Sailor · 2007–2026

John Fallon

wianno PHRF handicap Wianno Senior J/109

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Events: 64
Win rate: 19%
Podium rate: 52%
Typically beats: 69%
Best class ranking: #3
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Kevin Marks
Best trio: Kevin Marks & William Beery
Biggest lift: Mike McLaughlin
Longest-running crew: William Klein
Nemesis: Bengt Johansson
Rival: Jack Hamilton
Best day: 20 Jun 2009
Signature result: 1st of 31

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Kevin Marks — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events together · 56% win rate

William Klein · Celeritas, Glim, Speck · PHRF handicap 19events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 28 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Sep 2026
William Beery · Celeritas, Glim, Speck, Velocity2 · PHRF handicap 17events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 28 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Sep 2026
Eric Zeller · Glim, Impetuous V, Speck · IC37, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 20 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Sep 2026
Mike McLaughin · Glim, Speck · PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 21 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2024
Peter Fallon · Glim, Speck · PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 16 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Aug 2025
Kevin Marks · Velocity, Velocity2 · J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 56% win rate · 7 of 16 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – May 2026
Ian King · Glim, Speck · PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Sep 2022
Alex Sparkman · Glim, Speck · PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 10 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Sep 2026
Stephen Schwartz · Speck, Velocity2 · PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 4 of 7 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – May 2026
Rory Cumming · Celeritas, Speck, Velocity · J/88, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Sep 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 · 64

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	2026 Vineyard Race	Speck	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 10
22 May 2026	2026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Velocity2	ORC handicap	Nav/Tac	5th / 5
2 May 2026	2026 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta	Velocity2	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	1st / 4
29 Aug 2025	2025 Vineyard Race	Speck	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 8
23 May 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Celeritas	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 7
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Speck	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 10
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Velocity2	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	3rd / 5
11 May 2024	69th Annual Edlu Distance Race	Velocity2	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	6th / 8
4 May 2024	2024 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta	Velocity2	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	1st / 12
30 Sep 2023	2023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast Championship	Velocity2	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	1st / 9
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Speck	PHRF handicap	Tactician	6th / 11
18 Aug 2023	2023 Stamford Overnight Race	Velocity2	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 2
27 Jul 2023	2023 Around Long Island Regatta (46th Annual)	Speck	PHRF handicap	Tactician	6th / 11
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Speck	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 14
26 May 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Velocity2	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	1st / 6
12 Oct 2022	2022 J109 North American Championship	Loki	J/109	Tactician	2nd / 16
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	Speck	PHRF handicap	Tactician	6th / 9
4 Jun 2022	2022 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Loki	J/109	Main Trimmer	8th / 13
29 May 2022	Sunday Spin Series	John Fallon	Ideal 18	Skipper	8th / 11
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Speck	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 15
4 Sep 2020	2020 Vineyard Race	Glim	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 4
27 Sep 2019	2019 Melges IC37 National Championship	Impetuous V	IC37	Tactician	16th / 20
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Glim	PHRF handicap	Tactician	7th / 9
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Glim	PHRF handicap	Tactician	9th / 12
1 Jun 2019	2019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Velocity	J/88	Nav/Tac	3rd / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	207 provisional	#14334 band 8879–22413	—
All classes Helm	344 provisional	#7382 band 4054–12638	—
Wianno Senior Helm	332 provisional	#3 band 1–9	—
J/109 Crew	15 provisional	#329 band 224–436	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

Ideal 18 · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating 237
IC37 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -73
J/88 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 69
Optimist · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -11
Wianno Seniors · Helm · 6 races, 2 events · rating -24
Wianno Senior Racing · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating 27

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	31 events	5 wins	beats 71%
As crew	33 events	7 wins	beats 62%

Positions: Tactician (22) · Nav/Tac (8) · Main Trimmer (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−25 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	78%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Kelly	61	51–9
Holly Edmonds	60	37–23
Toby Hynes	52	49–3
Jack Hamilton	45	19–26
Ed Cusick	40	36–4
Joe Lotuff	35	19–16
Terry Martorana	31	30–1
Charles Lyons	31	26–5
Sophie Pesek	31	25–6
Benjamin Blum	27	23–4
William Lawrence	26	24–2
John Kiley	26	19–7

Most-beaten opponent: Toby Hynes (49–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	1	59%
2025	2	0	69%
2024	4	2	70%
2023	6	3	82%
2022	4	0	51%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	1	0	67%
2019	4	0	36%
2018	4	0	53%
2017	4	1	52%
2016	1	0	71%
2015	5	0	61%
2014	5	1	77%
2013	3	1	82%
2012	4	0	71%
2011	3	1	65%
2010	4	0	64%
2009	4	1	82%
2008	1	0	85%
2007	1	0	95%

Boats

Heritage · Wianno Seniors, Wianno Senior, Wianno Senior Racing, Handicap · 27 events · 2007–2018
Glim · PHRF handicap · 10 events · 2012–2020
Speck · PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2021–2026
Velocity2 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2023–2026
Loki · J/109 · 2 events · 2022
Celeritas · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
John Fallon · Ideal 18 · 1 events · 2022
Impetuous V · IC37 · 1 events · 2019
Velocity · J/88 · 1 events · 2019
Muskoka · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 18 events
Osterville, MA · 9 events
Wianno Yacht Club · 7 events
Edgartown, MA · 6 events
Rye, NY, USA · 4 events
Westport, CT, USA · 3 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 207 (±153), #14,334.Helm rating across all classes: 344 (±170), #7,382. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.