Sailor · 2006–2025

Jim Rapelje

Beneteau First 36.7 Handicap Santana 35

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 60%
Typically beats: 48%

Nemesis: Andrew Morlan
Best day: 15 Aug 2020
Signature result: 2nd of 7

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Robert Duker · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2020
Stan Adams · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2020
Michael Duker · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2020
Tom Langeland · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2020
Steve Haley · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
David Maschke · BEN JAMMIN · Santana 35 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025
Elizabeth Wallace · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Adam Smith · BEN JAMMIN · Santana 35 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025
Bret Zimmerman · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Brett Zimmerman · Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	BEN JAMMIN	Santana 35	Skipper	3rd / 4
14 Aug 2020	2020 Bayview One Design Regatta	Gail Force	Beneteau First 36.7	Floater	3rd / 5
1 Jun 2019	2019 Bayview One Design Regatta	Gail Force	Beneteau First 36.7	Floater	2nd / 7
1 Jun 2007	2007 Detroit NOOD Regatta	Ben Jamming	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
2 Jun 2006	2006 Detroit NOOD Regatta	Ben Jammin	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-71 provisional	#64371 band 46568–75761	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 8 races, 2 events · rating 61
Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 8 races, 2 events · rating 62
Santana 35 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -27

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 67%

Positions: Floater (2)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrew Morlan	17	3–13
Mark Nagel	12	5–7

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	33%
2020	1	50%
2019	1	83%
2007	1	67%
2006	1	0%

Boats

BEN JAMMIN · Santana 35, Handicap · 2 events · 2006–2025
Gail Force · Beneteau First 36.7 · 2 events · 2019–2020
Ben Jamming · Handicap · 1 events · 2007

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 4 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: -71 (±204), #64,371.Crew rating across all classes: 61 (±217). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.