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Sailor · 2008–2026

John Bainton

noroton yacht club Melges 15OptimistViper 640

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Events
40

228 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 5 of 40

Podium rate
23%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–46%, 1,923 boats)

Best class ranking
#32

Helm in Sonar · rating 245

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
JJ Bainton

May 2024 – Jun 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Emily Haig

0–50 head to head in 50 races

Rival
Kevin Alcock

17–24 in 41 races

Best day
23 Jul 2024

1-1-2-1 · MYC OptiSail Regatta Area C with Green Fleet

Signature result
1st of 39

MYC OptiSail Regatta Area C with Green Fleet · Optimist · 23 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 23 sailors

  • JJ Bainton · John Bainton, Ruckus, Www.baintonre.com · Melges 15, Viper 640 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 75 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Matthew Paige · House Party, Ruckus · Sonar, Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 11th · May 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Gregg Delany · Bad Dads, Honey Badger · Ideal 18 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Sep 2019
  • Bradley Neuberth · 2.0 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Brennan Gerster · 2.0 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • John Edenbach · 2.0 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Doug Stowe · Ruckus · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 11th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Ian Gumprecht · Ruckus · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Ryan Bassett · 2.0 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Pace Ralli · 2.0 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

0201401200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Jul 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadRuckusViper 640Untangler9th / 13
11 Jul 2026128th Larchmont Race Weekwww.baintonre.comMelges 15Other6th / 12
11 Jun 20262026 Melges 15 U.S. National ChampionshipWww.baintonre.comMelges 15Skipper39th / 75
30 May 2026M15 Long Island Sound Champs Part 1John BaintonMelges 15Skipper30th / 45
20 Mar 20262026 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipWww.baintonre.comMelges 15Skipper56th / 99
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3Www.baintonre.comMelges 15Skipper56th / 127
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Www.baintonre.comMelges 15Skipper81st / 133
24 Oct 2025Annapolis Yacht Club's 20th Annual Halloween Howl 2025 (USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship & C420 Atlantic Coast Championship)John BaintonOptimistSkipper22nd / 72
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipJohn BaintonMelges 15Skipper43rd / 71
19 Sep 2025American Yacht Club 2025 Fall One Design RegattaJohn BaintonMelges 15Skipper5th / 15
12 Jul 2025127th Larchmont Race Week888Melges 15Skipper4th / 10
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week2.0ORC handicapMain Trimmer9th / 13
30 May 20252025 East Coast ChampionshipJohn BaintonMelges 15Skipper28th / 37
12 Apr 2025Savannah Melges 15 Regatta888Melges 15Skipper4th / 10
21 Mar 20252025 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipJohn BaintonMelges 15Skipper59th / 95
22 Feb 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3John BaintonMelges 15Skipper70th / 92
4 Jan 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #2John BaintonMelges 15Skipper87th / 109
10 Sep 20242024 Sonar World ChampionshipHouse PartySonarSkipper16th / 31
23 Jul 2024MYC OptiSail Regatta Area C with Green FleetJohn BaintonOptimistSkipper1st / 39
21 Jul 20242024 STAM Cannon Cup Opti Area CJohn BaintonOptimistSkipper3rd / 43
13 Jul 20242024 RYC Opti Area BJohn BaintonOptimistSkipper5th / 18
17 May 2024Northeast Lipton Challenge CupRuckusViper 640Skipper11th / 21
2 Mar 20242024 Boomerang Regatta10050OptimistSkipper81st / 91
21 Oct 20232023 New York State Optimist ChampionshipGreen MachineOptimistSkipper1st / 13
15 Sep 20232023 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipGreen MachineOptimistSkipper92nd / 105

Helm rating across all classes: 248, #14,299.Crew rating across all classes: -16. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.