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Sailor · 2020–2026

James Schuster

prsa Flying ScotAlbacoreFlying Scot (19')

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Events
19

124 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 19

Podium rate
21%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
40%

of boats faced (range 35%–45%, 237 boats)

Best class ranking
#367

Helm in Flying Scot · rating 37

Nemesis
Barney Harris

2–66 head to head in 68 races

Rival
David Huber

32–25 in 57 races

Best day
7 Oct 2023

5-5-4-2-1-7-10-8-3-2-1 · Albacore North American Championship

Signature result
4th of 20

Albacore North American Championship · Albacore · 7 Oct 2023

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Chase Cooper · Deplorable · Albacore 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Thomas Mellies · Whitecap · Comet 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Nov 2023 – Nov 2023
  • Dana Howe · Deplorable · Albacore 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 17th · May 2025 – May 2025
  • David Metcalf · Deplorable · Albacore 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 13th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Chris Snyder · Wild Hoo · Flying Scot 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

-123-4826202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 20262026 MAYRA Flying Scot Championship RegattaBodaciousFlying ScotBow3rd / 11
6 Jun 2026Dave Irey Memorial Regatta 20268258AlbacoreSkipper10th / 14
16 Aug 20252025 MAYRA Flying Scot Championship RegattaBodaciousFlying ScotSkipper18th / 22
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDeplorableAlbacoreSkipper17th / 21
14 Mar 20252025 Fireball & Friends RegattaDeplorableAlbacoreSkipper9th / 12
21 Sep 20242024 President’s CupBodaciousFlying Scot (19')Skipper5th / 8
1 Jun 2024Dave Irey Memorial Regatta 20246087Flying ScotSkipper3rd / 5
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDeplorableAlbacoreOther13th / 19
19 Jan 2024Albacore MidwintersDeplorableAlbacoreSkipper8th / 8
2 Nov 2023TAYC Frostbite RegattaWhitecapCometCrew5th / 5
7 Oct 2023Albacore North American ChampionshipDeplorableAlbacoreSkipper4th / 20
17 Jun 2023Albacore US National ChampionshipDeplorableAlbacoreSkipper3rd / 15
27 May 2023PRSA Spring RegattaBodaciousFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 6
24 Sep 2022PRSA President's Cup RegattaWIld HooFlying ScotSkipper5th / 16
14 Aug 20222022 MAYRA Flying Scot and RS Feva Championship RegattaWild HooFlying ScotOther16th / 19
30 Jul 20222022 Avalon Cup RegattaWild HooFlying ScotOther6th / 9
18 Sep 2021PRSA President's Cup RegattaWild HooFlying ScotSkipper10th / 15
10 Oct 20202020 FBYC Laser Fall RegattaBad RadILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper12th / 16
12 Sep 2020Flying Scot 2020 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipWild HooFlying ScotSkipper11th / 15

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -24, #57,934. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.