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Sailor · 2011–2024

John Vail

suny maritime college College fleet racingOptimistCollege team racing

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Events
31

453 races · 56 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 31

Podium rate
26%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 67%–73%, 647 boats)

Best class ranking
#2195

Helm in Optimist · rating 209

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Mark Modzelewski

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Spencer Barnes

Apr 2021 – Apr 2024 · 13 events

Nemesis
Benton Amthor

3–45 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Jordan Bruce

77–74 in 152 races

Best day
22 Oct 2022

4-15-1-7-1-16-2-8-7-14-15-8-4-3-3-1-2-7-5-6-13-10-2-14-1-1-2-10-4-12-8-7 · Open Atlantic Coast Tournament

Signature result
2nd of 59

Annual Junior Regatta · Optimist · 12 Jul 2016

Partnerships · 17 sailors

  • Benton Amthor · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 41 of 289 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Oct 2022
  • Spencer Barnes · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 34 of 231 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2024
  • Marcus Adam · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 30 of 134 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2024
  • Mark Modzelewski · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 28 of 252 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2022
  • Nick Chisari · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 28 of 252 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2022
  • Eva Leggett · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 23 of 196 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Apr 2024
  • Kaitlin Brzostek · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 2), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 21 of 120 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Camille Nastasi · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 2), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 82 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Shawn Tirone · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 86 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Rebecca Runyan · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College match racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 36 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Oct 2023

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

Rating history

-631764142012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Apr 2024Truxtun Umstead RegattaSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Crew4th / 14
7 Oct 2023Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1ASUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-10,13-14)13th / 18
23 Sep 2023Intrepid Trophy - MAISA Match RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College match racingA Crew4th / 5
29 Oct 2022War MemorialSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 18
22 Oct 2022Open Atlantic Coast TournamentSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Crew2nd / 18
15 Oct 20222022 Truxtun UmstedSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Crew5th / 14
8 Oct 2022Open Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championships Round 1BSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Crew (7-10,13-16)12th / 18
24 Sep 2022MAISA Match Race ChampionshipSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College match racingCrew5th / 8
10 Sep 2022Kings Point Open InviteSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Crew (4-5)2nd / 9
23 Apr 2022Admirals CupSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Crew (17)7th / 17
16 Apr 2022Owen, Mosbacher and Knapp TrophiesSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-3)4th / 5
26 Mar 2022Admiral Moore Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper6th / 9
19 Mar 20222022 Graham Hall Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper14th / 16
12 Mar 2022John Jackson Memorial Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
5 Mar 2022GW Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper4th / 5
16 Oct 2021Nevins TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-10)3rd / 18
9 Oct 2021Coed ACC's Round 1ASUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-6)10th / 18
2 Oct 2021Kings Point Dinghy OpenSUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 22
11 Sep 2021Riley CupSUNY Maritime College (Privateers 2)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 15
17 Apr 2021MAISA North National Qualifier - CoedSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 4
17 Apr 2021MAISA North National Qualifier - Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper2nd / 3
30 Jun 20172017 Commonwealth of Virginia ChampionshipNone420Skipper6th / 8
29 Jun 2017HYC Junior Regatta1844420Skipper6th / 8
13 Jul 20162016 USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC SAILING FESTIVAL20662OptimistSkipper7th / 74
12 Jul 2016Annual Junior RegattaBullittOptimistSkipper2nd / 59

Helm rating across all classes: 238, #14,879.Crew rating across all classes: 299, #7,706. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.