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Sailor · 2007–2026

Jim Carlsen

konocti HandicapUltimate 20PHRF handicap

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Events
44

84 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
34%

34% win rate · 15 of 44

Podium rate
55%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (90%: 49%–54%, 1,018 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jim Bilafer

8 wins · 10 podiums in 14 events together · 57% win rate

Biggest lift
Jim Bilafer

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Bilafer

Dec 2021 – Apr 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Gordie Nash

3–8 head to head in 12 races

Best day
27 Oct 2007

2-5-2 · Great Pumpkin 2007 · about 1 in 3 by chance

Signature result
1st of 13

2024 - YRA Shorthanded Sunday Series · Handicap · 21 Apr 2024

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Bilafer — 8 wins · 10 podiums in 14 events together · 57% win rate
  • Jim Bilafer · Free, FREE · Handicap 14events 8 wins together · 10 podiums · 57% win rate · 16 of 32 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Mike Bilafer · Free, FREE · Handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 36% win rate · 9 of 23 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Apr 2025
  • Bilafer Family · Free · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Brad King · FREE · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – May 2021

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

Rating history

-231062352008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 20262026 Jazz Cup Regatta 38FreeHandicapSkipper1st / 4
19 Apr 20262026 - YRA Doublehanded SeriesFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 10
28 Mar 20262026 - Round the RocksFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 4
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianFREEHandicapSkipper4th / 8
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoFREEHandicapSkipper6th / 9
16 Nov 20252026 - YRA Doublehanded MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 4
8 Nov 20252025 - 2026 Berkeley MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper5th / 16
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEFreeHandicapSkipper85th / 158
4 Oct 20252025 - Vallejo 1-2FREEHandicapSkipper1st / 4
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37FreeHandicapSkipper36th / 72
3 May 20252025 - The Great Vallejo RaceFREEHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
13 Apr 20252025 - YRA Doublehanded SeriesFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 11
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 5
9 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEFreeHandicapSkipper40th / 101
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 7
17 Nov 20242025 - YRA Doublehanded MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 10
10 Nov 20242024 - 2025 Berkeley MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper8th / 16
9 Nov 20242024 - 2025 Berkeley MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
24 Oct 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYFreePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEFreeHandicapSkipper98th / 152
31 Aug 20242024 Jazz Cup Regatta 36FreeHandicapSkipper44th / 70
4 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceFREEHandicapSkipper5th / 5
21 Apr 20242024 - YRA Shorthanded Sunday SeriesFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 13
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksFREEHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
10 Mar 2024BIG DADDY 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEFreeHandicapSkipper77th / 105

Helm rating across all classes: 235 (±162), #15,122. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.