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Jim Taylor

blue water sailing club PHRF handicap470Handicap

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Possibly the same person: James Taylor (2013–2014, 2 events), James Taylor (2019–2024, 8 events), James Taylor (2023–2025, 2 events), Jim Taylor (2010–2026, 25 events), James Taylor (2013–2026, 14 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
40

204 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 40

Podium rate
20%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 50%–55%, 1,078 boats)

Best class ranking
#83

Crew in 470 · rating 153

Biggest lift
Robert Green

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Denis Yannatos

May 2019 – May 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Anton Dahlberg

22–96 head to head in 119 races

Rival
Diogo Costa

55–56 in 114 races

Best day
1 Apr 2026

5-19-22-1 · 55 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía

Signature result
5th of 55

54 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía · 470 · 1 Apr 2025

Partnerships · 34 sailors

  • Martin Wrigley · Allen, GBR 55, Martin Wrigley, WRIGLEY / TAYLOR · 470 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 110 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 6th · Apr 2017 – Jun 2019
  • Denis Yannatos · Calypso, Ithaki · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2019 – May 2026
  • Hannah Bristow · BRISTOW / TAYLOR, GBR 9 · 470, Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 70 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Thomas Wegert · Ithaki · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2024 – May 2026
  • Paul Garmon · Fidelis, Lost Horizon · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2017 – Jun 2024
  • Ashley Evancoe · Ithaki · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2024 – May 2026
  • Mary Curran · Ithaki · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2024 – May 2026
  • Robert Green · Eroica · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Christina Yannatos · Calypso, Ithaki · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2019 – May 2026
  • Peter Sidewater · Lost Horizon, Selkie · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

-2779184201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 May 20262026 Annual Figawi Race WeekendIthakiPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer11th / 11
22 May 20262026 Falmouth Yacht Club Race to HyannisIthakiPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 7
21 Apr 2026SOF 2026 - French Olympic WeekGBR 9470Crew22nd / 47
31 Mar 202655 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGBR 9470Crew10th / 64
30 Aug 202569th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island RaceEroicaHandicapCrew3rd / 7
24 May 20252025 Figawi Race WeekendIthakiPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer9th / 13
1 Apr 202554 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGBR 9470Crew5th / 55
20 Jun 20242024 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island RaceLost HorizonPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
25 May 20242024 Figawi Race WeekendIthakiPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer12th / 13
1 Apr 2024Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGBR 9470Crew34th / 68
2 Sep 202367th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island RaceEroicaPHRF handicapTactician2nd / 10
26 Aug 202378th Annual Invitational RegattaEroicaPHRF handicapOther5th / 9
11 Aug 2023Allianz Sailing World Championships 2023BRISTOW / TAYLORHandicapCrew38th / 64
15 Jun 20232023 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island RaceLost HorizonPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
4 Apr 202352 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía MallorcaGBR 9470Crew57th / 72
24 Jul 20212021 Edgartown Race Weekend, 'Round The Island RaceLost HorizonPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 10
1 Aug 2020'Round The Island Race, Edgartown Race Weekend, 'Round-the-IslandIthakiPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 6
25 Aug 20192019 Max Warburg RacesDREADNOUGHTHandicapSkipper4th / 15
27 Jul 20192019 'ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACELost HorizonPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
4 Jun 2019Hempel World Cup Series Final 2019 | Marseille, FRAWRIGLEY / TAYLOR470Crew22nd / 29
25 May 20192019 Figawi Race WeekendCalypsoPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer9th / 10
18 Apr 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2019 | Genoa, ITAWRIGLEY / TAYLOR470Crew28th / 44
2 Apr 201950 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IBEROSTARGBR 55470Crew15th / 73
29 Jan 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2019 | Miami, USAAllen470Crew27th / 37
11 Sep 2018World Cup Series | Enoshima, JapanAllen470Crew18th / 32

Crew rating across all classes: 143, #21,308.Helm rating across all classes: 25, #46,650. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.