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Sailor · 2013–2023

John Bacon

rpayc Melges 205.5 MetreORC handicap

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Events
17

110 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 17

Podium rate
18%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 50%–58%, 432 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in 5.5 Metre · rating 230

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joost Houweling

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
David Sampson & Joost Houweling

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Terry Wetton

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
James Mayjor

Nov 2016 – Aug 2023 · 5 events

Nemesis
Igor Rytov

4–33 head to head in 37 races

Rival
Luigi Giannattasio

14–15 in 29 races

Best day
16 Jul 2018

2-3-1-1-1-1-2-3 · NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex

Signature result
1st of 6

NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex · ORC handicap · 16 Jul 2018

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joost Houweling — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Terry Wetton · Ku-ring-gai, Ku-Ring-Gai 3, Ku-Ring-Gai III, Kuringai 3 · 5.5 Metre, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 5 of 38 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2023
  • David Sampson · Dark Star, DARK STAR, Drop Bear, The Edge · Int. 5.5m German & Dutch Open, Melges 20, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 4 of 50 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Jul 2022
  • Darren Jones · Dark Star, DARK STAR, The Edge · Melges 20, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 36 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • James Mayjor · Ku-ring-gai, Ku-Ring-Gai 3, Ku-Ring-Gai III, Roger That · 5.5 Metre, Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2016 – Aug 2023
  • Danielle Smythe · Dark Star, DARK STAR · Melges 20 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 12th · Jul 2018 – Apr 2019
  • Joost Houweling · Drop Bear, The Edge · Int. 5.5m German & Dutch Open, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 18 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Christopher Pearson · The Edge · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 9 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Ken Read · The Edge · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 9 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Sam Fitzgerald · The Edge · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 9 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Nathan Ellis · DARK STAR · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 16th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018

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

Rating history

-3916336420142016201820202022Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Aug 2023Joran-CUP des 5.5Ku-Ring-Gai III5.5 MetreSkipper3rd / 15
17 Aug 2023Championnat International des 5.5Ku-Ring-Gai III5.5 MetreSkipper5th / 14
17 Jul 20222022 NYYC Queen's CupThe EdgeORC handicapOwner11th / 24
1 Jul 20225.5 World Championship 2022Ku-Ring-Gai 35.5 MetreSkipper4th / 23
27 Jun 2022The Scandinavian Gold CupKuringai 35.5 MetreSkipper2nd / 6
29 Jul 20195.5m Class World ChampionshipKu-ring-gai5.5 MetreSkipper11th / 24
4 Apr 20192019 International Melges 20 World ChampionshipDark StarMelges 20Skipper14th / 22
3 Apr 20192019 International Melges 20 Pre-World ChampionshipDark StarMelges 20Skipper15th / 23
11 Oct 20182018 Melges 20 World ChampionshipDARK STARMelges 20Other19th / 36
6 Oct 20182018 Melges 20 Russian OpenDARK STARMelges 20Helm16th / 32
26 Jul 2018129. Travemünder Woche 2018Drop BearInt. 5.5m German & Dutch OpenSkipper11th / 17
21 Jul 20182018 Melges 20 World League European Division // Event 4DARK STARMelges 20Helm12th / 42
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexThe EdgeORC handicapOther1st / 6
4 Oct 20172017 Melges 20 World ChampionshipDark StarMelges 20Helm30th / 38
17 Aug 20172017 Melges 20 National ChampionshipDark StarMelges 20Helm16th / 18
29 Nov 20162016 Melges 24 World ChampionshipRoger ThatMelges 24Owner21st / 74
27 Sep 20132013 Rolex Big Boat SeriesRoger ThatMelges 24Owner25th / 35

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 364, #6,573. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.