Sailor · 2015–2026

John Franklin

lunenburg yc Sonar PHRF handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #20
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Jamie Creaser
Biggest lift: Jamie Creaser
Longest-running crew: Jamie Creaser
Nemesis: Andreas Josenhans
Rival: Skip Shumway
Best day: 12 Aug 2026
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jamie Creaser — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Jamie Creaser · Echo · PHRF handicap, Sonar 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 46 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2026
Michael Connor · Echo · Sonar 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2018 – Aug 2021
Patrick South · Echo · PHRF handicap, Sonar 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 26 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Jamie Crease · Echo · Sonar 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Aug 2023
Chris MacDonald · Echo · Sonar 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
KR's Iceman · Echo · PHRF handicap, Sonar 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 19 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Marc DeVires · Echo · Sonar 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
John Whynacht · Echo · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Marc DeVries · Echo · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Franklin Ava · Echo · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Echo	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 9
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Echo	Sonar	Boat Captain	1st / 4
2 Aug 2025	2025 Mahone Bay Challenge Cup	Echo	Sonar	Skipper	5th / 5
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Echo	Sonar	Other	3rd / 7
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Echo	Sonar	Other	3rd / 7
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Echo	Sonar	Other	2nd / 7
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Echo	Sonar	Other	4th / 5
18 Sep 2019	2019 Sonar World Championship	Echo	Sonar	Floater	15th / 24
14 Aug 2019	2019 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Echo	Sonar	Other	3rd / 6
14 Sep 2018	2018 Sonar North American Championships	Echo	Sonar	Other	10th / 37
15 Aug 2018	2018 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Echo	Sonar	Other	5th / 8
8 Sep 2017	2017 Sonar World Championship Regatta	Echo	Sonar	Pit Assist	6th / 25
16 Aug 2017	2017 Chester Race Week	Echo	Sonar	Other	6th / 11
10 Aug 2016	2016 Chester Race Week	Echo	Sonar	Other	4th / 8
16 Sep 2015	2015 Sonar World Championship Regatta	Echo	Sonar	Skipper	10th / 29

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	302 provisional	#10101 band 6642–14969	—
Sonar Helm	290 provisional	#20 band 10–39	−2.1

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	15 events	1 wins	beats 60%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Boat Captain (1) · Floater (1) · Pit Assist (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	74%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andreas Josenhans	129	33–96
Rob Barbara	81	27–53
Thomas Dauphinee	55	38–17
Graham Hart	44	34–10
Paul Rafuse	35	25–10
Eric Voss	32	5–27
Eric Snavely	32	20–12
Skip Shumway	32	14–18
Lesley Taylor	32	15–17
Rick Doerr	31	10–21
Dawn Shumway	28	18–10
John Twomey	27	21–5

Most-beaten opponent: Graham Hart (34–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	88%
2025	2	1	50%
2024	1	0	67%
2023	1	0	67%
2022	1	0	83%
2021	1	0	25%
2019	2	0	50%
2018	2	0	59%
2017	2	0	65%
2016	1	0	57%
2015	1	0	68%

Boats

Echo · PHRF handicap, Sonar · 15 events · 2015–2026

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 10 events
Herman’s Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events
Falmouth, MA · 1 events
Darien, CT, USA · 1 events
Hermans Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CAN · 1 events
Rochester, NY, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 302, #10,101. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.