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Sailor · 2014–2026

John Ellison

bssc HandicapHawkHawk20

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Events
148

346 races · 50 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 18 of 148

Podium rate
41%

61 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 64%–68%, 2,053 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in Hawk · rating 385

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gilly Ellison

4 wins · 12 podiums in 27 events together · 15% win rate

Biggest lift
Gilly Ellison

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gilly Ellison

Jan 2015 – Jan 2026 · 27 events

Nemesis
Paddy Spink

34–91 head to head in 125 races

Rival
Tim How

13–16 in 29 races

Best day
1 Jan 2021

4-2-3-1-1-4-6-3 · Brancaster Week 2021

Signature result
1st of 14

Hawk Last on Water · Handicap · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gilly Ellison — 4 wins · 12 podiums in 27 events together · 15% win rate
  • Gilly Ellison · 212 · Handicap, Hawk 27events 4 wins together · 12 podiums · 15% win rate · 12 of 85 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Jan 2026
  • Gill Ellison · 212 · Handicap, Hawk, Hawk20 20events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 10% win rate · 8 of 48 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2026
  • Paddy Spink · Goosebeck · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

0208416201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 148

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Typhoon Trophy Series212HandicapSkipper6th / 47
1 Jan 2026Commodores CupGoosebeckHandicapCrew4th / 6
1 Jan 2026David Johnson Plate212HawkSkipper2nd / 8
1 Jan 2026Hawk Autumn Series212HandicapSkipper1st / 12
1 Jan 2026Hawk Champagne Race212HawkSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2026Hawk Island Series212HandicapSkipper6th / 10
1 Jan 2026Hawk Spring Series212HandicapSkipper5th / 8
1 Jan 2026Hawk Summer Series212HandicapSkipper2nd / 7
1 Jan 2026Mini Regatta212HawkSkipper5th / 8
1 Jan 2026Robin Rowley Trophy212HandicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2026Sea Fleets Sailing Week212Hawk20Skipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 2026W H Loose Challenge Trophy212HandicapSkipper2nd / 9
1 Jan 2025Hawk August Series212HandicapSkipper8th / 10
1 Jan 2025Hawk Autumn Series212HandicapSkipper1st / 7
1 Jan 2025Hawk Last on the Water Series212HandicapSkipper1st / 7
1 Jan 2025Hawk Mini Regatta212HandicapSkipper6th / 6
1 Jan 2025Hawk Spring Series212HandicapSkipper6th / 7
1 Jan 2025Hawk Summer Series212HandicapSkipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2025Hawk Whitsun Challenge Bowl212HandicapSkipper4th / 4
1 Jan 2025Robin Rowley Trophy212HandicapSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jan 2025Sea Fleets Sailing Week 2025212HawkSkipper4th / 13
1 Jan 2025W H Loose Challenge Trophy212HandicapSkipper3rd / 7
1 Jan 20242024 Typhoon Trophy Series212HandicapSkipper19th / 45
1 Jan 2024BSSC Mini Regatta212Hawk20Skipper2nd / 9
1 Jan 2024Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week212HawkSkipper3rd / 16

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 416, #5,096. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.