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Sailor · 2014–2026

John Brunt

national yacht club SharkHandicap

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Events
21

127 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 21

Podium rate
24%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (90%: 70%–76%, 572 boats)

Best class ranking
#7

Helm in Shark · rating 365

Biggest lift
Jen Dolan

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Rod Gardner

Aug 2014 – Aug 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Peter Van Rossem

13–54 head to head in 68 races

Rival
James Gardner

49–46 in 95 races

Best day
28 Aug 2014

4-11-2 · 2014 Shark World Championship · about 1 in 65 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 48

2023 Shark World Championship Regatta · Handicap · 20 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 21 sailors

  • Rod Gardner · Devil with a Blue Dress · Handicap, Shark 13events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 80 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2026
  • David DeBoy · Devil with a Blue Dress · Shark 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 65 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2017 – Sep 2024
  • Jen Dolan · Devil with a Blue Dress · Handicap, Shark 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Laurel Gordon · Devil with a Blue Dress · Shark 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Larry Huibers · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Ken I'Anson · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Marc Thomas · Devil with a Blue Dress · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Heather Sullivan · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Greg Chapman · Devil with a Blue Dress · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
  • Tim LaBute · Touch2Play Racing · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018

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

Rating history

0204408201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 20262026 Shark Gold Cup RegattaDevil with a Blue DressHandicapHelm6th / 19
23 May 2026Shark Trillium 2026Devil with a Blue DressSharkSkipper11th / 23
9 Aug 20252025 Hal Ebert Memorial Shark RegattaDevil with a Blue DressHandicapSkipper8th / 23
24 May 20252025 Shark TrilliumDevil with a Blue DressSharkSkipper2nd / 18
28 Sep 20242024 Homecomers RegattaDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther6th / 29
24 May 2024Shark TrilliumDevil with a Blue DressSharkSkipper6th / 22
30 Sep 20232023 Homecomers RegattaDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther9th / 22
20 Aug 20232023 Shark World Championship RegattaDevil With A Blue DressHandicapSkipper3rd / 48
20 Aug 20232023 Shark World Championship RegattaDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther10th / 48
8 Jul 20232023 Shark 24 Canadian ChampionshipDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther3rd / 33
15 Oct 20222022 Hal Ebert / Southwest ChampionshipDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther4th / 21
28 May 2022Shark TrilliumDevil with a Blue DressSharkSkipper16th / 23
25 Sep 20212021 Homecomers RegattaDevil with a Blue DressSharkHelm13th / 30
21 Sep 20192019 Homecomers RegattaDevil with a Blue DressSharkHelm16th / 35
7 Sep 20192019 Shark Gold Cup RegattaDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther11th / 31
25 May 20192019 Shark TrilliumDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther7th / 29
23 Mar 20182018 St. Thomas International RegattaTouch2Play RacingHandicapPit1st / 5
16 Jul 201752nd Shark World ChampionshipDevil with a Blue DressSharkHelm21st / 47
26 May 20172017 Shark TrilliumDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther7th / 34
25 Jul 20152015 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubDevil with a Blue DressSharkOther3rd / 6
25 Aug 20142014 Shark World ChampionshipDevil with a Blue DressSharkHelm10th / 47

Helm rating across all classes: 373 (±189), #5,932.Crew rating across all classes: 117 (±233). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.