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Sailor · 2012–2026

John Verdoia

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Events
33

161 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 5 of 33

Podium rate
52%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 62%–69%, 449 boats)

Best class ranking
#42

Helm in Moore 24 · rating 84

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Randy Smith

3 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Denis Mulligan & Mark Maymar

2 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Randy Smith

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike O Callaghan

Jan 2015 – May 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
John Kernot

3–23 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Scott Sorensen

15–10 in 25 races

Best day
28 Jun 2024

2-1-1-1-1-1 · Hart Nunes

Signature result
2nd of 31

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Moore 24 · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Most successful partnership: Randy Smith — 3 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate
  • Mike O Callaghan · PEREGRINE, POLPERRO, WET SPOT, Wetspot · Handicap, J/120, Moore 24, Nordic Folkboat 12events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – May 2026
  • Michael O'Callaghan · Peregrine, Wet Spot, WET SPOT · J/120, Moore 24, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 20% win rate · 14 of 69 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Denis Mulligan · Peregrine, Wet Spot · J/120, Moore 24, ORC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 14 of 68 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Randy Smith · Fast Break, Peregrine · J/120, Mercury, ORC handicap 9events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 33% win rate · 18 of 64 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2025
  • EJ Rowland · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 53 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Chris Davison · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 53 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2025
  • David Halliwill · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 53 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2025
  • Tad Lacey · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 13 of 47 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2024
  • Jenny Krone · Peregrine, Wet Spot · Moore 24, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 49 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Aug 2025
  • Mark Maymar · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 13 of 40 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

03016012013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 May 2026Elite Fleet RegattaWetspotMoore 24Skipper9th / 16
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSpy vs SpyExpress 37Crew3rd / 9
23 Aug 20252025 Phyllis Kleinman SwiftsurePeregrineORC handicapCrew3rd / 9
28 Mar 20252025 St. Thomas International RegattaBoat DrinksIC 24Skipper10th / 21
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer4th / 11
28 Jun 2024Hart NunesFast BreakMercuryCrew1st / 7
27 Jun 20242024 Woodies InvitationalPOLPERRONordic FolkboatCrew3rd / 8
19 Oct 2023Mercury National ChampionshipFast BreakMercuryCrew2nd / 20
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSpy vs SpyExpress 37Other2nd / 8
15 Sep 20222022 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer2nd / 10
12 May 20222022 Moore 24 Pacific Coast ChampionshipWet SpotMoore 24Crew8th / 12
30 Sep 2021SFYC Fall Classic and Moore 24 Pacific Coast ChampionshipWet SpotMoore 24Crew5th / 9
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 8
27 Feb 20212021 - CorinthianWET SPOTMoore 24Skipper4th / 13
10 Oct 20202020 - The YRA Doublehanded Encinal RegattaWETSPOTHandicapSkipper6th / 8
8 Aug 20202020 - Round the RocksWET SPOTMoore 24Skipper2nd / 6
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 7
30 Mar 20192019 - 40th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RacePEREGRINEJ/120Skipper2nd / 5
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoWET SPOTMoore 24Skipper24th / 29
13 Sep 20182018 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 10
10 Aug 2018Moore 24 Nationals 2018WetspotMoore 24Skipper3rd / 12
10 Mar 20182018 Big Daddy RegattaWet SpotMoore 24Skipper7th / 16
24 Feb 20182018 - CorinthianPEREGRINEHandicapSkipper9th / 21
27 Jan 20182018 - Three Bridge FiascoWET SPOTMoore 24Skipper2nd / 31
14 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineJ/120Spinnaker trimmer1st / 5

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 601, #663.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 235, #15,510. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.