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Sailor · 2011–2026

James Daus

saratoga lake sailing club Melges 15SunfishILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
16

95 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 16

Podium rate
25%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (range 35%–42%, 538 boats)

Best class ranking
#624

Helm in Sunfish · rating 74

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Emily Haig

1–34 head to head in 35 races

Rival
Steve Brown

15–10 in 25 races

Best day
30 May 2026

1-1-2-1-1-2-1 · MC / M-15 Horserace Regatta

Signature result
10th of 55

NY Central Sunfish Regional Championship · Sunfish · 19 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Larissa Read · James Daus, Lady Bug · Melges 15 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 13 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2025 – May 2026
  • Jordan Roberts · Ladybug · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 26th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Erik Bartholemy · Jim Daus · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 60th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
  • Jim Wendell · Lady Bug · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 60th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Erik Bartholomy · Ladybug · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-110020120122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 2026Saratoga Lake Laser(ILCA) & Sunfish DerbyJames DausILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 5
30 May 2026MC / M-15 Horserace RegattaJames DausMelges 15Skipper1st / 4
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipLady BugMelges 15Skipper60th / 71
2 Aug 2025Saratoga Lake Laser(ILCA) & Sunfish DerbyJames DausILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 5
11 Jul 2025Melges 15 Firecracker RegattaLadybugMelges 15Skipper12th / 21
4 Jan 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Lady BugMelges 15Skipper86th / 109
23 Feb 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #2Jim DausMelges 15Skipper60th / 79
28 Sep 20232023 Melges 15 National ChampionshipLadybugMelges 15Skipper26th / 37
25 Aug 20233rd Annual Sunfish MegabowlJames DausSunfishSkipper10th / 31
6 Jul 2023Melges 15 Firecracker RegattaLady BugMelges 15Other15th / 20
19 Aug 2022NY Central Sunfish Regional ChampionshipJim DausSunfishSkipper10th / 55
2 Oct 20212021 Fontelieu One Design RegattaGuess whoRS AeroOther18th / 22
20 Aug 2021NY Upstate Sunfish Regional ChampionshipJim DausSunfishSkipper20th / 55
15 Mar 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD RegattaQuack!Quack!Quack!BuccaneerOther3rd / 9
27 Sep 2012US Sailing's 2012 Championship of ChampionsBuccaneer 18C ScowSkipper16th / 20
18 Mar 2011SPERRY TOP-SIDER SAN DIEGO NOOD REGATTAuknownBuccaneerSkipper5th / 11

Helm rating across all classes: 201, #18,430. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.