Sailor · 2002–2024

Martin James

cyca Handicap Thistle

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 36%
Best class ranking: #337

Most successful partnership: Adam Kilkeary
Best trio: Brett Smith & Adam Kilkeary
Biggest lift: Les Goodridge
Nemesis: John Baker
Signature result: 1st of 20

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Adam Kilkeary — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Les Goodridge · Infinity III, Maserati, Pirelli · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2002 – Dec 2008
Louise Stevenson · Infinity III, Maserati, Pirelli · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2002 – Dec 2008
Fred Etter · Infinity III, Maserati, Pirelli · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2002 – Dec 2008
Brett Smith · Infinity III, Maserati, Pirelli · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2002 – Dec 2008
Ian Potter · Infinity III, Maserati, Pirelli · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2002 – Dec 2008
Adam Kilkeary · Infinity III, Maserati, Pirelli · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2002 – Dec 2007
Roger Howlett · Infinity III, Pirelli · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2002 – Dec 2008
David De Coster · Pirelli · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Dec 2007 – Dec 2008
Kit James · Great White · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2020 – Jun 2024
Bruce Morrow · Infinity III, Maserati · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2002 – Dec 2004

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
15 Jun 2024	2024 Crescent One Design Regatta	Great White	Thistle	Other	9th / 12
2 Mar 2020	2020 Thistle Midwinters East	Great White	Thistle	Other	37th / 42
15 Jun 2012	Thistle Great Lakes Championship	Great White	Thistle	Skipper	32nd / 35
26 Dec 2008	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008	Pirelli	Handicap	Owner	3rd / 21
26 Dec 2007	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007	Pirelli	Handicap	Owner	15th / 16
26 Dec 2004	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004	Maserati	Handicap	Owner	1st / 20
26 Dec 2002	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002	Infinity III	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-207 provisional	#81179 band 70549–84549	—
Thistle Helm	-208 provisional	#337 band 294–352	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 3 races, 3 events · rating 5

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 22%
As crew	3 events	1 wins	beats 66%

Positions: Owner (3)

How they race

Closer	+22 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Baker	14	0–14
Mike Ingham	14	0–14
Thomas Hubbell	14	0–13
Scott Meyer	13	1–12
Mike McBride	13	0–13
John Hutt	13	0–13
William Wilson	13	1–12

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	27%
2020	1	0	12%
2012	1	0	9%
2008	1	0	90%
2007	1	0	7%
2004	1	1	100%
2002	1	0	40%

Boats

Great White · Thistle · 3 events · 2012–2024
Pirelli · Handicap · 2 events · 2007–2008
Maserati · Handicap · 1 events · 2004
Infinity III · Handicap · 1 events · 2002

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 4 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, United States · 1 events
Chautauqua, New York · 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, Full-size sailing: -207, #81,179.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 5. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.