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Sailor · 2013–2026

John Walsh

ryc HandicapORC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
31

67 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 5 of 31

Podium rate
48%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 39%–45%, 807 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Liz Newkirk

3 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Eric Schlageter & Zack Hanna

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

Biggest lift
Liz Newkirk

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Liz Newkirk

Jan 2023 – Feb 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Jesse Thompson

0–17 head to head in 17 races

Best day
4 Dec 2022

4-2-3-2-2-1-3-2-2-4-6-1 · 2022-2023 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays

Signature result
1st of 9

2023 - Round the Rocks · Handicap · 18 Mar 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Liz Newkirk — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate
  • Liz Newkirk · ONDINA · Handicap 9events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Feb 2025
  • Brendan Busch · Spy vs Spy, Triumph, Velvet Hammer · Express 37, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 11 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Will Paxton · Triumph, Velvet Hammer · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Chip Baker · Alegria III, Anemone, Wired · J/80, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – May 2024
  • Zack Hanna · Triumph · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Jen Baker · Alegria III, Anemone · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2023 – Jun 2024
  • Cecily Walsh · Alegria III, Anemone · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2023 – Jun 2024
  • Michael Sabourin · Triumph · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Charlotte Baker · Alegria III, Anemone · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2023 – Jun 2024
  • Davis Hanscom · Triumph · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Mar 2025

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

Rating history

-58108274201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaJarlenORC handicapCrew9th / 11
25 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupQuiverORC handicapWatch Captain3rd / 5
4 Oct 20252025 - Vallejo 1-2ONDINAHandicapSkipper5th / 7
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSpy vs SpyExpress 37Crew3rd / 9
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupQuiverPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 10
14 Mar 20252025 Channel Islands 500TriumphORC handicapMid Bow3rd / 5
28 Feb 20252025 Islands RaceTriumphORC handicapMid Bow3rd / 6
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianONDINAHandicapSkipper4th / 9
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoONDINAHandicapSkipper1st / 8
5 Oct 20242024 - Vallejo 1-2ONDINAHandicapSkipper7th / 12
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEOndinaHandicapSkipper85th / 152
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaAlegria IIIPHRF handicapIn the way15th / 17
30 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300TriumphORC handicapMid Bow1st / 6
25 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupVelvet HammerPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 8
25 May 20242024 Figawi Race WeekendAlegria IIIPHRF handicapIn the way6th / 10
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksONDINAHandicapSkipper8th / 12
24 Feb 20242024 - CorinthianONDINAHandicapSkipper3rd / 13
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoONDINAHandicapSkipper8th / 19
7 Oct 20232023 - Vallejo 1-2ONDINAHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
9 Sep 20232023 - Half Moon Bay RaceONDINAHandicapSkipper1st / 6
27 May 20232023 Figawi Race WeekendAnemonePHRF handicapIn the way3rd / 10
22 Apr 20232023 - Anything Goes North BayONDINAHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
18 Mar 20232023 - Round the RocksONDINAHandicapSkipper1st / 9
25 Feb 20232023 - CorinthianONDINAHandicapSkipper1st / 7
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoONDINAHandicapSkipper6th / 14

Crew rating across all classes: 34, #38,047.Helm rating across all classes: 257, #13,128. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.