Sailor · 2010–2026

John Jacobs

texas a m university at galveston College fleet racing J/24 College team racing

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Events: 15
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 41%
Best class ranking: #4024
Longest win streak: 15

Most successful partnership: John Hanna
Best trio: Megan Ferguson & Aspen Spiker
Biggest lift: Alexander Thompson
Nemesis: Alexander Thompson
Rival: Maximilian Kuester
Best day: 11 Feb 2017
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Hanna — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Aspen Spiker · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1), Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 2), Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 26 of 94 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Mar 2017
Jason Ward · Wind Machine · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 8th · Sep 2023 – Oct 2026
John Hanna · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 35 of 96 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Apr 2018
Megan Ferguson · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1), Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 26 of 74 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Mar 2017
Alexander Thompson · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1), Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 27 of 58 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Feb 2018
Jack Clark · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1), Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 2) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 35 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2016 – Sep 2017
Sadie Swindall · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2017 – Feb 2018
Alex Schwinn · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 46 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018
Lyndsey Sager · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 46 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018
Jonathan Sager · Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 46 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018

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
2 Oct 2026	48th Annual Changing of the Colors 2026 J/24 Regatta	Wind Machine	J/24	Skipper	11th / 17
26 Sep 2025	47th Annual Changing of the Colors and 2025 Great Lakes ChampionshipJ/24 Regatta	Wind Machine	J/24	Skipper	25th / 28
27 Sep 2024	46th Annual Changing of the Colors J/24 Regatta	Wind Machine	J/24	Skipper	14th / 22
29 Sep 2023	45th Annual Changing of the Colors J/24 Regatta	Wind Machine	J/24	Skipper	8th / 15
27 Oct 2018	Baldwin Wood	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 8
14 Apr 2018	Navy Spring	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-3,11-18)	15th / 20
8 Apr 2018	SEISA Team Racing Championship	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies)	College team racing	Crew	1st / 4
10 Feb 2018	2018 Harris Kempner	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 9
16 Sep 2017	2017 Troy Swetnam Memorial Regatta	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-6)	8th / 8
4 Mar 2017	Eckerd Interconference	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-2,9-13)	3rd / 13
11 Feb 2017	Harris Kempner Memorial	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies)	College fleet racing	A Crew (5-8)	1st / 7
1 Oct 2016	Owlapalooza	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	7th / 16
20 Feb 2016	Nelson Roltsch	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1)	College fleet racing	A Crew	7th / 13
6 Feb 2016	Harris Kempner Memorial Regatta	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1)	College fleet racing	B Crew	7th / 8
6 Feb 2010	Harris L. Kempner	Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 2)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (10)	9th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	187 provisional	#16273 band 10117–25332	—
College fleet racing Crew	124 provisional	#4024 band 2687–5577	−5.2
All classes Helm	17 provisional	#48495 band 32026–64421	—
College fleet racing Helm	30 provisional	#4621 band 3532–5687	−5.2

1 more class, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 171

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 37%
As crew	6 events	2 wins	beats 62%

Positions: B Skipper (2) · A Skipper (1) · A Crew (1-3,11-18) (1) · A Skipper (1-6) (1) · A Crew (1-2,9-13) (1) · A Crew (5-8) (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Aaron Comen	78	69–8
Maximilian Kuester	62	27–35
John Hanna	59	16–43
Vidar Minkovsky	50	24–26
Morgan Frakes	48	26–22
Catherine Bristow	44	30–14
Kevin Dirksmeyer	44	38–6
Alexander Thompson	39	4–35
Benjamin Lipari	39	4–35
Carrson Pearce	36	14–22
Jeremy Herrin	36	8–28
James Mcavoy	36	22–14

Most-beaten opponent: Aaron Comen (69–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	38%
2025	1	0	11%
2024	1	0	38%
2023	1	0	50%
2018	4	1	61%
2017	3	1	61%
2016	3	0	41%
2010	1	0	20%

Boats

Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 5 events · 2017–2018
Wind Machine · J/24 · 4 events · 2023–2026
Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 1) · College fleet racing · 4 events · 2016–2018
Texas A&M University at Galveston (Aggies 2) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2010–2016

Where they race

Texas A&M Galveston · 6 events
Diamond Point , NY · 4 events
Tulane · 2 events
Navy · 1 events
Rice · 1 events
Eckerd · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 187, #16,273.Helm rating across all classes: 17, #48,495. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.