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Sailor · 2019–2026

James Gadsby

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Events
42

116 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 42

Podium rate
19%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 39%–46%, 437 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Crew in ShadowX · rating 149

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ash Holmes

2 wins · 8 podiums in 42 events together · 5% win rate

Longest-running crew
Ash Holmes

Jan 2019 – Dec 2026 · 42 events

Nemesis
Martin Scott

19–44 head to head in 64 races

Rival
Carl Blenkinsop

30–30 in 61 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

1-2 · Wednesday Spring Series 2026

Signature result
1st of 12

Sunday Summer Super Series 2026 · ShadowX · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ash Holmes — 2 wins · 8 podiums in 42 events together · 5% win rate
  • Ash Holmes · 360, 872, 873 · Fast, Handicap, SHADOW, ShadowX 42events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 5% win rate · 10 of 116 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Dec 2026

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

Rating history

-69832352020202120222023202420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 42

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 235, #13,557. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.