Sailor · 2008–2026

Dan Morton

cyc nc Lightning B Skeeter Handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 47%
Typically beats: 62%
Best class ranking: #200
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Rebecca Sawyer
Best trio: Rebecca Sawyer & John Sawyer
Biggest lift: John Sawyer
Longest-running crew: John Sawyer
Nemesis: Pierce Barden
Rival: Ron Medlin
Best day: 20 Sep 2019
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rebecca Sawyer — 3 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate

John Sawyer · Becky Sawyer, John Sawyer, Soul Sister II, Soul Sister III · Handicap, Lightning 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 11 of 51 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+51 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Jun 2021
Rebecca Sawyer · Becky Sawyer, John Sawyer, Soul Sister III · Handicap, Lightning 10events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 30% win rate · 11 of 45 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Jun 2021
Alize Proisy · Hot Wheels · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2026 – May 2026
Michael Bassett · Hot Wheels · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2026 – May 2026
Ron Medlin · Hot Wheels · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2026 – May 2026
Will Sloger · Will Sloger · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2025 – May 2025
Sarah DeLoach · Soul Sister II · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 24th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
Logan Bonner · Will Sloger · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2025 – May 2025
Rick Scott · Hot Wheels · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 May 2026	Ocean Series 2026	Hot Wheels	Lightning	Crew	8th / 10
17 May 2025	2025 Melges 15 Mayhem/Lightning SE Districts	Will Sloger	Lightning	Crew	8th / 21
23 Feb 2024	2024 NIYA Championship Regatta	I 139	B Skeeter	Skipper	4th / 5
4 Jun 2021	Lightning SE District Championships 2021	John Sawyer	Handicap	Crew	4th / 19
26 Apr 2021	Sound Series 2021	John Sawyer	Lightning	Crew	4th / 11
23 Apr 2021	Ocean Series 2021	John Sawyer	Lightning	Crew	3rd / 13
17 Jul 2020	Ocean Series #4	Becky Sawyer	Lightning	Crew	2nd / 7
6 Jul 2020	Independence Day Regatta	John Sawyer	Lightning	Crew	1st / 8
19 Jun 2020	Ocean Series #3	John Sawyer	Lightning	Crew	1st / 9
15 Jun 2020	Sound Series #3	John Sawyer	Lightning	Crew	1st / 8
26 Oct 2019	2019 Fall Series	Soul Sister III	Lightning	Crew	2nd / 4
20 Sep 2019	2019 Lightning SED	John Sawyer	Lightning	Crew	2nd / 12
18 Mar 2019	61st Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter Regatta	Soul Sister III	Lightning	Other	13th / 31
24 Mar 2018	2018 Winter Lightning Championship	Soul Sister II	Lightning	Crew	24th / 52
7 Mar 2008	2008 ISA Championship Regatta (A, B, C Skeeter, Nite) with Renegade Championship	469	Nite	Skipper	21st / 23

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	187 provisional	#16515 band 9870–26556	—
Lightning Crew	144 provisional	#200 band 113–334	+19.9

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating -7
Nite · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -6
B Skeeter · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 9

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 17%
As crew	13 events	3 wins	beats 75%

How they race

Closer	+14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ron Medlin	41	24–17
Pierce Barden	32	11–21
Richard Waldkirch	28	21–7
Bob Cowen	28	19–9
Jeff Turner	25	23–2
David Chervenic	22	17–5
Steve Johnston	21	12–9
Andrew Barton	17	11–6
William T Jones Jr	17	13–4
Scott Harris	14	5–9

Most-beaten opponent: Jeff Turner (23–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	22%
2025	1	0	65%
2024	1	0	25%
2021	3	0	79%
2020	4	3	96%
2019	3	0	73%
2018	1	0	55%
2008	1	0	9%

Boats

John Sawyer · Handicap, Lightning · 7 events · 2019–2021
Soul Sister III · Lightning · 2 events · 2019
Hot Wheels · Lightning · 1 events · 2026
Will Sloger · Lightning · 1 events · 2025
I 139 · B Skeeter · 1 events · 2024
Becky Sawyer · Lightning · 1 events · 2020
Soul Sister II · Lightning · 1 events · 2018
469 · Nite · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Wrightsville Beach, NC · 10 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Carolina Yacht Club · 1 events
Lake Waconia, Waconia, Minnesota, USA · 1 events
Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 1 events
Geneva Lake, Fontana, Wisconsin, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 187, #16,515.Helm rating across all classes: -7. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.