Sailor · 1984–2016

John Spencer

Etchells Express 37 PHRF handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #1085

Nemesis: Peter McNeill
Best day: 26 Jun 2013
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Syd Corser · Darkie, KA 180 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 32nd · Nov 1984 – Jan 1991
Doug Kerr · AUS 1022, Darkie, KA 180 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 32nd · Jan 1988 – Aug 2004
Michael Vergalla · Afterglow, Expeditious · Express 37, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2016
Bartz Schneider · Afterglow, Expeditious · Express 37, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2016
Andrew Kirsch · Afterglow, Expeditious · Express 37, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2016
Bill Walker · Afterglow · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
Chris Hackett · Expeditious · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
John Quackenbush · Afterglow · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
Allan Stern · Afterglow · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
William Chamberlain · KA 180 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 47th · Nov 1984 – Nov 1984

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
15 Sep 2016	2016 Rolex Big Boat Series	Expeditious	Express 37	Pit	3rd / 7
24 Jun 2013	2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV	Afterglow	PHRF handicap	Pit	2nd / 9
1 Aug 2004	2004 Etchells World Championship	AUS 1022	Etchells	Crew	67th / 85
6 Jan 1991	1990 Etchells World Championship	Darkie	Etchells	Crew	32nd / 55
11 Jan 1988	1988 Etchells World Championship	KA 180	Etchells	Crew	45th / 59
26 Nov 1984	1984 Etchells World Championship	KA 180	Etchells	Crew	47th / 63

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	175 provisional	#17541 band 9048–31422	—
Etchells Crew	-53 provisional	#1085 band 683–1288	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Express 37 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 82

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 45%

Positions: Pit (2)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets (25+)	29%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Cameron Miles	19	3–16
Michael Coxon	19	4–15
Barry Fairley	19	8–11
Michael Manford	19	3–16
Bill Steele	19	12–7
Tim Patton	19	5–14
Peter McNeill	18	1–17
John Savage	18	3–15
John Bertrand	14	3–11
Rob Bird	14	2–12
Noel Drennan	14	3–11
Dennis Conner	14	0–14

Most-beaten opponent: Bill Steele (12–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2016	1	67%
2013	1	88%
2004	1	21%
1991	1	43%
1988	1	24%
1984	1	26%

Boats

KA 180 · Etchells · 2 events · 1984–1988
Expeditious · Express 37 · 1 events · 2016
Afterglow · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2013
AUS 1022 · Etchells · 1 events · 2004
Darkie · Etchells · 1 events · 1991

Where they race

Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia · 1 events
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia · 1 events
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 1 events
Newport, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 175 (±216), #17,541. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.