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Sailor · 2016–2025

James Whelan

cyca HandicapIRC handicapSF30

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Events
9

9 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 9

Podium rate
22%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 48%–57%, 336 boats)

Biggest lift
Stacey Jackson

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stacey Jackson

Dec 2021 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Signature result
2nd of 26

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 · Handicap · 26 Dec 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Stacey Jackson · Bumblebee V, Oroton Drumfire, SF30 AUS 1 - SJW RACING · Handicap, IRC handicap, SF30 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Kevin Whelan · Reve · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2016 – Dec 2019
  • Jane Vicars · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025
  • Philip Challis · Reve · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2016 – Dec 2019
  • Simon Barrington · Reve · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 8th · Dec 2016 – Dec 2019
  • Adam Hickey · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025
  • Will Vicars · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025
  • Katy MacDonald · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025
  • Phillip Neil · Oroton Drumfire · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Dec 2025
  • Manuel Varlet · Reve · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 8th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2019

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

Rating history

-2285720172019202120232025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 9

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Oroton DrumfireIRC handicapCrew68th / 103
27 Sep 20252025 Offshore Double Handed World ChampionshipSF30 AUS 1 - SJW RACINGSF30Co-skipper2nd / 9
23 Sep 20252025 Offshore Double Handed World ChampionshipSF30 AUS 1 - SJW RACINGSF30Co-skipper6th / 11
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Oroton DrumfireHandicapCrew2nd / 26
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023Bumblebee VIRC handicapCrew32nd / 83
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021Oroton DrumfireHandicapCrew23rd / 50
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019ReveHandicapCrew16th / 29
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017ReveHandicapSailing Master8th / 18
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016ReveHandicapCrew11th / 16

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 57. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.