Sailor · 2008–2024

James Cummiskey

Ideal 18 PHRF handicap IRC handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 36%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 76%
Best class ranking: #18
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Michael Millard
Biggest lift: Michael Millard
Nemesis: Brad Funk
Rival: Charles Goodrich
Best day: 28 Sep 2013
Signature result: 1st of 47

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michael Millard — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Michael Millard · Eagle, Wildeyes · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2024
Peter Forsberg · Black Watch, Eagle · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2024
Scott Adler · Eagle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024
John Melvin · Black Watch, Westray · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2008 – May 2014
Zach Black · Eagle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024
Jon Mears · Eagle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024
Michael Levy · Eagle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024
Vladimir Kulichenko · Eagle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024
John Kramer · EVENSTAR, Westray · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2008 – May 2017
Steven Levy · Eagle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Eagle	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 9
18 May 2024	13th Annual Geartester	Eagle	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 10
9 Oct 2021	66th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the Gearbuster	Wildeyes	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 10
27 Sep 2019	2019 Melges IC37 National Championship	205	IC37	Main Trimmer	19th / 20
26 May 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	EVENSTAR	PHRF handicap	Navigator	4th / 4
8 Oct 2015	US Sailing's 2015 Championship of Champions	James Cummiskey	VX One	Skipper	16th / 20
26 Sep 2015	2015 Ideal 18 Inter-Club Championship of LIS	Yankee	Ideal 18	Other	1st / 26
27 Sep 2014	2014 Ideal 18 North American Championship	Yankee	Ideal 18	Other	1st / 47
1 Aug 2014	2014 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design Championships	Team IHYC	J/70	Skipper	5th / 8
23 May 2014	2014 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Black Watch	IRC handicap	Other	4th / 8
28 Sep 2013	2013 Ideal 18 Inter-Club Championship of LIS	Romeo	Ideal 18	Other	1st / 28
3 Aug 2013	2013 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design Championships	Flying Thunder	Viper 640	Other	4th / 13
29 Sep 2012	2012 Ideal 18 North American Championship	Romeo	Ideal 18	Other	4th / 41
23 May 2008	2008 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Westray	IRC handicap	Strategist	1st / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	200 provisional	#18678 band 10654–31099	—
Ideal 18 Helm	266 provisional	#18 band 8–52	—
All classes Crew	-56 provisional	#51390 band 35045–60777	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

VX One · Helm · 14 races, 1 event · rating -47
Viper 640 · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating 34
IC37 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -120
J/70 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 3

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	7 events	3 wins	beats 76%
As crew	7 events	2 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1) · Navigator (1) · Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−28 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	98%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charles Goodrich	26	12–14
Bradley Neuberth	23	18–5
Michael Millard	23	22–1
John Hoekman	23	20–3
Steve Schmidt	22	15–7
Michael Schaus	18	16–2
Teresa Laughlin	18	18–0
Pamela Washington	16	16–0
David Seabrook	15	15–0
Talal Debs	15	14–1
William Hegarty	14	14–0
Jonathan Foot	14	10–4

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Millard (22–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	2	1	72%
2021	1	0	89%
2019	1	0	5%
2017	1	0	0%
2015	2	1	61%
2014	3	1	67%
2013	2	1	88%
2012	1	0	93%
2008	1	1	100%

Boats

Eagle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2024
Yankee · Ideal 18 · 2 events · 2014–2015
Romeo · Ideal 18 · 2 events · 2012–2013
Wildeyes · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
205 · IC37 · 1 events · 2019
EVENSTAR · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017
James Cummiskey · VX One · 1 events · 2015
Team IHYC · J/70 · 1 events · 2014
Black Watch · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2014
Flying Thunder · Viper 640 · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Greenwich, CT, USA · 6 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 4 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Gulfport, MS · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: 200 (±191), #18,678.Crew rating across all classes: -56 (±227), #51,390. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.