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Sailor · 2019–2026

James Nighan

skaneateles sailing club Portsmouth handicapFlying Scot

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Events
9

67 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 9

Podium rate
11%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 49%–64%, 119 boats)

Nemesis
Rob Hamlin

8–49 head to head in 57 races

Rival
Bill Spalding

20–30 in 50 races

Signature result
3rd of 17

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

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with James Nighan.

Rating history

-5412772020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 9

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jun 2026Skaneateles Sailing Club Regatta Series & Columbia CupLift!Portsmouth handicapSkipper11th / 13
7 Jun 2025Skaneateles Sailing Club Regatta Series & Columbia CupLift!Portsmouth handicapSkipper4th / 9
8 Jun 2024Skaneateles Sailing Club Regatta Series & Columbia CupLift!Portsmouth handicapSkipper7th / 14
3 Jun 2023Skaneateles Sailing Club Regatta Series & Columbia CupLift!Portsmouth handicapSkipper6th / 16
5 Jun 2022Skaneateles Sandbagger Regatta Series 2022Lift!Portsmouth handicapSkipper8th / 15
3 Jul 2021Columbia Cup 2021Lift!Portsmouth handicapSkipper6th / 8
5 Jun 2021Skaneateles Sandbagger Regatta Series 2021Lift!Portsmouth handicapSkipper3rd / 17
26 Jul 2019Flying Scot Open & New York Lakes District Championship RegattaLift!Flying ScotSkipper9th / 14
8 Jun 2019Skaneateles Sandbagger Regatta Series & Columbia Cup 2019Lift!Portsmouth handicapSkipper7th / 22

Helm rating across all classes: 36, #44,469. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.