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Sailor · 2014–2026

John Wilson

parkstone yc HandicapXOD

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Events
54

358 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 54

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–47%, 994 boats)

Best class ranking
#41

Helm in XOD · rating -95

Longest-running crew
Chris Smerdon

Jan 2017 – Jan 2026 · 18 events

Nemesis
David Law

20–61 head to head in 82 races

Rival
Jeremy Harford Tapp

35–24 in 59 races

Best day
1 Jan 2021

6-13-12-8-13-14-7-1-1-1-13 · Poole Week 2021

Signature result
6th of 24

Poole Week 2023 Crews Race · XOD · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Chris Smerdon · 196, Sarana, Saranna, Sarranna · Handicap, XOD 18events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 120 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2026
  • Ian Davidson · 196, Saranna, Sarranna · Handicap, XOD 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 72 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2025
  • James Meaning · 196 · XOD 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Jo Kennedy · Saranna · XOD 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

-62-285201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 54

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Poole Week 2026 Red Division196XODSkipper23rd / 28
1 Jan 2025Poole Week 2025 Green DivisionSarannaXODSkipper26th / 29
1 Jan 2025Results as of 12:57 on December 5, 2025SarannaHandicapSkipper11th / 22
1 Jan 2025Results as of 14:31 on October 7, 2025SarannaHandicapSkipper11th / 27
1 Jan 2025Results as of 16:29 on September 23, 2025SarannaHandicapSkipper13th / 26
1 Jan 2024Poole Week 2024SarannaXODSkipper21st / 27
1 Jan 2024ResultsSarannaHandicapSkipper13th / 25
1 Jan 2024Results as of 15:44 on September 26, 2024SarannaHandicapSkipper16th / 25
1 Jan 2024Results as of 17:00 on September 25, 2024SarrannaHandicapSkipper26th / 26
1 Jan 2024Results as of 17:00 on September 25, 2024SarannaHandicapSkipper16th / 26
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 2022196XODSkipper12th / 17
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 2023SarannaXODSkipper15th / 23
1 Jan 2023Poole Week 2023 Crews RaceSarannaXODSkipper6th / 24
1 Jan 2023Results as of 11:26 on September 29, 2023SaranaHandicapSkipper12th / 23
1 Jan 2023Results as of 11:28 on August 21, 2023SaranaHandicapSkipper8th / 22
1 Jan 2023Results as of 11:54 on September 28, 2023SaranaHandicapSkipper11th / 23
1 Jan 2023Results as of 15:48 on October 5, 2023SaranaHandicapSkipper14th / 22
1 Jan 2022Poole Week 2022196XODSkipper12th / 17
1 Jan 2022Results as of 10:03 on July 19, 2022SaranaHandicapSkipper12th / 17
1 Jan 2022Results as of 10:04 on September 30, 2022SaranaHandicapSkipper10th / 21
1 Jan 2022Results as of 11:01 on July 5, 2022SaranaHandicapSkipper10th / 17
1 Jan 2022Results as of 12:46 on November 5, 2022SaranaHandicapSkipper10th / 22
1 Jan 2022Results as of 12:53 on November 5, 2022SaranaHandicapSkipper11th / 21
1 Jan 2022Results as of 12:55 on November 5, 2022SaranaHandicapSkipper10th / 21
1 Jan 2022Results as of 14:20 on July 12, 2022SaranaHandicapSkipper7th / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -48, #83,630. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.