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Sailor · 2025–2026

John Fichtenholtz

u s coast guard academy College fleet racingCollege team racing

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Events
18

287 races · 46 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 18

Podium rate
28%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 44%–55%, 237 boats)

Best class ranking
#1329

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 356

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
William Clay

1 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
William Clay

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gabriella Fields

Sep 2025 – Oct 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Dominik Moncur

12–116 head to head in 128 races

Rival
Sophia Fuller

84–126 in 210 races

Best day
18 Oct 2025

2-2-3-1-3-1-3-1-2-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-1-1 · Connecticut College Invite

Signature result
1st of 9

Connecticut College Invite · College fleet racing · 18 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: William Clay — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Will Bryant · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 112 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Gabriella Fields · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 105 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Grace Boudreau · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 22 of 91 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
  • Sydney Zylinski · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 46 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
  • William Clay · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 24 of 82 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
  • David Vinogradov · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 18 of 62 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Caroline Odell · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 57 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Gabriel Baum-Lopez · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 16 of 54 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Richard Pokorny · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 56 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Joey Richardson · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

02264522026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Sister Esther Whalen TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 17
19 Sep 2026Eli InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 6
12 Sep 2026Mt. Hope Bay InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingC Skipper3rd / 6
11 Apr 2026Truxtun UmstedU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Crew (1-8)13th / 18
28 Mar 2026Vietor TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)3rd / 18
21 Mar 2026Admiral Moore Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 4
14 Mar 2026Geiger TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College team racingCrew5th / 7
25 Oct 2025Nickerson TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-10)10th / 14
18 Oct 2025Connecticut College InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 9
11 Oct 2025Dave Perry TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 18
11 Oct 2025Dave Perry TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
11 Oct 2025Dave Perry TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 18
11 Oct 2025Dave Perry TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 18
27 Sep 2025The George Warren Smith Trophy 25U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 18
20 Sep 2025The Hood TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 18
6 Sep 2025Mt. Hope Bay InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 16
6 Sep 2025Mt. Hope Bay InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 16
6 Sep 2025Mt. Hope Bay InviteU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 452, #3,287.Crew rating across all classes: 138. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.