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Sailor · 2009–2026

John Mawe

larchmont yacht club ShieldsPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
55

204 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 9 of 55

Podium rate
44%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 49%–56%, 533 boats)

Best class ranking
#40

Helm in Shields · rating 201

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tim Sawyer

6 wins · 7 podiums in 7 events together · 86% win rate

Best trio
Tim Sawyer & Jeff Feehan

6 wins · 7 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Tim Sawyer

+47 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Douglas Millar

Jul 2011 – Sep 2024 · 16 events

Nemesis
Fred Werblow

16–72 head to head in 88 races

Rival
Andrew Wertheim

28–27 in 55 races

Best day
11 Jul 2026

1-2-3 · 128th Larchmont Race Week

Signature result
1st of 11

2022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race · ORC handicap · 27 May 2022

Partnerships · 56 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tim Sawyer — 6 wins · 7 podiums in 7 events together · 86% win rate
  • Wes Bemus · John Mawe, Doug Millar Wes Bemus, John Mawe/Wes Bemus, Kurt Weisenfluh, Lady · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Shields 17events 7 wins together · 14 podiums · 41% win rate · 14 of 55 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Douglas Millar · John Mawe, Doug Millar Wes Bemus, Lady, LADY, Phantom · ORC handicap, Shields 16events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 31% win rate · 13 of 77 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2011 – Sep 2024
  • Chris Schoen · Phantom · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 9events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 67% win rate · 6 of 9 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2025
  • Jeff Feehan · Phantom · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 9events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 67% win rate · 6 of 9 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2025
  • Matthew Tym · Lady, Phantom · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Shields 9events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 56% win rate · 5 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2025
  • Chris Oliver · Phantom · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 5 of 8 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2025
  • Kurt Weisenfluh · Kurt Weisenfluh, Phantom · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Shields 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 6 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Apr 2024
  • Burke Anvari · Lady, Phantom · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Shields 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 4 of 13 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2025
  • Tim Sawyer · Phantom · ORC handicap 7events 6 wins together · 7 podiums · 86% win rate · 6 of 7 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jul 2023
  • Gary Owen · Lady · Shields 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 43 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

-280-23234201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 202694th Annual Manhasset Bay Yacht Club Race WeekLadyShieldsCaptain2nd / 6
11 Jul 2026128th Larchmont Race WeekLadyShieldsCo-Skipper2nd / 13
5 Jul 20262026 YRA Independence Day RegattaLadyShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
2 Aug 202521st Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)LadyShieldsSkipper3rd / 5
12 Jul 2025127th Larchmont Race WeekLadyShieldsSkipper3rd / 14
5 Jul 20252025 YRA Independence Day RegattaLadyShieldsSkipper1st / 9
21 Jun 20252025 SHIELDS WESTERN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPJohn Mawe/Wes BemusShieldsSkipper3rd / 9
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RacePhantomORC handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 7
2 Nov 202441st Turkey Day ReachHideawayPHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
19 Sep 2024Shields 60th National Championship RegattaLadyShieldsSkipper6th / 22
25 May 20242024 Memorial DayJohn Mawe/Millar/BemusShieldsSkipper3rd / 8
11 Apr 20242024 | Ocean Great Lakes ChallengeKurt WeisenfluhShieldsCrew3rd / 8
9 Jul 20232023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RacePhantomORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 8
27 May 20232023 Memorial Day RegattaJohn Mawe, Doug Millar Wes BemusShieldsSkipper6th / 8
26 May 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RacePhantomORC handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 9
8 Sep 20222022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RILadyShieldsOther26th / 34
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RacePhantomORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 11
27 Nov 202138th Turkey Day ReachHideawayPHRF handicapOther8th / 8
3 Sep 20212021 Vineyard RacePhantomORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 9
10 Jul 2021123rd Larchmont Race WeekLadyShieldsOther4th / 10
8 May 202166th Annual Edlu Distance RacePhantomORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 9
28 Nov 202037th Turkey Day ReachHideawayPHRF handicapOther7th / 12
4 Sep 20202020 Vineyard RacePhantomORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 6
15 Aug 20202020 Ida Lewis Distance RaceGhostPHRF handicapRush Chairman16th / 21
11 Jul 2020122nd Larchmont Race WeekLadyShieldsOther2nd / 4

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 234, #15,598.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 31, #38,844. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.