Sailor · 2013–2026

John Milburn

portland yc Etchells Handicap All Class

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Events: 32
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #389
Longest win streak: 2

Longest-running crew: Chris Morin
Nemesis: Jim Cunningham
Rival: Chris Morin
Best day: 22 Sep 2018
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Chris Morin · Crapshoot, More Cowbell · Etchells, Handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2016 – Jul 2026
Henry Sesselberg · More Cowbell · Etchells 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 24th · Feb 2023 – Dec 2025
Ralph Carpenter · Crapshoot · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2016 – Jul 2016
Richard Ketchum · More Cowbell · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Dec 2023 – Dec 2023
Jack Zinn · More Cowbell · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 32

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	1st / 10
10 Jul 2026	2026 Newport Regatta	More Cowbell	Handicap	Other	24th / 38
13 Dec 2025	2025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Cup	More Cowbell	Etchells	Other	37th / 38
9 Aug 2025	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	6th / 10
13 Feb 2025	2024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East Regatta	More Cowbell	Etchells	Other	46th / 47
11 Jan 2025	2024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta	More Cowbell	Etchells	Other	32nd / 35
10 Aug 2024	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	5th / 6
3 Feb 2024	2023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship	More Cowbell	Etchells	Other	24th / 34
9 Dec 2023	2023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Cup	More Cowbell	Etchells	Other	43rd / 43
12 Aug 2023	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	4th / 6
5 Feb 2023	2022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship	More Cowbell	Etchells	Other	30th / 45
3 Feb 2023	2022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Cup	More Cowbell	Etchells	Switch Flipper	46th / 47
17 Sep 2022	Lobster Bowl Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	6th / 23
13 Aug 2022	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	1st / 2
11 Sep 2021	Lobster Bowl Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	10th / 18
6 Sep 2021	Degrandpre Doublehanded & Family Race	Greyhound	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
14 Aug 2021	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Greyhound	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
20 Jun 2021	Pilot Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	4th / 8
19 Sep 2020	2020 Lobster Bowl Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	4th / 9
4 Jul 2020	2020 PYC Schooner Trophy Race	Greyhound	All Class	Skipper	4th / 14
14 Sep 2019	2019 Fleet 27: Lobster Bowl Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	10th / 19
22 Sep 2018	2018 Fleet 27: Lobster Bowl Regatta	Greyhound	Etchells	Skipper	7th / 28
18 Aug 2018	2018 MS Harborfest Regatta	Hound	Etchells	Skipper	5th / 6
26 Aug 2017	2017 Fleet 27: Lobster Bowl Regatta	ThreeOneFive	Etchells	Skipper	13th / 21
4 Jul 2017	2017 Schooner Trophy Race	Greyhound	All Class	Skipper	9th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	182 provisional	#20659 band 12365–33145	—
Etchells Helm	111 provisional	#389 band 225–615	−2.5
All classes Crew	-189 provisional	#62001 band 54923–64314	—
Etchells Crew	-259 provisional	#1347 band 1266–1379	−2.5

1 more class, not yet ranked

All Class · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 20

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	23 events	4 wins	beats 54%
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 17%

Positions: Switch Flipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	20%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chris Morin	66	38–28
Matt Lalumiere	52	17–35
Seth Sprague	51	38–13
Andrew Carey	43	11–32
Peter Heissenbuttel	42	37–5
Matt Blake	41	15–26
Ehren Morse	40	15–25
Michael Jobin	40	12–28
Richard Hubbell	37	22–15
Don Brush	36	5–31
Jim Cunningham	32	0–32
Robert Hitchcock	31	8–23

Most-beaten opponent: Peter Heissenbuttel (37–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	69%
2025	4	0	15%
2024	2	0	25%
2023	4	0	19%
2022	2	1	89%
2021	4	2	76%
2020	2	0	70%
2019	1	0	50%
2018	2	0	49%
2017	2	0	47%
2016	3	0	16%
2015	2	0	45%
2013	2	0	41%

Boats

Greyhound · Etchells, PHRF handicap, Handicap, All Class · 21 events · 2013–2026
More Cowbell · Handicap, Etchells · 8 events · 2023–2026
Hound · Etchells · 1 events · 2018
ThreeOneFive · Etchells · 1 events · 2017
Crapshoot · Etchells · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 7 events
Sail Maine · 6 events
Preliminary Results · 6 events
Etchells Fleet 27 · 4 events
Etchells Fleet 27 Casco Bay · 2 events
Portland YC · 2 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 182, #20,659.Crew rating across all classes: -189, #62,001. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.