Sailor · 2010–2017

James Polson

syc rbyc Etchells IRC handicap Some links uncertain

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 50%
Best class ranking: #844

Biggest lift: Ainley Slot
Nemesis: Steve Benjamin
Rival: Jan Muysken
Best day: 7 Sep 2016
Signature result: 5th of 72

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Ainley Slot · Calm · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2012
Van der Slot · Calm · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2012
Williams Slot · Calm · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2012
Jason Van der Slot · Calm · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2012
Rowan Leaper · Calm · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2011 – Dec 2012
Rory Godman · Conspiracy, CONSPIRACY · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jan 2017 – Sep 2017
James Badenach · Calm · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2012
Akira Sakai · Conspiracy, CONSPIRACY · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jan 2017 – Sep 2017
T Cembela · Calm · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2011 – Dec 2011
J Marshall · Calm · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2011 – Dec 2011

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 · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Sep 2017	2017 Etchells World Championship	Conspiracy	Etchells	Skipper	32nd / 51
16 Sep 2017	Easom Founders Trophy	Conspiracy	Etchells	Skipper	27th / 32
1 Jan 2017	2017 Etchells Australian Championship	CONSPIRACY	Etchells	Skipper	26th / 45
5 Sep 2016	2016 Etchells World Championship	Conspiracy	Etchells	Skipper	37th / 58
29 Aug 2016	2016 Etchells European Championship	Conspiracy	Etchells	Skipper	29th / 50
28 Aug 2016	2016 Etchells North Sails Coaching Day	Conspiracy	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 29
26 Dec 2012	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012	Calm	IRC handicap	Crew	5th / 59
26 Dec 2011	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011	Calm	IRC handicap	Crew	5th / 72
26 Dec 2010	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010	Calm	IRC handicap	Crew	54th / 68

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-47 provisional	#62427 band 39954–77677	—
Etchells Helm	-57 provisional	#844 band 533–1051	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 3 races, 3 events · rating 4

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 34%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 70%

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jeanne-Claude Strong	33	13–20
Chris Hampton	33	6–26
Doug Flynn	33	11–21
Jan Muysken	32	15–17
Steve Benjamin	28	4–24
Rob Goddard	28	14–13
James Badenach	28	8–20
Mark Thornburrow	28	5–23
Scott Kaufman	28	7–20
Jim Cunningham	28	6–21
Bruce Ferguson	28	11–17
Argyle Campbell	27	8–19

Most-beaten opponent: Noel Paterson (10–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2017	3	32%
2016	3	35%
2012	1	93%
2011	1	94%
2010	1	21%

Boats

Conspiracy · Etchells · 6 events · 2016–2017
Calm · IRC handicap · 3 events · 2010–2012

Where they race

Cowes, UK · 3 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 3 events
Belvedere, CA · 1 events
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club · 1 events
San Francisco Yacht Club, Belvedere, CA, United States · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -47, #62,427.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 4. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.