Sailor · 1991–2026

Jim Hardy

aventura sailing PHRF handicap Etchells Optimist

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #714
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: John Ricker
Nemesis: Ian Johnson
Best day: 7 Aug 2026
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 7 sailors

John Ricker · Gunsmoke · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 9th · Apr 2024 – Jul 2025
Rick Haan · Gunsmoke · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 11th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
Paul Van Den Berg Pierre Maurier · Gunsmoke · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 11th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
Tom Hardy · FOOLHARDY (M, GM) · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jan 2009 – Jan 2009
Norm Hyett · Golden Swan · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991
Alan Bessell · FOOLHARDY (M, GM) · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jan 2009 – Jan 2009
J. Stanley · Golden Swan · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 US Sailing Junior Olympics	James Hardy	Optimist	Skipper	1st / 12
12 Jul 2025	2025 Seal Beach to Dana Point Race	Gunsmoke	PHRF handicap	Skipper	9th / 18
6 Apr 2024	2024 Ensenada Tune Up - ORS 1	Gunsmoke	PHRF handicap	Skipper	11th / 27
6 Apr 2024	2024 Offshore Racing Series	Gunsmoke	PHRF handicap	Skipper	11th / 28
12 Jan 2009	2009 Etchells Australian Championship	FOOLHARDY (M, GM)	Etchells	Skipper	29th / 44
3 Nov 2002	2002 Etchells World Championship	AUS 765	Etchells	Skipper	79th / 98
6 Jan 1991	1990 Etchells World Championship	Golden Swan	Etchells	Skipper	24th / 55

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	131 provisional	#28376 band 15085–48799	—
Etchells Helm	-13 provisional	#714 band 415–991	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Optimist · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating 117

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 56%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Bertrand	23	4–19
Ian Johnson	17	0–17
Mark Bradford	17	0–17
Stephen Gunther	17	4–13
Jake Gunther	17	0–16
Lindsay Kennedy	17	1–16
Peter McNeill	16	0–16
Barry Fairley	15	8–7
Bill Steele	15	7–8
Cameron Miles	15	2–13
Dennis Conner	15	0–15
Michael Coxon	15	1–14

Most-beaten opponent: David Henshall (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	1	0	53%
2024	2	0	62%
2009	1	0	35%
2002	1	0	20%
1991	1	0	57%

Boats

Gunsmoke · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2024–2025
James Hardy · Optimist · 1 events · 2026
FOOLHARDY (M, GM) · Etchells · 1 events · 2009
AUS 765 · Etchells · 1 events · 2002
Golden Swan · Etchells · 1 events · 1991

Where they race

Dana Point, CA · 3 events
Royal South Australian YS, Adelaide · 1 events
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia · 1 events
Rochester, NY · 1 events
Gulf Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 131, #28,376. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.