Sailor · 2006–2023

James Ryssenbeek

paynesville yc Etchells Handicap IRC handicap Some links uncertain

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 73%
Best class ranking: #225

Biggest lift: Steve Young
Nemesis: John Bertrand
Rival: Ian Johnson
Best day: 13 Jan 2009
Signature result: 2nd of 54

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Mark Bulka · AUS1338, Critical Balance, CRITICAL BALANCE · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 29 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Mar 2009
Steve Young · AUS1338, Critical Balance, CRITICAL BALANCE · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Mar 2009
John Paterson · Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
Andrew Poulton · Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
Rowan Leaper · Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
I Sheekey · Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
L Plate · Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
J Van Der Slot · Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
M Bunyard · Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006
R Tyson · Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 45th · Dec 2006 – Dec 2006

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jan 2023	505 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023	Card sharks	Handicap	Skipper	25th / 37
5 Mar 2009	2009 Etchells World Championship	AUS1338	Etchells	Crew	8th / 85
12 Jan 2009	2009 Etchells Australian Championship	CRITICAL BALANCE	Etchells	Crew	3rd / 44
1 Jan 2009	2009 Etchells Victorian State Championship	Critical Balance	Etchells	Crew	4th / 30
6 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells Australian Winter Championship	Critical Balance	Etchells	Crew	2nd / 54
26 Dec 2006	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006	Nautilus Marine Rush	IRC handicap	Crew	45th / 59

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	235 provisional	#12159 band 5337–25042	—
Etchells Crew	239 provisional	#225 band 119–482	—

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 80%

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−38 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Bertrand	29	10–19
Jeff Rose	29	26–3
Ian Johnson	29	17–12
Kirwan Robb	29	21–8
Rob Brown	23	11–12
Peter La Fontaine	23	23–0
Jake Gunther	23	18–5
Jan Muysken	22	21–1
Chris Pratt	22	20–2
Dirk Van Der Struyf	22	19–3
David Clark	21	13–8
Chris Hampton	21	21–0

Most-beaten opponent: Jeff Rose (26–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	1	33%
2009	3	92%
2008	1	98%
2006	1	24%

Boats

CRITICAL BALANCE · Etchells · 3 events · 2008–2009
Card sharks · Handicap · 1 events · 2023
AUS1338 · Etchells · 1 events · 2009
Nautilus Marine Rush · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2006

Where they race

Royal South Australian YS, Adelaide · 1 events
Brighton, Victoria, Australia · 1 events
505 Australian Section · 1 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Mooloolaba YC · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 235, #12,159. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.