Sailor · 2008–2026

John Groen

richmond yacht club Handicap Wylie Wabbit PHRF handicap

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Events: 28
Win rate: 18%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Kim Desenberg
Biggest lift: Kim Desenberg
Longest-running crew: Kim Desenberg
Nemesis: Tim Russell
Rival: Colin Moore
Best day: 4 Dec 2022
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kim Desenberg — 5 wins · 13 podiums in 22 events together · 23% win rate

Kim Desenberg · 8426, MR MCGREGOR, Mr. McGregor, MR. MCGREGOR · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Wylie Wabbit 22events 5 wins together · 13 podiums · 23% win rate · 25 of 96 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Mar 2026
Colin Moore · KWAZY · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
Terry White · Mr. McGregor · Wylie Wabbit 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
Terry Sistek · Mr. McGregor · Wylie Wabbit 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024

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 · 28

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Mar 2026	BIG DADDY 2026 FLEET RACING- SATURDAY	Mr. McGregor	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 10
7 Dec 2025	Small Boat Midwinters 2025-26	8426	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 11
20 Sep 2025	Knarr San Francisco Bay Championship & Fall One-Design Regatta	Mr. McGregor	Wylie Wabbit	Crew	1st / 4
19 Jul 2025	2025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake Calif.	Mr. McGregor	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 5
8 Mar 2025	BIG DADDY 2025 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY	Mr. McGregor	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 5
5 Jan 2025	2025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	8426	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
24 Oct 2024	GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY	Mr. McGregor	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 9
18 Oct 2024	Wylie Wabbit National Championship	Mr. McGregor	Wylie Wabbit	Crew	3rd / 10
9 Mar 2024	BIG DADDY 2024 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY	Mr. McGregor	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 5
3 Dec 2023	2023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	8426	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 10
13 Oct 2023	Fall One Design Invitational	Mr. McGregor	Wylie Wabbit	Skipper	4th / 11
11 Mar 2023	BIG DADDY 2023 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY	Mr. McGregor	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
4 Dec 2022	2022-2023 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	8426	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 10
29 Oct 2022	GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY	Mr. McGregor	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
6 Oct 2022	Olson 25 Nationals and Wylie Wabbit Nationals	Mr. McGregor	Wylie Wabbit	Crew	4th / 10
5 Dec 2021	2021-2022 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	8426	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 7
27 Mar 2021	2021 - Round the Rocks	MR MCGREGOR	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 14
19 Oct 2019	2019 - Vallejo 1-2	KWAZY	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 10
2 Dec 2018	2018-2019 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	8426	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
7 Dec 2014	2014-2015 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	8426	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 10
25 Oct 2014	Great Pumpkin 2014 - Saturday Buoy Races	Mr. McGregor	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
31 May 2014	2014 Delta Ditch Run	Mr. McGregor	PHRF handicap	Skipper	59th / 125
8 Jun 2013	2013 Delta Ditch Run	Mr. McGregor	PHRF handicap	Skipper	106th / 113
26 Jan 2013	2013 - Three Bridge Fiasco	MR. MCGREGOR	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
4 Dec 2011	2011-2012 Small Boat Midwinters	8426	Wylie Wabbit	Skipper	8th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	305	#9923 band 6887–13997	—
Wylie Wabbit Crew	109 provisional	#1	—
Full-size sailing Crew	190 provisional	#16183 band 8629–28355	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Wylie Wabbit · Helm · 16 races, 2 events · rating -30
WW · Helm · 6 races, 2 events · rating -59
Wylie Wabbitt · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating -73

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	25 events	4 wins	beats 58%
As crew	3 events	1 wins	beats 82%

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	63%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Colin Moore	97	53–42
Erik Menzel	80	44–35
Merrick Cheney	52	47–4
Tim Russell	51	12–39
Greg Byrne	45	35–9
Marcos McGee	41	25–16
Ethan Petersen	41	28–13
Melinda Erkelens	33	6–27
Ron Tostenson	24	13–11
Christopher Melhuish	22	19–3
Richard Jarratt	21	19–2
Marceline Therrien	17	8–9

Most-beaten opponent: Merrick Cheney (47–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	78%
2025	5	2	55%
2024	3	0	76%
2023	3	0	51%
2022	3	2	89%
2021	2	1	85%
2019	1	0	78%
2018	1	0	71%
2014	3	0	40%
2013	2	0	43%
2011	1	0	30%
2009	1	0	17%
2008	2	0	59%

Boats

Mr. McGregor · PHRF handicap, Wylie Wabbit, Handicap · 15 events · 2013–2026
8426 · Handicap, Wylie Wabbit, WW, Wylie Wabbitt · 11 events · 2008–2025
MR MCGREGOR · Handicap · 1 events · 2021
KWAZY · Handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Point Richmond, CA · 10 events
Point Richmond , CA · 5 events
Richmond Yacht Club · 3 events
Stockton Sailing Club – Richmond Yacht Club · 2 events
CA · 2 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 305, #9,923.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 190, #16,183. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.