Sailor · 2018–2026

James McLaughlin

sail chicago Colgate 26 College fleet racing Handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 42%
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Sam Baker
Best day: 22 Aug 2024
Signature result: 3rd of 15

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Gabriel Pridham · University of North Florida (Ospreys) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2018 – Oct 2018
Kurt Bopst · University of North Florida (Ospreys) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2018 – Oct 2018
Tom Hafner · Recess · Colgate 26 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Emilia McLaughlin · Cretin Hop, Recess · Colgate 26, Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 9 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Brendan Jarboe · University of North Florida (Ospreys) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2018 – Oct 2018
Tom Hefner · Cretin Hop · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Chelsea Jeffery · Kitchen Party · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Nina Wheeler · Recess · Colgate 26 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Katie McLauglin · Kitchen Party · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Ben Tucker · Cretin Hop · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Aug 2026	2026 Verve Cup Inshore	Cretin Hop	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
31 Jul 2026	Ice Cream Cup 2026	James McLaughlin	Optimist	Skipper	14th / 28
22 Aug 2025	2025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American Championship	Recess	Colgate 26	Skipper	3rd / 4
26 Jul 2025	2025 The Youngstown Chase	Kitchen Party	PHRF handicap	Crew	3rd / 15
22 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North Americans	Recess	Colgate 26	Other	1st / 3
13 Oct 2018	SAISA South Points #4	University of North Florida (Ospreys)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	13th / 14
29 Sep 2018	SAISA South Points #3	University of North Florida (Ospreys)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	11th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	29 provisional	#47119 band 30665–64521	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating -183
Colgate 26 · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating 97
Optimist · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 15
All classes · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 36

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	6 events	1 wins	beats 36%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 86%

Positions: B Skipper (2)

How they race

Closer	+24 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sam Baker	23	0–23
Scott Hansen	23	0–23
Nick Baker	23	4–19
Trevor Stone	23	2–21
Kelly Stukbauer	23	0–23
Andrew Scotti	15	1–14
Zachary Boogaart	15	1–14
Sean Tallman	15	2–13
Molly Doyle	15	1–14
Ian Willoughby	14	0–14

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	36%
2025	2	0	60%
2024	1	1	100%
2018	2	0	4%

Boats

Recess · Colgate 26 · 2 events · 2024–2025
University of North Florida (Ospreys) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2018
Cretin Hop · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
James McLaughlin · Optimist · 1 events · 2026
Kitchen Party · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Chicago, IL · 2 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Jacksonville · 1 events
Youngstown, NY, USA · 1 events
Centerport, NY · 1 events
Eckerd · 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 across all classes: 29, #47,119.Crew rating across all classes: 36. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.