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Sailor · 2011–2026

Jim McGuinness

mcyra IRC handicapMercuryShark

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Events
16

86 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 16

Podium rate
38%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 45%–55%, 244 boats)

Best class ranking
#49

Helm in Mercury · rating -94

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Shawn Lise

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Allie Baxter & Shawn Lise

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Shawn Lise

+43 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Allie Baxter

May 2014 – Jun 2017 · 5 events

Nemesis
John Ravizza

2–27 head to head in 29 races

Best day
21 Aug 2023

8-1-6 · 2023 Shark World Championship Regatta

Signature result
1st of 9

2015 Susan Hood Trophy Race · IRC handicap · 29 May 2015

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Shawn Lise — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Allie Baxter · Five-Fifteen, Umitaka · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 6 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2017
  • Shawn Lise · Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2016
  • Chris Reil · Five-Fifteen, Umitaka · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2017
  • Ed Ambridge · Dirty Deeds, Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap, J/22 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2011 – May 2014
  • Ross Marks · Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2011 – May 2014
  • Grant Weightman · Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2011 – May 2014
  • David Holmes · Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Jun 2016
  • Ross Findlater · Spinner · Shark 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2017 – Aug 2023
  • Suzanne Marks · Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2011 – May 2014
  • Ray Dwyer · Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2011 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

-5412530420122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Mar 20262026 Spring Saturday SeriesAy CarumbaMercurySkipper11th / 18
19 Oct 2023Mercury National ChampionshipAy CarambaMercurySkipper17th / 20
20 Aug 20232023 Shark World Championship RegattaSpinnerSharkOther8th / 48
7 Jul 2023Hart NunesAy CarumbaMercurySkipper7th / 8
27 Aug 202175th Mercury Class National ChampionshipnoneMercurySkipper18th / 22
16 Jul 201752nd Shark World ChampionshipSpinnerSharkOther26th / 47
2 Jun 20172017 Susan Hood Trophy Race presented by driveHGUmitakaPHRF handicapRush Chairman11th / 11
29 Jul 2016132nd LYRA Annual Regatta - Course RacingMenaceJ/80Other10th / 10
3 Jun 20162016 Susan Hood Trophy RaceFive-FifteenIRC handicapOther3rd / 6
13 Jun 20152015 Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing SeriesFive-FifteenPHRF handicapOther14th / 21
29 May 20152015 Susan Hood Trophy RaceFive-FifteenIRC handicapOther1st / 9
30 May 20142014 Susan Hood Trophy RaceFive-FifteenIRC handicapSkipper1st / 3
2 Aug 20132013 LYRA Annual RegattaFive-FifteenIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 9
31 Jul 20132013 LYRA Freeman Cup RaceFive-FifteenIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 5
16 Jun 20122012 Toronto and Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)Dirty DeedsJ/22Other4th / 10
12 Aug 20112011 IRC North American Championship RegattaFive-FifteenIRC handicapSkipper3rd / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 13, #50,513.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 19, #40,992. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.