Sailor · 2015–2026

James Fraser

lake harriet yc Melges 15 MC Scow ORC handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 8%
Typically beats: 34%
Best class ranking: #280

Biggest lift: Mickey Fraser
Longest-running crew: Mickey Fraser
Nemesis: Chris Alexander
Rival: Darin Newman
Best day: 2 Aug 2023
Signature result: 17th of 55

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Mickey Fraser · Area 51, James Fraser · Melges 15 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 44 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Jul 2026
Matthew Gimple · BANTER · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Paul vanDyke · BANTER · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Mike Linhares · BANTER · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Kristen Earls · BANTER · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Tori Gimple · BANTER · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Peter Bacon · BANTER · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Dan Wu · BANTER · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Mackenzie Fraser · BANTER · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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 · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Jul 2026	2026 ILYA Melges 15 Championship Regatta	Area 51	Melges 15	Crew	21st / 50
11 Jun 2026	2026 Melges 15 U.S. National Championship	Area 51	Melges 15	Crew	41st / 75
24 Aug 2024	2024 Mason's Island Regatta	BANTER	ORC handicap	Floater	2nd / 3
23 Aug 2024	2024 Melges 15 National Championship	Area 51	Melges 15	Other	17th / 55
25 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Area 51	Melges 15	Other	5th / 14
2 Aug 2023	2023 ILYA Melges 15 Championship Regatta	Area 51	Melges 15	Skipper	14th / 40
3 Aug 2022	2022 ILYA Melges 15 Championship Regatta	Area 51	Melges 15	Skipper	26th / 30
17 Jun 2022	LMSS 50th Anniversary	James Fraser	Melges 15	Skipper	6th / 11
25 Jun 2021	2021 MCSA 50th National Championship — MC Scow	2144	MC Scow	Skipper	94th / 119
23 Jun 2021	2021 MCSA National Championship	James Fraser	MC Scow	Skipper	94th / 119
1 Aug 2015	2015 Inter-Lake Regatta	Don't Panic	MC Scow	Other	28th / 30
25 Jun 2015	2015 MC Nationals at Pewaukee Yacht Club — MC Scow	2144	MC Scow	Skipper	80th / 93

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	68 provisional	#39460 band 22141–61056	—
Melges 15 Helm	54 provisional	#280 band 151–390	−1.7
Full-size sailing Crew	68 provisional	#32794 band 18015–49647	—
MC Scow Helm	-142 provisional	#876 band 650–988	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Melges 15 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 34

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 37%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Floater (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Finn Burdick	32	6–26
Adi LaCroix	29	19–10
John Lieber	29	9–20
Darin Newman	27	11–16
Oliver Gray	26	7–19
Katie Hanley	25	7–18
Toby Sullivan	24	4–20
Teddy Bower	23	4–19
David Poquette	22	16–6
Chris Alexander	22	1–21
Cole Schweda	22	2–20
Owen Kohut	22	1–21

Most-beaten opponent: James Knape (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	53%
2024	2	60%
2023	2	68%
2022	2	32%
2021	2	21%
2015	2	11%

Boats

Area 51 · Melges 15 · 6 events · 2022–2026
James Fraser · Melges 15, MC Scow · 2 events · 2021–2022
2144 · MC Scow · 2 events · 2015–2021
BANTER · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2024
Don't Panic · MC Scow · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

East Troy, WI · 2 events
Deephaven, MN, USA · 1 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Mystic, CT, USA · 1 events
Deephaven, MN · 1 events
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 68, #39,460.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 68, #32,794. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.