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Sailor · 2009–2026

Matt Johns

cyc Cal 25J/105Etchells

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Events
31

148 races · 26 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 8 of 31

Podium rate
36%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (90%: 57%–63%, 697 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Crew in Alberg 30 · rating 367

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Patrick Seidel

4 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate

Best trio
Josh Johns & Michael Johns

3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Barbara Ewing

+38 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Johns

Jun 2017 – May 2024 · 6 events

Nemesis
Suzanne Scoville

0–16 head to head in 16 races

Best day
3 May 2024

1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis · about 1 in 1,844 by chance

Signature result
6th of 91

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Patrick Seidel — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate
  • Steve Adams · Rocket J Squirrel · J/105 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 29 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – May 2026
  • Dotty Holoubek · Rocket J Squirrel · J/105 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 29 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – May 2026
  • Michael Johns · Dean's List, Laughing Gull, Windborn · Alberg 30, J/35, PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 18 of 33 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – May 2024
  • Patrick Seidel · Chicken Little, Dean's List, Laughing Gull · Alberg 30, Cal 25, J/35 6events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 67% win rate · 20 of 34 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – May 2025
  • Josh Johns · Dean's List, Laughing Gull · Alberg 30, J/35 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 18 of 32 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – May 2024
  • Chris Hampton · Christopher Hampton, Tango, Tango 1990 · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2012 – Sep 2014
  • Fred Alvarado · Arctic Tern, Chicken Little · Cal 25 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Rob Thomsom · Rocket J Squirrel · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Ian Walker · Patrice, Tango · Etchells, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2014 – Dec 2015
  • Barbara Ewing · Laughing Gull · Alberg 30 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 14 of 20 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-16215446201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 20262026 Cal 25 & J/30 North American ChampionshipsArctic TernCal 25Main Trimmer5th / 11
8 May 20262026 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Cans SeriesRocket J SquirrelJ/105In the way1st / 8
13 Sep 20252025 Hospice Cup XLIVArctic TernCal 25Main Trimmer3rd / 7
14 Jun 20252025 Maryland Cures Cancer RegattaRocket J SquirrelJ/105In the way6th / 7
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisChicken LittleCal 25Headsail Trimmer1st / 6
7 Feb 2025Snipe Midwinters 2025Lily RoseSnipeSkipper27th / 28
3 Nov 20242024/2025 AYC Frostbite Series 1Rocket J SquirrelJ/105Main Trimmer7th / 17
19 Oct 20242024 J/105 Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipRocket J SquirrelJ/105Main Trimmer15th / 18
28 Sep 20242024 AYC Fall Series - Lippincott Memorial Star Class RegattaRocket J SquirrelJ/105In the way19th / 19
27 Sep 20242024 Cal 25 National ChampionshipChicken LittleCal 25Tactician11th / 13
31 Aug 20242024 Labor Day InvitationalRocket J SquirrelJ/105In the way13th / 16
8 Jun 20242024 Ted Osius Memorial Twilight RegattaChicken LittleCal 25Co-Skipper1st / 2
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisLaughing GullAlberg 30Headsail Trimmer1st / 6
4 Feb 20242023/2024 AYC Frostbite Series 2Chicken LittleCal 25Skipper1st / 10
12 Nov 20232023/2024 AYC Frostbite Series 1Chicken LittleCal 25Other5th / 10
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022PatriceIRC handicapCrew6th / 91
23 Oct 20222022 J/35 North American ChampionshipDean's ListJ/35Main Trimmer6th / 9
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisLaughing GullAlberg 30Headsail Trimmer2nd / 6
1 May 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisLaughing GullAlberg 30Headsail Trimmer1st / 5
28 Aug 20202020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisLaughing GullAlberg 30Main Trimmer1st / 6
9 Aug 20192019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre WorldsSkyeORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 2
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoSkyeORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 7
2 Jun 20172017 Annapolis - Newport RaceWindbornPHRF handicapMast7th / 9
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015PatriceIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014PatriceIRC handicapCrew9th / 91

Crew rating across all classes: 404 (±127), #3,538.Helm rating across all classes: 15 (±214), #48,912. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.