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Sailor · 2008–2026

John Lynch

geneva PHRF handicapHandicapX Boat

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Events
108

486 races · 45 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 8 of 108

Podium rate
22%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (90%: 49%–53%, 2,290 boats)

Best class ranking
#85

Helm in X Boat · rating 128

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Owen Kohut

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Lynch

Jul 2011 – Aug 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Owen Kohut

16–73 head to head in 89 races

Rival
Grady Strothman

52–78 in 131 races

Best day
26 Jul 2020

10-4-1-15-1-9-22 · 2020 ILYA X Boat Championship · about 1 in 4,938 by chance

Signature result
4th of 41

2021 E Class Invitational Regatta · E · 7 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Grady Strothman · Crews Control, Grady Strothman, Rooster · A Scow, E, E Scow, Melges 15 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 40 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Tripp Chambers · Chevy, John Lynch · X Boat 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Bo Strothman · Crews Control, Rooster · A Scow, E, E Scow 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 25 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Aug 2025
  • Michael Lynch · Crews Control, Glory Days · A Scow, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2011 – Aug 2026
  • Nathan Quist · Crews Control · A Scow 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Connor Jewett · Big Man, Rooster · E Scow, Melges 15 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 14th · Jul 2022 – May 2024
  • Owen Kohut · Crews Control, Rooster · A Scow, E, E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Chris Jewett · Rooster · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 11th · Jul 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Junior Impens · Crews Control · A Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Finn Pecht · Chevy · X Boat 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2019 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

-159-22115200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 108

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaCrews ControlA ScowCrew9th / 21
29 Jul 20262026 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaTriple ThreatMelges 15Skipper39th / 49
6 Jul 20262026 GLSS DinghyfestEllie HeineMelges 15Crew14th / 17
10 Aug 20252025 Hound Dog Around the IslandMostly HarmlessPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
10 Aug 20252025 ILYA Annual A - E - C Championship RegattaCrews ControlA ScowCrew9th / 15
30 Jul 20252025 Wednesday Night Race SeriesBlest 2HandicapSkipper11th / 12
30 Jul 20252025 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaTriple ThreatMelges 15Skipper47th / 71
7 Jul 20252025 GLSS DinghyfestTriple ThreatMelges 15Skipper10th / 19
30 Jun 2025AIS Bayfield Race Week 2025IndoIrishECrew7th / 8
7 May 2025Spring, Summer I & Summer II SeriesJohn LynchVanguard 15Skipper2nd / 4
10 Aug 20242024 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaCrews ControlA ScowCrew8th / 16
10 Aug 20242024 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaRoosterE ScowCrew11th / 36
31 Jul 20242024 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaTriple ThreatMelges 15Skipper34th / 62
23 Jul 20242024 ILYA X Boat Championship RegattaChevyX BoatSkipper14th / 39
15 Jul 202420th Annual Xtreme Regatta July 15 and 16, 2024ChevyX BoatSkipper20th / 44
7 Jul 20242024 GLSS DinghyfestChevyX BoatSkipper29th / 60
29 May 20242024 GTYC Wednesday Night Race Season for PHRF & Melges 24Blest 2PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 9
16 May 20242024 E SCOW SPRING REGATTARoosterE ScowCrew21st / 30
30 Apr 20242024 LGYC X BOAT B SERIESChevyX BoatSkipper8th / 18
20 Sep 20232023 E Scow Blue Chip5 StarE ScowCrew10th / 23
15 Aug 20232023 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaCrews ControlA ScowCrew13th / 20
15 Aug 20232023 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaRoosterE ScowCrew24th / 53
2 Aug 20232023 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaBig ManMelges 15Skipper18th / 40
29 Jul 20232023 ILYA X Boat ChampionshipChevyX BoatSkipper23rd / 44
17 Jul 202319th Annual Xtreme Regatta 2023ChevyX BoatSkipper30th / 46

Helm rating across all classes: 84 (±103), #35,380.Crew rating across all classes: -54 (±182), #51,126. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.