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Sailor · 2008–2025

John Christ

tayc ShieldsHandicapShield

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Events
18

91 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
44%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 59%–72%, 149 boats)

Best class ranking
#96

Helm in Shields · rating 88

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Harry Seemans

24–35 head to head in 59 races

Rival
Harry Seemans

24–35 in 59 races

Best day
7 Jun 2014

3-2-5-3-3-1-1-1-1 · Shields Late Spring Series

Signature result
3rd of 25

2025 OARS Racing · Handicap · 9 May 2025

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Russell Stone · Taz, TAZ · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2025
  • Shane Creamer · Taz, TAZ · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2025
  • Doug Jurrius · TAZ · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

-2047114200920102011201220132014Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 May 20252025 OARS RacingTAZHandicapCrew3rd / 25
17 May 20242024 OARS RacingTazHandicapCrew5th / 30
27 Sep 2014Shields Late Fall SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 5
6 Sep 2014Shields Fall SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper3rd / 5
23 Aug 2014Heritage Regatta - Shields/StarsMerlinShieldSkipper5th / 6
9 Aug 2014Oxford Regatta - Robert K. Robson - PHRF & Shields - SaturdayMerlinShieldsSkipper2nd / 4
7 Jun 2014Shields Late Spring SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper1st / 7
3 May 2014Shields Spring SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper5th / 7
1 Sep 2013Shields Fall SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper3rd / 8
24 Aug 20132013 Shields - Heritage/Charlotte Todd RegattaMerlinShieldsSkipper1st / 8
10 Aug 2013Robert K. Robson Memorial Races-By DivisionMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 7
13 Jul 2013Shields Summer SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper5th / 7
27 Apr 2013Shields Spring SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 6
9 Sep 2012Shields Fall SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper5th / 8
22 Apr 2012Shields Spring SeriesMerlynShieldsSkipper9th / 11
14 Aug 2010Robson Memorial Round The Buoys RaceMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 7
22 May 2010Shields Spring SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper3rd / 8
17 May 2008Shields Spring SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper3rd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 83, #36,541. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.