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Sailor · 2012–2025

John Ped

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racingCollege team racingViper 640

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Events
68

1,206 races · 209 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 4 of 68

Podium rate
27%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (90%: 47%–52%, 1,001 boats)

Best class ranking
#178

Crew in College team racing · rating 337

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Julius Heitkoetter

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Sameena Shaffeeullah & Sarah Caso

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

Biggest lift
Ty Ingram

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Elizabeth Obermaier

Mar 2018 – Oct 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Shawn Harvey

62–194 head to head in 258 races

Rival
Mack Fox

155–122 in 277 races

Best day
8 Sep 2018

7-6-5-2-1-8-2-6-2-1-5-13-11-4-1-3-7-2-2-3-5-8-9-13-1-13-9-8-1-8-4-6 · Harry H. Anderson Jr. Regatta · about 1 in 8,862,900 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

2019 Transpac Honolulu Race · Handicap · 10 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Julius Heitkoetter — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Trevor Long · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 5% win rate · 105 of 418 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Maaya Prasad · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 5% win rate · 60 of 402 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2022
  • Julia Cho · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 83 of 377 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Sameena Shaffeeullah · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 90 of 379 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Kaila Pfrang · 8838, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers), Silly Salmon · 505, College fleet racing, College team racing, Viper 640 16events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 42 of 281 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Sam Bruce · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 7% win rate · 45 of 336 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2022
  • Ivan Shestopalov · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 61 of 299 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Stephen Duncan · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 73 of 213 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Lynn Liu · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 38 of 247 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Fiona McKellar · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 34 of 248 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

-292455192013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 68

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Oct 20252025 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipsSilly SalmonViper 640Chef8th / 28
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper4th / 14
8 Feb 2025Event #3 2024-25 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper11th / 19
11 Jan 2025Event #2 2024-25 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper10th / 17
13 Dec 20242024 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipSilly SalmonViper 640Skipper12th / 29
30 Aug 20242024 Rocky Mountain Snipe ChampionshipLobster NoodlesSnipeSkipper5th / 17
19 May 2022College Sailing Open Western SemifinalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4,7-11)10th / 18
30 Apr 2022New England Dinghy Champs for the CG Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 18
23 Apr 202284th Boston Dinghy Club Challenge CupMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 15
16 Apr 2022Thompson ThrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 15
9 Apr 20222022 NEISA Team Race ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
2 Apr 2022The 39th Lynne Marchiando RegattaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper10th / 16
26 Mar 2022The Staake Team Race TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
19 Mar 2022Southern New England Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper9th / 10
12 Mar 2022The Wood TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
5 Mar 2022Sharpe Trophy Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
17 Feb 2022505 North American Championship8838505Skipper24th / 33
29 Jan 20222022 COMODORO MANUEL RASCO SNIPE REGATTAJohn PedSnipeSkipper19th / 30
30 Oct 2021The 80th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 18
23 Oct 2021Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 18
16 Oct 202130th Captain Hurst BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 15
9 Oct 2021Coed ACC's Round 1AMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (11-18)8th / 18
2 Oct 2021Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-2,9-10)16th / 20
25 Sep 2021Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-3,7-9)13th / 17
18 Sep 2021The Hatch Brown TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 512 (±85), #2,024.Crew rating across all classes: 462 (±67), #2,219. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.