Sailor · 2014–2023

John Dakin

Shark Handicap 8 Metre

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 70%
Best class ranking: #49
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Ronald Palm
Best trio: Ronald Palm & Diane Palm
Biggest lift: Ronald Palm
Nemesis: Paul Laderoute
Rival: Rodney Smith
Best day: 9 Jul 2023
Signature result: 3rd of 30

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ronald Palm — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Ronald Palm · Erica, Quest · 8 Metre, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jun 2017
Diane Palm · Erica, Quest · 8 Metre, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jun 2017
Trevor Dakin · Duck Soup 14, Duck Soup XII · Shark 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2014 – May 2017
Bruce Corley · Erica, Quest · 8 Metre, Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
Colin Palm · Erica, Quest · 8 Metre, Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
HeatheAnn Mitchele · Erica · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
Tom Doran · Quest · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Da Kyl · DUCK SOUP 14 · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
Kyle Dakin · Duck Soup 14 · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 20th · May 2017 – May 2017
Brian McLlroy · Quest · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Jul 2023	2023 Shark 24 Canadian Championship	Freak On A Leash	Shark	Other	10th / 33
25 May 2019	2019 Shark Trillium	DUCK SOUP 14	Shark	Other	3rd / 30
16 Jul 2017	52nd Shark World Championship	DUCK SOUP 14	Shark	Other	17th / 47
9 Jun 2017	163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Erica	Handicap	Tactician	1st / 5
3 Jun 2017	2017 Founders Regatta	Quest	8 Metre	Other	3rd / 4
26 May 2017	2017 Shark Trillium	Duck Soup 14	Shark	Other	20th / 36
5 Sep 2015	Museum of Yachting 36th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta	Quest	Handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 6
25 Aug 2014	2014 Shark World Championship	Duck Soup XII	Shark	Other	12th / 47

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Shark Helm	72 provisional	#49 band 23–71	+7.3
All classes Helm	70 provisional	#38017 band 20211–60543	—
All classes Crew	224 provisional	#12866 band 6377–24212	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Shark · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 46
8 Metre · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 43

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 70%
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 71%

Positions: Tactician (1) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	58%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	70%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrew Morgan	32	11–21
John Brunt	32	12–19
Greg Cockburn	32	12–20
Robert Burns	29	24–5
Graeme Young	26	16–10
Lionel Mandell	26	19–7
Gord Nikaido	26	22–4
Barry McSherry	26	24–2
Toby Barwick	26	22–4
Louise Cannon	26	18–7
Rodney Smith	26	14–12
Graham Jones	24	10–14

Most-beaten opponent: Barry McSherry (24–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	72%
2019	1	0	93%
2017	4	1	61%
2015	1	0	80%
2014	1	0	76%

Boats

DUCK SOUP 14 · Shark · 3 events · 2017–2019
Quest · 8 Metre, Handicap · 2 events · 2015–2017
Freak On A Leash · Shark · 1 events · 2023
Erica · Handicap · 1 events · 2017
Duck Soup XII · Shark · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 5 events
Unknown · 1 events
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 70, #38,017.Crew rating across all classes: 224, #12,866. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.