Sailor · 2017–2025

James Yano

lbyc Cal 25

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Events: 3
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 1
Typically beats: 68%
Best class ranking: #27
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Keith Ziegler
Rival: John McAllister
Best day: 11 Aug 2017
Signature result: 3rd of 13

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Scott Melendres · Draco/One more Time, One More Time, One Time · Cal 25 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 26 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – Sep 2025
Art Melendres · Draco/One more Time, One More Time, One Time · Cal 25 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 26 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – Sep 2025
Scotty Melendres · Draco/One more Time, One Time · Cal 25 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2017 – Sep 2025
Joshua Oviedo · One More Time · Cal 25 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Josh Oviedo · Draco/One more Time · Cal 25 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Larry Robertson · One More Time · Cal 25 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Ryan Melendres · One More Time · Cal 25 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Brian Shenstone · Draco/One more Time · Cal 25 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Patrick Graham · One Time · Cal 25 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Chris Lopez · One Time · Cal 25 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2025	2025 Cal25 National Championship	Draco/One more Time	Cal 25	Crew	5th / 10
27 Sep 2024	2024 Cal 25 National Championship	One More Time	Cal 25	Other	3rd / 13
10 Aug 2017	2017 Cal 25 National Championship	One Time	Cal 25	Bow	9th / 25

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Cal 25 Crew	250 provisional	#27 band 10–55	—
Full-size sailing Crew	313 provisional	#7118 band 3224–14606	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 69%

Positions: Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−23 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John McAllister	26	12–14
Keith Ziegler	26	7–19
Paul Nuechterlein	18	4–14
Suzanne Scoville	18	14–4

Most-beaten opponent: Suzanne Scoville (14–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	56%
2024	1	83%
2017	1	67%

Boats

Draco/One more Time · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2025
One More Time · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2024
One Time · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 313, #7,118. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.