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Sailor · 2013–2026

John Busch

lbyc Club Soling AORC handicapHandicap

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Events
22

115 races · 26 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 3 of 22

Podium rate
46%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (90%: 38%–53%, 126 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Club Soling A · rating 143

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Keith Ives

Jul 2013 – Feb 2022 · 8 events

Nemesis
Alan Vaught

8–26 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Jon Turigliatto

16–17 in 33 races

Best day
31 Jul 2019

3-1-3-2-1-2-1-1-3-1-4-1 · 2019 Wet Wednesday Series 3 - Entry List and Scoring · about 1 in 75 by chance

Signature result
1st of 7

2023 Walt Elliott Harbor Challenge · Catalina 37 · 7 May 2023

Partnerships · 50 sailors

  • Keith Ives · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Feb 2022
  • Robert Lane · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Feb 2022
  • Bob Greb · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Feb 2022
  • Martin Wilson · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2021
  • Daniel Gorman · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2021
  • David Jones · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2019
  • Justin Palm · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2019 – Jul 2021
  • Kyle Vanderspek · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2021 – Feb 2022
  • Andrew Lamb · Medicine Man · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Jul 2021
  • Lisa Meier · Medicine Man · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

-62882372014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 May 20262026 Wet Wednesday Series 14playClub Soling ASkipper5th / 8
6 Feb 20262026 Islands RaceArcturusORC handicapOther2nd / 3
14 May 20252025 Wet Wednesday Series 1BuschwackerClub Soling ASkipper5th / 8
8 May 20242024 Wet Wednesday Series 14 playClub Soling ASkipper4th / 8
10 May 20232023 Wet Wednesday Series 14playClub Soling ASkipper3rd / 7
7 May 20232023 Walt Elliott Harbor Challenge4Catalina 37Skipper1st / 7
4 May 20222022 Wet Wednesday Series 14 playClub Soling ASkipper4th / 7
25 Feb 20222022 Islands RaceMedicine ManORC handicapWatch Captain7th / 7
28 Jul 20212021 Wet Wednesday Series 34PlayClub Soling ASkipper2nd / 5
13 Jul 20212021 Transpac Honolulu RaceMedicine ManHandicapWatch Captain3rd / 4
16 Jun 20212021 Wet Wednesday Series 24PlayClub Soling ASkipper2nd / 6
3 Jun 20212021 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300PeligrosoORC handicapOther3rd / 7
5 May 20212021 Wet Wednesday Series 17Club Soling ASkipper1st / 4
5 Mar 20212021 Islands RaceMedicine ManORC handicapOther5th / 7
5 Mar 20202020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceTriumphORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 6
31 Jul 20192019 Wet Wednesday Series 3 - Entry List and Scoring2SolingSkipper1st / 5
10 Jul 20192019 Transpac Honolulu RaceMedicine ManHandicapPro Bowler12th / 15
12 Jun 20192019 Wet Wednesday Series 2 - Entry List and Scoring6SolingSkipper4th / 5
15 Feb 20192019 Islands RaceMedicine ManORC handicapHelm8th / 8
1 Mar 20182018 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceMedicine ManHandicapWatch Captain5th / 5
11 Jul 20172017 Transpac Honolulu RaceMedicine ManHandicapHelm4th / 9
18 Jul 20132013 Transpac Honolulu RaceMedicine ManHandicapHelm7th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 192 (±112), #19,507.Crew rating across all classes: -21 (±218), #46,611. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.