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Sailor · 2003–2026

John McNeil

slyc MC ScowJ/70C Scow

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Events
46

246 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 5 of 46

Podium rate
17%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 59%–63%, 1,876 boats)

Best class ranking
#124

Helm in MC Scow · rating 326

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Anne Marie Willan

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Anne Marie Willan & Manfred Kanter

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Anne Marie Willan

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sean O'Brien

Jun 2018 – Sep 2024 · 10 events

Nemesis
Cam McNeil

14–58 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Brett Hatton

24–36 in 61 races

Best day
25 Oct 2006

26-2-1-2-1-16-2 · 2006 MC National Championship — MC Scow

Signature result
1st of 85

2006 MC National Championship — MC Scow · MC Scow · 25 Oct 2006

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Anne Marie Willan — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Sean O'Brien · McFly · J/70 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 75 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Sep 2024
  • Ryan Higgins · McFly · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Anders McCarthy · McFly · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 40 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Aug 2019
  • Kevin Meier · McFly · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 31st · Dec 2018 – May 2021
  • Manfred Kanter · CAN 231, Fast Car, Purple Lamborghini · Soling 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 19 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2024
  • Anne Marie Willan · CAN 231, Fast Car, Purple Lamborghini · Soling 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 14 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Colton Gerber · McFly · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 31st · Dec 2018 – Feb 2019
  • Birch Bayly · Ness E, NessE · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2019 – Aug 2021
  • Joe Rotonda · Joe Rotonda, Retro · C Scow 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Holt Condon · McFly · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2023 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

-6116939820042007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 46

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 20262026 C Blue ChipRetroC ScowCrew16th / 22
26 Aug 20262026 MCSA National ChampionshipJohn McNeilMC ScowSkipper56th / 95
6 Aug 2026WMYA Championship 2026Joe RotondaC ScowCrew1st / 12
19 Jun 2026C-Scow NationalsCharlie ParkerC ScowCrew20th / 32
26 Sep 20252025 MCSA Blue Chip ChampionshipJohn McNeilMC ScowSkipper6th / 27
19 Sep 20242024 MCSA Blue Chip ChampionshipJohn McNeilMC ScowSkipper8th / 27
6 Sep 2024J/70 Corinthian US National ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Spinnaker trimmer9th / 24
19 Aug 20242024 MCSA National ChampionshipJohn McNeilMC ScowSkipper10th / 95
31 Jul 20242024 WMYA Championship RegattaJohn McNeilE ScowSkipper7th / 17
1 Jan 20242024 Soling North American ChampionshipFast CarSolingCrew5th / 18
4 Aug 20232023 J/70 Corinthian National ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Spinnaker trimmer4th / 21
15 Jun 20232023 C Scow NationalsJohn McNeilC ScowSkipper54th / 58
7 Jun 2023Solings North AmericansFast CarSolingCrew1st / 5
2 Aug 20222022 WMYA Championship RegattaJohn McNeilE ScowSkipper14th / 23
11 Sep 20212021 E Scow National ChampionshipBanditE ScowOther48th / 70
26 Aug 20212021 E InvitationalNessEE ScowSkipper7th / 24
27 Jul 20212021 WMYANessEE ScowSkipper10th / 13
18 Jun 20212021 C Scow National ChampionshipShakedown StreetC ScowOther18th / 45
13 May 20212021 J/70 North American ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Spinnaker trimmer46th / 59
18 Sep 20202020 C WorldsNessCC ScowSkipper10th / 29
12 Mar 20202020 MCSA Midwinter Championship — MC ScowUSA 2131MC ScowSkipper12th / 63
11 Mar 2020MCSA Midwinter ChampionshipJohn McNeilMC ScowSkipper12th / 63
6 Sep 201961st E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)Ness EE ScowOther45th / 78
9 Aug 20192019 J 70 Corinthian National ChampionshipMcFlyJ/70Spinnaker trimmer16th / 36
26 Jul 20192019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaMcFlyJ/70Spinnaker trimmer7th / 19

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 379, #5,893.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 223, #13,153. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.