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Sailor · 2014–2025

John Gieseke

university of rhode island PHRF handicapCollege fleet racingIRC handicap

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Events
27

294 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 27

Podium rate
15%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (90%: 41%–51%, 296 boats)

Best class ranking
#1691

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 296

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Jack Hurley

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Conor O'Neil

Oct 2015 – Aug 2022 · 5 events

Nemesis
Nevin Snow

4–29 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Jack McGuire

38–27 in 65 races

Best day
18 Oct 2014

1-2-2-7-2-4-4-7-3-2-1-2-11-1-8-1-2-2-2-5-13-10 · Great Herring Pond Open · about 1 in 16,992,396 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 15

Great Herring Pond Open · College fleet racing · 18 Oct 2014

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Chrissy Besheer · Ghost · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Andrew Besheer · Ghost · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Conor O'Neil · Ghost, University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College keelboat, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2015 – Aug 2022
  • Jimmy Gieseke · Aurora, Odyssey, Odyssey - Youth, Odyssey - Youth Entry · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 20 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2020
  • Matthew Coughlin · University of Rhode Island (Rams) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 77 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2014 – Apr 2016
  • Anthony Villalobos · Aurora, Ghost · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2020 – Jul 2021
  • Eva Tash · Ghost · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Alfred Van Liew · Odyssey, Odyssey - Youth, Odyssey - Youth Entry · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2015
  • Julija O'Neil · Ghost · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Aug 2022
  • George Moss · Odyssey, Odyssey - Youth, Odyssey - Youth Entry · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2015

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

Rating history

0177354201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendThe Cat Came BackPHRF handicapWatch Captain5th / 9
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendThe Cat Came BackPHRF handicapRunners10th / 11
12 Aug 20222022 Safe Harbor Race WeekendGhostPHRF handicapIn the way3rd / 6
4 Jun 20222022 - Race for UkraineGhostPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
16 Jul 20212021 ORC East Coast ChampionshipGhostORC handicapOther7th / 7
25 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleGhostPHRF handicapAutopilot7th / 12
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaGhostPHRF handicapOther9th / 12
5 Jun 20212021 NYYC Leukemia Cup RegattaGhostPHRF handicapOther8th / 8
12 Sep 20202020 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaAuroraPHRF handicapSwitch Flipper7th / 10
15 Aug 20202020 Ida Lewis Distance RaceAuroraIRC handicapPro Bowler4th / 6
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexGhostPHRF handicapOther6th / 8
4 May 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisRambullerJ/22Other11th / 32
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekOld SchoolIRC handicapBow2nd / 8
30 Apr 2016Southern Series 7University of Rhode Island (Rams 1)College fleet racingA Crew (11-16)5th / 9
16 Apr 2016Thompson TrophyUniversity of Rhode Island (Rams)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8)9th / 17
6 Nov 2015Kennedy CupUniversity of Rhode Island (Rams)College keelboatA Crew4th / 10
24 Oct 2015McMillan CupUniversity of Rhode Island (Rams)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 9
3 Oct 2015George Warren Smith TrophyUniversity of Rhode Island (Rams)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8)6th / 15
12 Sep 2015Central Series OneUniversity of Rhode Island (Rams)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 8
14 Aug 20152015 Ida Lewis Distance RaceOdyssey - YouthPHRF handicapPit8th / 11
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIQuintessenceSwan 42Mid Bow4th / 6
16 Jun 20152015 J 111 World ChampionshipOdysseyJ/111Pit24th / 25
1 Nov 201474th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyUniversity of Rhode Island (Rams)College fleet racingA Crew (7-10)8th / 18
18 Oct 2014Great Herring Pond OpenUniversity of Rhode Island (Rams)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 15
11 Oct 20142014 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaEmoticonJ/109Other4th / 13

Crew rating across all classes: 251 (±133), #10,789.Helm rating across all classes: 92 (±223). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.