Sailor · 2009–2026

John Horsch

stfyc J/105 Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #285
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Jim Dorsey
Best trio: Jim Dorsey & Bruce Stone
Biggest lift: Jim Dorsey
Nemesis: Bruce Stone
Rival: Jeff Littfin
Best day: 15 Sep 2023
Signature result: 2nd of 25

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Dorsey — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Jim Dorsey · Arbitrage, Arbitrage@Trifecta · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2023
Nicole Breault · Arbitrage, Arbitrage@Trifecta · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2023
Bruce Stone · Arbitrage, Arbitrage@Trifecta · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2023
Will Paulsen · Arbitrage · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2023
Bennett Horsch · Travieso · J/22, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – Oct 2009
Shawn Horsch · Travieso · J/22, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – Oct 2009
Barry Lewis · Chance (ORC) · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2024 – May 2024
Sonny Lopez · Vasara · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Adam Walsh · Arbitrage@Trifecta · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Scott Kozinchik · Chance (ORC) · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jun 2026	2026 Woodies Invitational	Thea	Folkboat	Skipper	4th / 8
25 Apr 2026	2026 Intraclub Regatta	Thea	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
8 Mar 2025	California Dreamin' Series - St Francis YC 2025	John Horsch	Match racing	Skipper	8th / 8
12 Sep 2024	2024 Rolex Big Boat Series	Vasara	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 5
25 May 2024	2024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Chance (ORC)	PHRF handicap	Floater	6th / 7
14 Sep 2023	2023 Rolex Big Boat Series	Arbitrage	J/105	Mast	3rd / 31
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Arbitrage@Trifecta	J/105	Bow	2nd / 25
20 May 2022	2022 SF Bay J/105 Women Skipper Invitational	Arbitrage	J/105	Crew	1st / 8
14 May 2011	2011 Frank Stone Cup Invitational	Business Time	J/105	Other	11th / 20
9 Apr 2011	2011 J/Fest San Francisco	I Told You I Was Freaky	J/105	Other	11th / 22
15 Sep 2010	2010 Rolex Big Boat Series	Business Time	J/105	Other	10th / 24
28 Aug 2010	2010 Sarcoma Cup	Business Time	J/105	Skipper	5th / 18
30 Jul 2010	2010 Aldo Alessio Perpetual Trophy Regatta	Business Time	J/105	Skipper	5th / 16
30 Apr 2010	2010 Friday Night Series - First Half	Business Time	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 11
30 Apr 2010	2010 Friday Night Series - Full Series	Business Time	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 10
25 Oct 2009	Great Pumpkin 2009 - Sunday only	Travieso	PHRF handicap	Skipper	161st / 204
24 Oct 2009	Great Pumpkin 2009 - Saturday Only or Both Saturday & Sunday	Travieso	J/22	Skipper	2nd / 7
22 Aug 2009	Sarcoma Cup 2009 - Two-Day Buoy Only (J105)	Foux Du Fafa	J/105	Skipper	12th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	124 provisional	#28815 band 18748–42055	—
J/105 Helm	140 provisional	#214 band 101–345	+3.3
All classes Crew	274 provisional	#9228 band 4477–17547	—
J/105 Crew	199 provisional	#285 band 122–589	+3.3

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Match racing · Helm · 14 races, 1 event · rating -60
Folkboat · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 105

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	13 events	1 wins	beats 51%
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 76%

Positions: Floater (1) · Mast (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	70%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jeff Littfin	33	17–16
Walter Sanford	31	22–9
Phillip Laby	29	11–18
Adam Spiegel	28	8–20
Theresa Brandner-Allen	28	23–5
Bruce Stone	28	5–23
Scooter Simmons	28	5–23
Don Wieneke	27	16–11
Jason Woodley	27	14–13
Rolf Kaiser	27	10–17
Pat Benedict	25	22–3
Brent Vaughan	23	17–6

Most-beaten opponent: Pat Benedict (22–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	79%
2025	1	0	0%
2024	2	0	46%
2023	2	0	95%
2022	1	1	100%
2011	2	0	50%
2010	5	0	52%
2009	3	0	48%

Boats

Business Time · J/105, Handicap · 6 events · 2010–2011
Thea · Folkboat, Handicap · 2 events · 2026
Arbitrage · J/105 · 2 events · 2022–2023
Travieso · PHRF handicap, J/22 · 2 events · 2009
John Horsch · Match racing · 1 events · 2025
Vasara · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2024
Chance (ORC) · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
Arbitrage@Trifecta · J/105 · 1 events · 2023
I Told You I Was Freaky · J/105 · 1 events · 2011
Foux Du Fafa · J/105 · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 6 events
Richmond Yacht Club · 3 events
San Francisco, CA · 2 events
South Beach Yacht Club · 2 events
California, USA · 1 events
St. Francis Yacht Club · 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: 124, #28,815.Crew rating across all classes: 274, #9,228. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.