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Sailor · 2007–2026

John Podmajersky

ldyc EtchellsNMMelges 24

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Events
73

349 races · 47 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 8 of 73

Podium rate
43%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 57%–60%, 1,987 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in NM · rating 450

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tom Kent

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Tom Kent & Patrick Haywood

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

Biggest lift
Tom Kent

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Scott Kulp

Oct 2009 – Mar 2018 · 7 events

Nemesis
Peter Duncan

19–75 head to head in 94 races

Rival
Buddy Cribb

66–77 in 143 races

Best day
29 May 2009

1-5-4-2-1-6-1-5 · SPERRY TOP-SIDER DETROIT NOOD REGATTA

Signature result
1st of 33

2007 Detroit NOOD Regatta · Melges 24 · 1 Jun 2007

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Kent — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Scott Kulp · 1310, To The Moon, USA 1310, USA 511 · Etchells, Melges 24, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 43 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – Mar 2018
  • Max Skelley · 1310, To The Moon, USA 1310, USA 511 · Etchells, Melges 24, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 37 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – Mar 2018
  • Patrick Haywood · "21", 21, USA 511 · Melges 24, NM 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Aug 2014
  • Tom Kent · "21", 21 · NM 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Aug 2014
  • Robert Berg · Boat 43997, To The Moon · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2013 – Jul 2014
  • Cynthia Podmajersky · "21", Boat 43997 · NM, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2013 – Aug 2013
  • Cynthia West · USA 1310 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jan 2012 – Mar 2012
  • Justin DaMore · 145 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Laura Hagan · 21 · NM 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014
  • Curtis Florence · To The Moon · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014

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

Rating history

02685362008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 73

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championship"21"NMOwner2nd / 9
3 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM & J70 July ChampionshipNM 21NMOwner2nd / 9
15 Aug 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August, J 70 and Alerion 28 Championship21NMSkipper2nd / 8
2 Aug 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championship21NMSkipper2nd / 9
5 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM & J70 July Championship21NMSkipper1st / 9
21 Mar 20252025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells Nationals145EtchellsSkipper33rd / 35
16 Aug 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August, J 70 and Alerion 28 Championship21HandicapSkipper1st / 6
3 Aug 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championship21HandicapSkipper2nd / 7
6 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM & J70 Mid-Summer Championship21NMSkipper1st / 10
18 Aug 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August, J 70 and Alerion 28 ChampionshipNM 21NMSkipper2nd / 8
5 Aug 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer ChampionshipNM 21NMSkipper4th / 9
8 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July and J 70 Mid-summer ChampionshipNM 21NMSkipper2nd / 8
19 Aug 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August, J 70 and Alerion 28 Championship21NMSkipper2nd / 5
6 Aug 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championship21NMSkipper2nd / 9
9 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July Championship21NMSkipper3rd / 8
20 Aug 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August and Alerion 28 Championship21NMOther1st / 5
10 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July and J 70 Championship21NMOther3rd / 6
17 Aug 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August Championship21NMOther3rd / 10
27 Jul 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaUSA 511Melges 24Other4th / 6
7 Jul 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July Championship21NMOther1st / 9
16 Mar 20182018 International Etchells Class - 12th Annual Coral Reef CupUSA 1310EtchellsOther13th / 24
3 Feb 20182017/2018 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipUSA 1310EtchellsSkipper38th / 46
9 Dec 20172017/2018 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupUSA 1310EtchellsOther23rd / 42
18 Aug 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August Championship21NMOther2nd / 10
5 Aug 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championship21NMOther1st / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 536, #1,641.Crew rating across all classes: 43. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.