US 277 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 1982 – Nov 1984
  • Randy Smith · Jumper, US 792 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 1989 – Aug 1991
  • Dave Maggert · Swiftsure · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Jim Gibbs · Oaxaca · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Michael Moradzadeh · Oaxaca · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Doug Holm · Swiftsure · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Matthew Gibbs · Oaxaca · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016

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

Rating history

-941503941979198619932000200720142021Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 202675th Mercury Labor Day RegattaFortranMercurySkipper7th / 17
13 Mar 20262026 Spring Saturday SeriesFortranMercurySkipper2nd / 18
7 Dec 2025Small Boat Midwinters 2025-26537MercurySkipper4th / 8
19 Oct 20252025 Joe Logan RegattaFortranMercurySkipper4th / 9
26 Sep 20252025 Mercury Class Pacific Coast Championship and Mercury Class ChampionshipFortranGold FleetSkipper12th / 14
23 Aug 202574th Mercury Labor Day RegattaFortranMercurySkipper4th / 15
21 Jun 2025Hart Nunes RegattaFortranMercurySkipper8th / 11
26 Apr 20252025 Intraclub RegattaSerenaHandicapCrew8th / 13
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays537MercurySkipper6th / 11
26 Oct 20242024 | Mercury Class Monterey Invitational RegattaFortranMercurySkipper3rd / 11
19 Oct 20242024 Joe LoganFortranMercurySkipper5th / 9
4 Nov 2023Perry Cup Series 23-24537MercurySkipper1st / 10
19 Oct 2023Mercury National ChampionshipFortranMercurySkipper5th / 19
30 Sep 20232023 Mercury Pacific Coast ChampionshipFortranMCYRASkipper6th / 9
25 Aug 202372nd Mercury Labor Day RegattaFortranMercurySkipper5th / 10
7 Jul 2023Hart NunesFortranMercurySkipper6th / 7
5 Nov 2022Perry Cup Series 22-23537MercurySkipper6th / 11
1 Oct 20222022 Mercury Pacific Coast ChampionshipFortranMCYRASkipper1st / 8
27 Aug 202271st Mercury Labor Day RegattaFortranMercurySkipper1st / 9
12 Aug 2022Mercury Championships 2022FortranMercurySkipper6th / 14
8 Jul 2022Hart NunesFortranMercurySkipper1st / 5
27 Aug 202175th Mercury Class National ChampionshipFortranMercurySkipper5th / 21
9 Jul 2021Hart Nunes Mercury RegattaFortranMercurySkipper1st / 9
17 Oct 2020Mercury Fall Invitational 2020FortranMercurySkipper2nd / 8
3 Oct 2020Mercury Class Pacific Coast ChampionshipFortranMercurySkipper14th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 340 (±116), #7,554.Crew rating across all classes: 7 (±212), #42,342. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.