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Sailor · 2007–2026

John Wilkinson

portland yc HandicapA-ClassIRC handicap

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Events
68

150 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 3 of 68

Podium rate
15%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (90%: 49%–54%, 1,411 boats)

Best class ranking
#123

Helm in A-Class · rating -20

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brent Sullivan

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Brent Sullivan

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
David Ruff

8–75 head to head in 85 races

Rival
Tony Jessen

20–19 in 41 races

Best day
29 May 2017

1-1 · 2017 Thursday Night Series · about 1 in 28 by chance

Signature result
4th of 31

Rolex Fastnet Race 2007 · IRC handicap · 13 Aug 2007

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brent Sullivan — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • john Bucknam · Better Still · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2012 – Jun 2016
  • David Courtney · Better Still · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2012 – Jun 2016
  • Brent Sullivan · Wild Blue · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Thomas Bouchard · Wild Blue · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Henry “Chip” Lawrence · Petronella, Wild Blue · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Nick Doudoumopoulos · Petronella, Wild Blue · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Rick Verbeek · Better Still · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2015 – Jun 2016
  • Grace Cannon · Wild Blue · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • John Messler · Petronella · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
  • Andy Brown · Winsome Ride · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

-107-11052008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 68

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 20262026 Gosport RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
22 Aug 20262026 Windsong RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
31 Jul 2026Monhegan Island Race & Seguin SprintWild BlueHandicapSkipper1st / 4
11 Jul 2026The Pilot RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper5th / 9
11 Oct 2025Fall Series Race #4Wild BlueHandicapSkipper8th / 8
27 Sep 2025Fall Series Race #2Wild BlueHandicapSkipper9th / 9
20 Sep 2025Fall Series Race #1 - The Lightship RaceWild BlueHandicapSkipper9th / 12
13 Sep 20252025 Gosport RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper6th / 12
16 Aug 2025Centerboard Yacht Club Bluewater RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper1st / 7
1 Aug 2025Monhegan Island Race & Seguin SprintWild BlueHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
6 Jul 20252025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceWild BlueORC handicapSkipper9th / 11
21 Jun 2025Harraseeket RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper5th / 7
13 Jun 2025Centerboard RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper5th / 5
29 May 2025Thursday Night RacesWild BlueA-ClassSkipper8th / 22
12 Oct 2024Fall Series Race #4Wild BlueHandicapSkipper6th / 8
21 Sep 2024Fall Series Race #1 - The Lightship RaceWild BlueHandicapSkipper7th / 13
14 Sep 20242024 Gosport RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper10th / 11
2 Aug 2024Monhegan Island Race & Seguin SprintWild BlueHandicapSkipper4th / 6
26 Jul 2024Camden Classics CupWild BluePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 15
20 Jul 2024BHYC Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics ChallengeWild BlueHandicapSkipper5th / 7
13 Jul 2024The Pilot RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper4th / 9
22 Jun 2024HYC RegattaWild BlueA-ClassSkipper8th / 11
8 Jun 2024Centerboard RegattaWild BlueHandicapSkipper8th / 8
23 May 2024Thursday Night RacesWild BlueA-ClassSkipper10th / 28
23 Sep 2023The Fall SeriesWild BlueA-ClassSkipper8th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 105 (±135), #31,829.Crew rating across all classes: -16 (±240). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.