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Sailor · 2011–2026

Jonathan Swain

rnzys rorc ClubSwan 50ORC handicapIRC handicap

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Events
44

255 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 6 of 44

Podium rate
36%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 63%–69%, 594 boats)

Best class ranking
#75

Crew in Farr 40 · rating 307

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sam Loughborough

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Kevin Miller & Bill Wagner

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sam Loughborough

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kelvin Harrap

Jun 2011 – Oct 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Marcus Brennecke

31–68 head to head in 99 races

Rival
Alberto Franchi

49–37 in 86 races

Best day
17 Jul 2014

4-2-2 · Farr 40 West Coast Championships

Signature result
3rd of 91

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sam Loughborough — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Sönke Meier-Sawatzki · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 4 of 96 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2025
  • Peter Van Niekerk · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 4 of 96 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2025
  • Jens Dolmer · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 4 of 96 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2025
  • Juan Pablo Marcos · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 4 of 96 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2025
  • Ulrik Andreasen · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 13events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 4 of 91 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2025
  • Rutger Vos · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 12events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 4 of 81 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2024
  • Felix Jacobsen · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 3 of 61 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2024
  • Lukas Mohr · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 67 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Cameron Appelton · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 4 of 62 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Oct 2023
  • Lena Marie WeißKichel · NIRAMO · ClubSwan 50 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 4 of 58 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Oct 2023

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

Rating history

022244320122014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Feb 20262026 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceImpetuousORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 7
9 Oct 20252025 Swan The Nations TrophyNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other6th / 12
17 Sep 20252025 Swan Tuscany ChallengeNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other7th / 12
29 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Pied PiperORC handicapWatch Captain4th / 4
24 Oct 20242024 Swan One Design WorldsNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other8th / 12
17 Sep 20242024 ROLEX SWAN CUPNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other12th / 13
9 Aug 20242024 GL52 Little Traverse CupMockingbirdTP52Spinnaker trimmer3rd / 6
26 Jun 20242024 Swan Sardinia ChallengeOLYMPClubSwan 50Other8th / 11
31 May 20242024 GL52 Big Red RegattaMockingbirdTP52Spinnaker trimmer6th / 6
15 Jan 20242024 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost RegattaMockingbirdTP52Spinnaker trimmer4th / 5
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023CaroIRC handicapCrew23rd / 83
11 Oct 20232023 Swan OD Worlds & Swan MED Regatta - The Tuscany ChallengeNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other4th / 12
14 Sep 20232023 Menorca ClubSwan 50 EuropeansNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other7th / 12
31 Jul 20232023 Swan - Copa Del Rey MAPFRENIRAMOClubSwan 50Other2nd / 9
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RacePied PiperHandicapWatch Captain3rd / 10
18 May 20232023 Swan Sardinia ChallengeNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other8th / 13
23 Feb 20232023 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupInterlodge VIIORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 4
16 Jan 20232023 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost RegattaInterlodge VIIORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 4
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022CaroIRC handicapCrew3rd / 91
2 Dec 20222022 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceInterlodge IVORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 4
7 Aug 20222022 Swan - 40th Copa Del Rey MAPFRENIRAMOClubSwan 50Other3rd / 14
6 Jul 20222022 Swan One Design World ChampionshipNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other7th / 16
1 Jun 20222022 Swan Sardinia Challenge - The Nations LeagueNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other5th / 16
25 Feb 20222022 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupInterlodge VIIORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 5
14 Oct 20212021 Swan One Design World ChampionshipNIRAMOClubSwan 50Other6th / 16

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 345, #5,959. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.