Sailor · 2014–2026

Graham Jones

rcyc Shark Handicap Ideal 18

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Events: 18
Win rate: 39%
Podium rate: 67%
Typically beats: 80%
Best class ranking: #16
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Martin Shaw
Best trio: Martin Shaw & Owen Jones
Biggest lift: Martin Shaw
Longest-running crew: Owen Jones
Nemesis: Peter Van Rossem
Rival: Levi Harper
Best day: 8 Jul 2023
Signature result: 1st of 36

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Martin Shaw — 6 wins · 9 podiums in 12 events together · 50% win rate

Martin Shaw · Celeste, Haj, Martin Shaw · Handicap, Ideal 18, Shark, Shark 24 12events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 50% win rate · 28 of 79 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jun 2026
Owen Jones · Haj · Handicap, Shark, Shark 24 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 6 of 33 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – May 2026
Stephen Jones · Haj · Shark 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – May 2022
Julie Hughes · Celeste · Handicap, Shark 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2022
Geoffrey Moore · Haj · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2022 – May 2022
William Bennett · V-Tach · VX One 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
Ian Brown · Celeste · Shark 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Chris Gage · Celeste · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026
Ghram Jones · Haj · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014
Breck McForbine · Haj · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
15 Aug 2026	2026 Shark Gold Cup Regatta	Haj	Handicap	Helm	3rd / 19
13 Jun 2026	RCYC Open	Celeste	Shark	Skipper	1st / 6
23 May 2026	Shark Trillium 2026	Haj	Shark	Skipper	2nd / 23
6 May 2026	Thursday Midweek Racing	Celeste	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 6
27 Sep 2025	Homecomers 2025 NOLSC	Haj	Shark 24	Skipper	1st / 35
23 Aug 2025	2025 Shark 24 Canadian Championship	Haj	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 36
5 Jul 2025	Torbay Regatta	Martin Shaw	Ideal 18	Crew	5th / 9
14 Jun 2025	RCYC Open	Celeste	Shark	Crew	3rd / 11
15 May 2025	Thursday Midweek Racing	Celeste	Handicap	Crew	1st / 8
4 Oct 2024	Champion of Champions	Martin Shaw	Ideal 18	Crew	1st / 10
24 May 2024	Shark Trillium	Celeste	Shark	Crew	10th / 22
8 Jul 2023	2023 Shark 24 Canadian Championship	Haj	Shark	Other	1st / 33
28 May 2022	Shark Trillium	Haj	Shark	Skipper	2nd / 23
11 May 2022	Thursday Midweek Racing	Celeste	Handicap	Crew	1st / 9
25 Sep 2021	2021 Homecomers Regatta	Celeste	Shark	Tactician	7th / 30
21 Sep 2019	2019 VX One North American Championship	V-Tach	VX One	Co-Skipper	33rd / 36
16 Jul 2017	52nd Shark World Championship	Haj	Shark	Other	4th / 47
25 Aug 2014	2014 Shark World Championship	Haj	Shark	Other	19th / 47

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	499 provisional	#2239 band 884–5335	—
Shark Helm	299 provisional	#16 band 5–22	+12.8
All classes Crew	142 provisional	#21490 band 10840–37962	—
Shark Crew	104 provisional	#46 band 27–77	+12.8

3 more classes, not yet ranked

VX One · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -77
Ideal 18 · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating 52
Shark 24 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 53

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	9 events	4 wins	beats 93%
As crew	9 events	3 wins	beats 73%

Positions: Tactician (1) · Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−34 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	78%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	87%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Paul Laderoute	56	34–22
Jeremy Crowder	53	38–14
Peter Van Rossem	53	18–35
John Brunt	50	34–16
Levi Harper	48	26–21
Dave Castle	48	21–27
James Gardner	42	27–15
Jin Frati	40	34–6
Graeme Young	38	33–5
Rob Vanderperk	38	32–6
Tac Boston	38	31–6
Geoff Reher	37	33–3

Most-beaten opponent: Geoff Reher (33–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	1	91%
2025	5	3	86%
2024	2	1	79%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	2	1	98%
2021	1	0	79%
2019	1	0	9%
2017	1	0	94%
2014	1	0	61%

Boats

Haj · Handicap, Shark, Shark 24 · 8 events · 2014–2026
Celeste · Shark, Handicap · 7 events · 2021–2026
Martin Shaw · Ideal 18 · 2 events · 2024–2025
V-Tach · VX One · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Toronto, ON · 10 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Ontario, ON · 1 events
Whitby, ON, Canada · 1 events
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 499 (±235), #2,239.Crew rating across all classes: 142 (±230), #21,490. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.