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Sailor · 2011–2026

John Gresham

abyc Lido ALido 14Lido 14 A

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Events
39

335 races · 34 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 5 of 39

Podium rate
28%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (90%: 66%–72%, 668 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Lido 14 A · rating 242

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chris May

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Riley Wilie

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Riley Wille

Mar 2023 – Jul 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Mark Ryan

27–130 head to head in 157 races

Rival
Tyler Webb

63–66 in 129 races

Best day
4 Apr 2024

8-1-6-4-DNF-3-2-2-4-3-1-1-4-3-2-1-2-3-1-2-3 · 2024 Lido Twilights · about 1 in 537,535 by chance

Signature result
1st of 21

2022 Lido Twilights-July · Lido A · 30 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris May — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Riley Wilie · Turbo, Turbo! · Lido 14, Lido 14 A, Lido A 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 16 of 109 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Riley Wille · Close Shave, Turbo, Turbo! · Handicap, Lido 14, Lido 14 A, Lido A 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 72 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2023 – Jul 2025
  • Chris May · Close Shave, John Gresham · Lido 14, Lido A 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 37 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Jenny LaForce · Turbo! · Handicap, Lido 14 A 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 30 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Timothy Elfenbein · Persnickety · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 13th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Dawn Elfenbein · Persnickety · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 13th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Matilde Smet · Turbo · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2023
  • Kevin Thomas · Breakaway · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
  • Naz Solanki · Turbo! · Lido 14 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Eric Chadwick · Breakaway · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016

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

Rating history

-14116747420122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jul 20262026 Lido 14 Class ChampionshipsTurbo!Lido 14Skipper12th / 12
11 Jul 20262026 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.Turbo!Lido 14 ASkipper5th / 11
14 Jun 20262026 Men's Day RegattaGreen MachineNaples SabotSkipper8th / 13
2 Apr 20262026 Lido TwilightsTurbo!HandicapSkipper9th / 41
29 Mar 2026Harry Wood Regatta & District 1 ChampsTurbo!Lido 14 ASkipper4th / 11
25 Jul 20252025 Lido Class ChampionshipTurboHandicapSkipper15th / 19
3 Apr 20252025 Lido TwilightsTurbo!Lido ASkipper7th / 27
18 Jan 20252025 Bill Moore Lido 14 Fleet RaceTurbo!Lido 14Skipper4th / 21
23 Nov 20242024 Turkey Day RegattaTeam TurkeyJ/22Skipper1st / 5
25 Oct 20242024 Halloween - Charity RegattaTurbo!Lido 14Skipper1st / 14
4 Oct 2024Lido Fall Invitational 2024Turbo!Lido 14 ASkipper3rd / 12
8 May 20242024 Wet Wednesday Series 1Turbo!J/22Skipper1st / 5
3 May 2024Pete Jefferson Memorial Invitational RegattaTurbo!Lido 14 ASkipper4th / 11
3 Apr 20242024 Lido TwilightsTurbo!Lido ASkipper2nd / 27
16 Mar 2024Harry Wood Regatta & District 1 ChampionshipsTurboLido 14 ASkipper5th / 12
8 Mar 20242024 Lido 14 Fleet RaceTurboLido 14 ASkipper3rd / 7
13 Jan 20242024 Bill Moore Lido 14 Fleet RaceTurboLido 14 ASkipper4th / 14
29 Dec 20232023 Boxing Day RaceTurboHandicapSkipper14th / 53
27 Oct 20232023 Halloween - Charity RegattaTurbo!Lido 14Skipper2nd / 12
27 Jul 20232023 Lido 14 Class Championship RegattaTurboLido 14Skipper5th / 51
17 Jun 20232023 Men's Day RegattaJohn GreshamNaples SabotSkipper5th / 11
5 Apr 20232023 Lido TwilightsClose ShaveLido ASkipper4th / 30
18 Mar 2023Harry Wood Regatta & Lido 14 District 1 ChampionshipClose ShaveLido 14 ASkipper5th / 11
31 Dec 20222022 Boxing Day RegattaClose ShaveLido 14Skipper1st / 3
18 Nov 20222022 Turkey Day Regatta (ABYC Holiday Series)Close ShaveLido ASkipper3rd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 381 (±101), #5,572.Crew rating across all classes: -138 (±212). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.