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Sailor · 2018–2025

Jeff Hames

j24 fleet 1 J/22J/24

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Events
6

40 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 2 of 6

Podium rate
33%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 64%–76%, 167 boats)

Best class ranking
#66

Crew in J/22 · rating 225

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jon Lee

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Jon Lee & Kurt Taken-Holtze

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Kurt Taken-Holtze

Sep 2018 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Travis Odenbach

5–22 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Brad Julian

13–18 in 31 races

Best day
24 Sep 2025

5-3-1-2-1-1-6-1-6-3 · 2025 U.S. Adult Sailing Championship for the Mallory

Signature result
1st of 10

2025 U.S. Adult Sailing Championship for the Mallory · J/22 · 24 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jon Lee — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Kurt Taken-Holtze · Kurt Taken-Holtze, Turn Down 4 What, Turn Down For What · J/22 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 32 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2025
  • Jon Lee · Kurt Taken-Holtze, Turn Down 4 What · J/22 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Bernard Soya · Turn Down For What · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
  • Paul Jacobs · Usual Suspects · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • David Breitner · Usual Suspects · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • John Monson · Usual Suspects · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

-41913862019202020212022202320242025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 6

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Sep 20252025 U.S. Adult Sailing Championship for the MalloryKurt Taken-HoltzeJ/22Crew1st / 10
3 May 20252025 Dave Cool IcebreakerTurn Down 4 WhatJ/22Crew1st / 10
23 Oct 20242024 J/22 World ChampionshipTurn Down 4 WhatJ/22Other12th / 48
18 Oct 20242024 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipTurn Down 4 WhatJ/22Other4th / 23
3 Sep 20242024 J/24 National ChampionshipUsual SuspectsJ/24Crew6th / 18
11 Sep 20182018 J 22 World ChampionshipTurn Down For WhatJ/22Main Trimmer32nd / 64

Crew rating across all classes: 386, #4,088. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.