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Sailor · 2017–2025

John Egelston

sfyc HandicapPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
17

28 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 17

Podium rate
35%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
38%

of boats faced (range 29%–46%, 85 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Gena Egelston

Oct 2017 – May 2023 · 9 events

Nemesis
Beau Vrolyk

0–13 head to head in 13 races

Signature result
3rd of 12

Great SF Schooner Race & Belvedere Classic · Handicap · 15 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 19 sailors

  • Gena Egelston · Water Witch, WATER WITCH · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 18 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – May 2023
  • Andrew Egelston · Water Witch · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2022
  • Alex Rothenberg · Water Witch · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2022
  • Phil Mills · Water Witch · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Wesley Nunez · Water Witch · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Ty Peterson · Water Witch · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Traci Thomas · Water Witch · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Ron Young · Water Witch · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Gary Schmitz · Water Witch · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Mark Xu · Water Witch · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Oct 20252025 Jessica CupWater WitchHandicapSkipper1st / 4
23 Aug 2025Belvedere Classic Regatta & Great SF Schooner RaceWater WitchHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
10 Aug 2024Belvedere Classic & Great SF Schooner RaceWater WitchHandicapSkipper4th / 4
14 Oct 20232023 Jessica CupWater WitchHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
15 Jul 2023Great SF Schooner Race & Belvedere ClassicWater WitchHandicapSkipper3rd / 12
2 Jun 2023Midnight Moonlight Maritime MarathonWater WitchPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 10
7 May 20232023 - The Great Vallejo RaceWATER WITCHPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
6 May 20232023 - The Great Vallejo RaceWATER WITCHPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
15 Sep 20222022 Rolex Big Boat SeriesWater WitchHandicapSkipper4th / 5
8 Jul 2022Midnight Moonlight Maritime MarathonWater WitchHandicapSkipper5th / 9
11 Jun 2022Belvedere Classic Regatta and The Great SF Schooner RaceWater WitchHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesWater WitchHandicapOther5th / 5
20 Oct 2019San Francisco Leukemia Cup RegattaWater WitchHandicapSkipper4th / 4
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesWater WitchORC handicapSkipper4th / 5
23 Mar 20192019 Club Championship SeriesWater WitchPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 6
21 Oct 2018San Francisco Leukemia Cup RegattaWater WitchHandicapSkipper5th / 5
22 Oct 20172017 SF Bay Area Leukemia CupWater WitchHandicapSkipper2nd / 2

Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.