Sailor · 2021–2026

John Heseltine

rnsys J/105 Bluenose PHRF handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 37%
Best class ranking: #346

Biggest lift: Alex Dodd
Nemesis: Evan Oulahen
Rival: John Sapp
Best day: 3 Aug 2025
Signature result: 4th of 12

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Lorna Flemming · Eastern Passage, Gabhar · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 31 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Alex Dodd · Eastern Passage · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Olga Koubrak · Eastern Passage, Hornpipe · Bluenose, J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Brian McDonah · Eastern Passage · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Patrick MacLennan · Eastern Passage · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Casey McDermott · Eastern Passage · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Billy Russell · Gabhar · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Derick Honig · Eastern Passage · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Chris Huskilson · Gabhar · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Neil Ross · Eastern Passage · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Eastern Passage	J/105	Skipper	4th / 12
30 May 2026	AEL DYC Open Regatta 2026	Eastern Passage	J/105	Skipper	5th / 9
4 Oct 2025	2025 BBYC One Design Fall Regatta	Eastern Passage	J/105	Skipper	5th / 8
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Eastern Passage	J/105	Helm	9th / 9
2 Aug 2025	2025 Mahone Bay Challenge Cup	Eastern Passage	J/105	Helm	3rd / 9
24 Aug 2024	AYC One Design Fall Cup	Hornpipe	Bluenose	Crew	4th / 7
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Hornpipe	Bluenose	Other	25th / 32
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Gabhar	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	110 provisional	#31889 band 20056–47476	—
J/105 Helm	38 provisional	#346 band 239–438	—
Full-size sailing Crew	64 provisional	#33401 band 19445–49012	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Bluenose · Crew · 21 races, 2 events · rating -3

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 48%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 28%

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Evan Oulahen	49	15–34
Robert Merchant	38	15–23
Scott Christie	38	23–15
John Sapp	38	18–19
Harry Fitzgerald	33	18–15
Carl Davis	31	16–15
James Mosher	26	12–14
Ryan Morris	22	16–6
Eric Siegel	21	3–18
Sean McDermott	15	1–14
Richard Gerstenberger	15	10–5
Macdonald McDermott	15	5–10

Most-beaten opponent: Ryan Morris (16–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	61%
2025	3	39%
2024	1	50%
2022	1	23%
2021	1	11%

Boats

Eastern Passage · J/105 · 5 events · 2025–2026
Hornpipe · Bluenose · 2 events · 2022–2024
Gabhar · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 4 events
Bedford, NS · 1 events
Halifax, NS · 1 events
Dartmouth Yacht Club · 1 events
Hermans Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CAN · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 110, #31,889.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 64, #33,401. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.