Skip to content

Sailor · 2014–2026

John MacRae

cottage park yc SnipeHandicapIC

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
21

155 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 21

Podium rate
33%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 66%–72%, 497 boats)

Best class ranking
#53

Helm in Snipe · rating 328

Nemesis
Jim Bowers

38–92 head to head in 130 races

Rival
Trevor Long

22–33 in 55 races

Best day
1 Aug 2026

11-1-3-2-2-1 · CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's

Signature result
1st of 11

CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's · Snipe · 3 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Myrna Chan MacRae · John MacRae, n/a · Snipe 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Linda Epstein · John MacRae · Handicap, Snipe 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2021 – Jun 2024
  • Scarlett Chan-MacRae · John MacRae · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Kerry O'Brien · John MacRae · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 13th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Bridget Wiatrowski · John MacRae · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

0246491201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 2026Snipe North American ChampionshipJohn MacRaeSnipeSkipper28th / 55
1 Aug 2026CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31685SnipeSkipper2nd / 14
25 Jul 2026Winchester Snipe (and 420) Invitational 2026John MacRaeSnipeSkipper3rd / 12
10 Jul 20262026 Newport Regattan/aSnipeSkipper15th / 36
2 Aug 2025CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31685SnipeSkipper3rd / 15
12 Apr 2025Interclub Dinghy National Championship685ICSkipper7th / 19
3 Aug 2024CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31685SnipeSkipper1st / 11
13 Jul 20242024 Newport Regattan/aSnipeOther11th / 22
24 Jun 2024Quantum Snipe Nationals 2024John MacRaeHandicapSkipper17th / 44
28 Sep 20232023 US Masters National ChampionshipsJohn MacRaeSnipeSkipper7th / 42
5 Aug 2023CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31685SnipeSkipper5th / 15
6 Aug 2022CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31685SnipeSkipper2nd / 10
20 Sep 2021Snipe Western Hemisphere and Orient Championships 2021John MacRaeHandicapSkipper7th / 27
9 Sep 2021North Sails Snipe North Americans 2021John MacRaeSnipeSkipper13th / 41
31 Jul 2021CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design31685SnipeSkipper4th / 7
16 Jun 20212021 US National Championships (Worlds Qualifier)John MacRaeSnipeSkipper22nd / 52
4 Aug 20182018 Snipe District #1 Championships @ the CPYC Regatta to Benefit Make-A-Wish29727SnipeSkipper2nd / 4
8 Apr 20172017 Interclub Dinghy National Championship685InterclubSkipper9th / 28
15 Aug 20142014 North American Snipe Championships29727SnipeSkipper7th / 37
2 Aug 20142014 CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish OD29727SnipeSkipper2nd / 7
1 Feb 20142014 XLV Comodoro Rasco Snipe RegattaHot PursuitSnipeSkipper8th / 20

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 491, #2,528. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.