Sailor · 2014–2026

John Sapp

rnsys J/105 Handicap College fleet racing

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Events: 15
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #376

Biggest lift: David Sapp
Longest-running crew: Cathy Sapp
Nemesis: Rory Macdonald
Rival: Carl Davis
Best day: 2 Aug 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Cathy Sapp · VTack · J/105 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 69 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
David Sapp · VTack · J/105 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 59 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2025
Mathieu Jolin · VTack · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 54 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Alexander Sapp · VTack · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 55 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
Stephanie Waye · VTack · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 55 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
David Lee · VTack · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
John Vickery · VTack · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 41 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Michael Simms · VTack · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Oct 2024
Michelle Johnson · VTack · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Matthew Simms · VTack · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	VTack	J/105	Skipper	12th / 12
1 Aug 2026	Mahone Bay Challenge Cup One Design Regatta	VTack	J/105	Skipper	4th / 9
30 May 2026	AEL DYC Open Regatta 2026	VTack	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 9
4 Oct 2025	2025 BBYC One Design Fall Regatta	VTack	J/105	Skipper	7th / 8
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	VTack	J/105	Other	4th / 9
2 Aug 2025	2025 Mahone Bay Challenge Cup	VTack	J/105	Other	2nd / 9
14 Jun 2025	AEL DYC Open Regatta 2025	VTack	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 5
4 Oct 2024	BBYC Fall One Design Regatta	VTack	J/105	Skipper	5th / 5
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	VTack	J/105	Other	6th / 8
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	VTack	J/105	Other	3rd / 5
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	VTack	J/105	Other	5th / 5
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	VTack	J/105	Other	3rd / 5
21 Aug 2020	Lunenburg Yacht Club Welcome Back Regatta 2020	VTack	J/105	Other	2nd / 6
3 Oct 2015	CanAm Cup	ICSA-BUSA Participants (College Sailing 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	9th / 13
28 Jul 2014	420er Worlds 2014	Christopher Jakob MEGAFFIN	420er Worlds 2014	Crew	63rd / 111

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	72 provisional	#37678 band 27348–49814	—
J/105 Helm	2 provisional	#376 band 298–442	−2.5

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 7
420er Worlds 2014 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 6
College fleet racing · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -21

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	14 events	0 wins	beats 42%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 44%

Positions: A Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Carl Davis	80	48–32
James Mosher	68	32–36
Robert Merchant	58	17–41
Evan Oulahen	58	18–40
Scott Christie	58	33–25
Harry Fitzgerald	46	21–25
John Heseltine	38	19–18
Richard Gerstenberger	36	19–17
Rory Macdonald	34	3–31
Macdonald McDermott	30	4–26
Ryan Morris	22	13–9
Sean McDermott	15	3–12

Most-beaten opponent: Carl Davis (48–32).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	46%
2025	4	54%
2024	2	14%
2023	1	50%
2022	1	0%
2021	1	50%
2020	1	80%
2015	1	33%
2014	1	44%

Boats

VTack · J/105, Handicap · 13 events · 2020–2026
ICSA-BUSA Participants (College Sailing 1) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2015
Christopher Jakob MEGAFFIN · 420er Worlds 2014 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 6 events
Bedford, NS · 2 events
Dartmouth Yacht Club · 2 events
Hermans Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CAN · 1 events
Lunenburg, NS · 1 events
Unknown · 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: 72 (±131), #37,678.Crew rating across all classes: 7 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.