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Sailor · 2017–2026

Jim Bright

james island yacht club Melges 15J/70Portsmouth handicap

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Events
28

183 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 28

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
16%

of boats faced (range 14%–17%, 1,013 boats)

Best class ranking
#482

Helm in Melges 15 · rating -229

Longest-running crew
Norman Richter

Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Doug Clark

1–42 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Norman Richter

15–10 in 25 races

Signature result
4th of 14

Skaneateles Sandbagger Regatta Series 2021 · Portsmouth handicap · 5 Jun 2021

Partnerships · 15 sailors

  • Norman Richter · Lexie, Moonlighting, V-Tach, V-Tack · RS21, VX One 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 41 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 8th · Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Jack Casper · Cinner, Moonlighting, V-Tach · J/70, RS21, VX One 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2022 – Mar 2025
  • Mark Fleckenstein · Cinner, Dire Straits, Zehn · Etchells, J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2017 – Jan 2022
  • Jim Pecori · Dire Straits · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 41st · Apr 2019 – Jan 2020
  • George Smith · Dire Straits · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 49th · Apr 2019 – Jan 2020
  • Rebecca Fleckenstein · Dire Straits, Zehn · Etchells, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2017 – Dec 2019
  • Reid Cabiness · Charmed · Melges 15 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 55th · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Norm Richter · Cinner · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 53rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • John Polek · Dire Straits · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 50th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
  • Jim Dale · Cinner · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 53rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

-459-249-4020182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3CharmedMelges 15Crew112th / 125
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2CharmedMelges 15Skipper105th / 133
22 Nov 20252025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #1CharmedMelges 15Skipper55th / 89
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipCharmedMelges 15Crew69th / 71
6 May 20252025 RYC Tuesday One Design SeriesCharmedMelges 15Skipper9th / 16
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaV-TachVX OneOther34th / 35
14 Nov 20242024 VX One North American ChampionshipV-TachVX OneOther41st / 41
8 Jun 2024Skaneateles Sailing Club Regatta Series & Columbia CupCharmedPortsmouth handicapSkipper14th / 14
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaLexieVX OneOther31st / 32
9 Nov 20232023 Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta & U20 North American ChampionshipV-TackVX OneCrew10th / 12
6 Jul 2023Melges 15 Firecracker RegattaMelges 15Melges 15Other19th / 20
3 Jun 2023Skaneateles Sailing Club Regatta Series & Columbia Cup333Portsmouth handicapSkipper11th / 15
27 Apr 2023Carolina Yacht Club Spring Regatta 2023Jim BrightMelges 15Skipper11th / 17
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekMoonlightingRS21Other8th / 8
20 Oct 20222nd Annual Melges 15 & VX One Fall InvitationalN/AMelges 15Skipper15th / 23
5 Jun 2022Skaneateles Sandbagger Regatta Series 2022NAPortsmouth handicapSkipper9th / 13
8 Jan 20222021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2CinnerJ/70Other53rd / 57
5 Dec 20212021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1 (2021 Midwinter)CinnerJ/70Other48th / 57
30 Oct 20212021 Fall BrawlCinnerJ/70Other23rd / 25
3 Jul 2021Columbia Cup 2021CINNERPortsmouth handicapSkipper7th / 8
5 Jun 2021Skaneateles Sandbagger Regatta Series 2021CINNERPortsmouth handicapSkipper4th / 14
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekCinnerJ/70Other27th / 27
11 Jan 20202019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2Dire StraitsJ/70Other49th / 53
8 Dec 20192019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1Dire StraitsJ/70Other41st / 46
26 Jul 2019Flying Scot Open & New York Lakes District Championship Regatta5033Flying ScotSkipper11th / 14

Helm rating across all classes: -159, #75,080.Crew rating across all classes: -459, #64,916. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.