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Sailor · 1979–2026

James Peters

rcyc 49erPHRF handicapJ/70

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Events
84

658 races · 75 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 14 of 84

Podium rate
41%

34 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 74%–77%, 2,936 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Helm in 49er · rating 490

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mike Hammock

2 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Mike Hammock & Wes Menzies

2 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Fynn Sterritt

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Fynn Sterritt

May 2015 – May 2024 · 33 events

Nemesis
Peter Burling

22–63 head to head in 89 races

Rival
Benjamin Bildstein

172–153 in 340 races

Best day
31 Jul 2017

1-1-7 · Europeans 49er, 49erFX & Nacra17

Signature result
1st of 91

Kieler Woche 2022 · 49er · 23 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike Hammock — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate
  • Fynn Sterritt · British Sailing Team, British Sailing Team/Allen Brothers, Calypso, GBR 30 · 49er, J/70 33events 4 wins together · 13 podiums · 12% win rate · 39 of 383 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
  • Jonathan Calascione · Calypso · J/70 12events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 91 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Jul 2022
  • Mike Hammock · Fun, Plain White Boat, Plain White Boat Club IC24 · Handicap, IC 24, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 37 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Wes Menzies · Fun, Plain White Boat, Plain White Boat Club IC24, Reflections · Handicap, IC 24, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 49 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Bruce McDonald · Fun, Plain White Boat, Reflections · Handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 37 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Kirk Beaumont · Fun, Plain White Boat, Plain White Boat Club IC24 · Handicap, IC 24, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Nick Redding · Calypso · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 23 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Alex Hughes · REY, SARDONYX · 49er, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 28th · Apr 2022 – Sep 2026
  • Christian Thompson · Royal Hong Kong YC, The General · Etchells 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 22 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Ian Dobson · Foreign Affair, SARDONYX · IC37, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026

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

Rating history

-4825355419801986199219982004201020162022Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 84

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 2026Cascais 2026 J70 World ChampionshipSARDONYXJ/70Crew28th / 100
22 Jun 2026Dallas Race Week 2026FunPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 8
22 Jun 2026Dallas Race Week 2026 - OverallFunHandicapSkipper7th / 16
7 Jun 20262026 Sunday Summer SeriesJimmy PetersIC 24Skipper1st / 2
23 May 20262026 Crawdad Cup Regatta & Crawfish/Shrimp BoilFunIC 24Skipper3rd / 9
18 Mar 20262026 Wed Night Racing-Spring SeriesFunHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
11 Jan 20262026 RCYC Winter Keel Boat SeriesFunHandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 20262026 New Years Race/CruiseFunPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 11
7 Sep 20252025 Sunday Fleet RacesJimmy PetersIC 24Skipper1st / 4
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipForeign AffairIC37Crew6th / 26
12 Jul 20252025 Summer Saturday Night RacingReflectionIC 24Skipper2nd / 6
7 Jun 20252025 Crawdad CupFunHandicapSkipper4th / 17
4 Jun 20252025 Summer/Fall Wednesday Night SeriesReflectionsPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 21
16 Apr 20252025 Wednesday Night SeriesFunPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
2 Feb 20252025 Winter SeriesFunHandicapSkipper5th / 16
1 Jan 2025Hot Ruddered Bum Race/CruisePlain White BoatPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 13
28 Sep 20242024 George Griffith RegattaPlain White BoatPHRF handicapSkipper11th / 13
4 Sep 20242024 Wednesday Night Racing - Fall SeriesPlain White BoatPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
7 Jun 20242024 Crawdad CupPlain White Boat Club IC24HandicapSkipper2nd / 15
5 Jun 2024Wednesday Night Racing - Summer SeriesPWBPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 25
7 May 20242024 Nacra 17 World Championship and 49er/FX European ChampionshipNajin49erSkipper2nd / 70
5 Mar 20242024 49er & 49erFX World ChampionshipMara Jade49erSkipper10th / 71
1 Mar 20242024 Texas Independence Day RegattaFunIC 24Skipper3rd / 6
20 Oct 20232023 George Griffith RegattaFunIC 24Skipper3rd / 6
1 Sep 2023Salcombe Gin Castle Rock RaceDAWN TREADERIRC handicapCrew30th / 33

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 279, #11,806.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 290, #8,349. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.