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Sailor · 2014–2026

Jim Koehler

sbwa SunfishGrand Master 60 plus

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Events
27

159 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 27

Podium rate
7%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 56%–61%, 1,420 boats)

Best class ranking
#210

Helm in Sunfish · rating 266

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Richard Chapman

6–84 head to head in 90 races

Rival
Paul Dierze

42–46 in 88 races

Best day
4 Oct 2026

3-1-1 · 2026 Dinghy Shop Fall Series Sunday Optimist & Sunfish Day 3

Signature result
1st of 29

Race Around Shelter Island · Sunfish · 8 Jul 2017

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Jim Koehler.

Rating history

0136271201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Oct 20262026 Dinghy Shop Fall Series Sunday Optimist & Sunfish Day 327SunfishSkipper9th / 13
11 Jun 2025The 2025 Sunfish North American Championship7SunfishSkipper64th / 79
20 Mar 2025International Sunfish Class Association International MastersJim KoehlerSunfishSkipper28th / 66
15 Mar 2025US Sunfish Class Association Nationals7SunfishSkipper39th / 69
16 Aug 2024Sunfish US Masters Championship4307Grand Master 60 plusSkipper10th / 20
11 Jun 2024The 61st Sunfish North American ChampionshipJames KoehlerSunfishSkipper44th / 105
23 Mar 20242024 Sunfish Championships - US Nationals at MidwinterssunfishSunfishOther29th / 69
17 Mar 20242024 Sunfish Championships - International MasterssunfishSunfishOther25th / 84
15 Jul 202352nd Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY7SunfishSkipper8th / 67
9 Jul 202251st Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NYsunfishSunfishSkipper24th / 52
15 Jun 20222022 USSCA Sunfish North American Championship Regatta7SunfishSkipper35th / 78
18 Mar 20222022 Sunfish US Nationals at Midwinters Championship7SunfishSkipper27th / 47
13 Mar 20222022 Sunfish International Masters Championship7SunfishSkipper11th / 68
10 Jul 202150th Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY7SunfishSkipper8th / 71
9 Jun 2021Sunfish North American Championship4307SunfishSkipper52nd / 84
13 Jul 2019Race Around Shelter Island4307SunfishSkipper7th / 36
14 Jun 20192019 Sunfish North American ChampionshipBoat 174812SunfishSkipper32nd / 54
29 Mar 20192019 US Sunfish Class Assn. National Championships at Midwinters / Pan American Games US QualifiersunfishSunfishOther36th / 67
3 Nov 20182018 USSCA Florida Regional Championship4307SunfishSkipper7th / 23
14 Jul 2018Race Around Shelter Island4207SunfishSkipper18th / 35
21 Apr 20182018 MYC Spring Regatta - Small Boats7SunfishSkipper3rd / 8
8 Jul 2017Race Around Shelter Island4307SunfishSkipper1st / 29
23 Mar 2016Sunfish Class 2016 US Nationals at Midwinters4307SunfishSkipper6th / 28
20 Mar 2016Sunfish Class 2016 International Masters4307SunfishSkipper10th / 36
31 Jul 2015US Sunfish Masters4307SunfishSkipper21st / 45

Helm rating across all classes: 227, #15,891. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.