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Sailor · 2014–2026

John Ketner

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Events
25

111 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 25

Podium rate
40%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 51%–62%, 250 boats)

Best class ranking
#26

Helm in Ultimate 20 · rating 199

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Johnny Smith

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Kenneth Jones

7–58 head to head in 66 races

Rival
John Butine

20–22 in 42 races

Best day
11 Nov 2017

2-3-3-3 · Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta

Signature result
1st of 7

28th Annual Ice Bucket Regatta · Handicap · 4 Jan 2014

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • John Park · Work Release · Handicap, Ultimate 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2014 – Sep 2018
  • Johnny Smith · Work Release · Handicap, Ultimate 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 5th · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Brin DeAtley · Work Release · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Brinley DeAtley · Work Release · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Tre Cataldo · Work Release · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 9th · Nov 2025 – Nov 2025

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

Rating history

0121241201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Apr 202626th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper5th / 14
14 Mar 20262026 Keelboat & Highlanders - Midwinter RegattaWork ReleaseHandicapSkipper9th / 14
7 Nov 202535th CKOD and 30th U20 North American ChampionshipWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper9th / 25
8 Mar 20252025 LNYC MidwintersWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper4th / 12
9 Nov 2024Carolina Keelboat One DesignWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper9th / 18
26 Oct 20242024 LNYC Club PursuitWork ReleaseHandicapSkipper3rd / 16
9 Nov 20232023 Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta & U20 North American ChampionshipWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper12th / 24
14 Nov 2020Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta & U20 East Coast ChampionshipWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper9th / 12
11 Sep 202020th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaWork ReleaseHandicapSkipper9th / 11
5 Sep 2020Labor Day RegattaWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper6th / 8
14 Mar 2020Keelboat Midwinter Regatta & Highlander Midwinter ChampionshipWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper6th / 7
9 Nov 2019Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta & U20 East Coast ChampionshipWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper3rd / 10
31 Aug 2019Labor Day RegattaWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper3rd / 7
9 Mar 2019Keelboat Midwinter RegattaJWS-1Ultimate 20Skipper3rd / 6
26 Sep 2018ProSail 2018 Ultimate 20 North American ChampionshipWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper8th / 19
1 Sep 20182018 Labor Day Regatta & Shrimp BoilWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper6th / 6
21 Apr 201818th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaWork ReleaseHandicapSkipper4th / 7
11 Nov 2017Carolina Keelboat One Design RegattaWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper2nd / 10
1 Jul 2017July 4th RegattaWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper3rd / 5
12 Nov 20162016 Carolina Keelboat One Design RegattaWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper7th / 12
22 Oct 20162016 LNYC Club Championship for the Hewson TrophyJohn KetnerHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
2 Jul 2016July 4th RegattaWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper2nd / 5
3 Jul 2015Independence Day Celebrations & RegattaWork ReleaseUltimate 20Skipper3rd / 5
30 May 201414th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaWork ReleaseHandicapSkipper6th / 10
4 Jan 201428th Annual Ice Bucket Regattawork releaseHandicapSkipper1st / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 239, #15,152. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.