Sailor · 2023–2026

James Crossley

wpnsa r lym yc 470 29er 29er (EuroCup)

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #276
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Simon Diesch
Rival: Paula Laiseca
Best day: 12 Jul 2024
Signature result: 2nd of 133

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Rachael Potter · GBR 897, James CROSSLEY · 470 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−51 vs. without) · best 17th · Mar 2026 – Jun 2026
Sam Webb · Jolene · 29er, 29er (EuroCup) 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 22 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jul 2024
Freddie Lonsdale · Jellyfish · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
William Pank · Jellyfish · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Timothy Dickinson · Jellyfish · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Finley Dickinson · Jellyfish · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Amelie Hiscocks · Vanessa · 29er 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 16th · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
21 Jun 2026	Kieler Woche 2026	James CROSSLEY	470	Skipper	17th / 29
21 Apr 2026	SOF 2026 - French Olympic Week	GBR 897	470	Skipper	36th / 47
31 Mar 2026	55 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía	GBR 897	470	Skipper	53rd / 64
29 May 2025	Dutch Youth Regatta 2025	Vanessa	29er	Skipper	16th / 40
12 Jul 2024	86. Warnemünder Woche 2024	Jolene	29er (EuroCup)	Skipper	1st / 31
22 Jun 2024	Kieler Woche 2024	Jolene	29er	Skipper	2nd / 133
5 Sep 2023	2023 J/70 European Championship	Jellyfish	J/70	Bow	21st / 48

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	71 provisional	#38758 band 21148–61301	—
470 Helm	-72 provisional	#276 band 187–323	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

29er · Helm · 21 races, 2 events · rating 76
29er (EuroCup) · Helm · 11 races, 1 event · rating 94
J/70 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 13
Full-size sailing · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 15

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	1 wins	beats 58%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Paula Laiseca	34	16–16
Simon Diesch	32	0–31
Theres Dahnke	32	1–31
Manon Pennaneac'h	32	4–28
Theresa Löffler	32	3–29
Julia Henriksson	32	21–11
Sarah Jannin	32	5–27
Hedvig Liljegren	32	5–27
Shraddha Verma	30	9–21
Mara Riedel	30	23–7
Silvia Mas Depares	25	1–24
Wenju Dong	25	1–23

Most-beaten opponent: Carlijn Winkelman (21–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	28%
2025	1	0	62%
2024	2	1	100%
2023	1	0	57%

Boats

GBR 897 · 470 · 2 events · 2026
Jolene · 29er (EuroCup), 29er · 2 events · 2024
James CROSSLEY · 470 · 1 events · 2026
Vanessa · 29er · 1 events · 2025
Jellyfish · J/70 · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Unknown · 4 events
Portland, UK · 1 events
Hyères, France · 1 events
Palma, Spain · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 71, #38,758.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 15. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.