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Sailor · 2014–2022

James Goldberg

sss HandicapPHRF handicapMono Hull

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Events
40

73 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 40

Podium rate
23%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 52%–56%, 1,752 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lana Chang

3 wins · 3 podiums in 17 events together · 18% win rate

Biggest lift
Lana Chang

+1 point of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lana Chang

Jan 2015 – Oct 2021 · 17 events

Nemesis
Nick Schmidt

2–10 head to head in 12 races

Rival
Brian Turner

21–15 in 36 races

Signature result
1st of 33

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lana Chang — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 17 events together · 18% win rate
  • Lana Chang · 212, Junkyard Dog, JUNKYARD DOG, PSYCHO TILLER · Handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 18% win rate · 1 of 22 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Oct 2021
  • Gus Arndt · Psycho Tiller II · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021
  • Adam Mazurkiewicz · Psycho Tiller II · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021
  • Marcus Canestra · Psycho Tiller II · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021
  • Andrew Goodwin · Psycho Tiller II · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021
  • Ron Snetsinger · Psycho Tiller II · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021

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

Rating history

0891782015201720192021Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Jul 20222022 - OYRA SeriesPSYCHO TILLER IIHandicapSkipper19th / 21
30 Apr 20222022 - The Great Vallejo RacePSYCHO TILLER IIHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
31 Oct 2021GREAT PUMPKIN 2021 WILD WILD WEST SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEPsycho Tiller IIHandicapSkipper109th / 129
4 Sep 2021Jazz Cup 2021Psycho Tiller IIHandicapSkipper34th / 60
26 Jun 20212021 - OYRA SeriesPSYCHO TILLER IIHandicapSkipper19th / 23
29 May 20212021 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupPsycho Tiller IIPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
27 Mar 20212021 Jaws Commemorative RacePsycho Tiller IIHandicapSkipper5th / 10
20 Mar 2021BIG DADDY 2021Psycho Tiller IIPHRF handicapSkipper59th / 94
24 Oct 2020GREAT PUMPKIN 2020 COVID CUPPsycho Tiller IIPHRF handicapSkipper48th / 120
20 Oct 20192019 - The YRA Oktoberfest RegattaPSYCHO TILLER IIPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 11
19 Oct 20192019 - The YRA Oktoberfest RegattaPSYCHO TILLER IIPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
31 Aug 2019Jazz Cup 2019Psycho Tiller IIHandicapSkipper11th / 97
20 Jul 2019Midnight Moonlight Maritime MarathonPsycho Tiller IIHandicapSkipper14th / 19
4 May 20192019 - The Great Vallejo RacePSYCHO TILLER IIPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 11
27 Apr 20192019 - OYRA SeriesPSYCHO TILLER IIHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
27 Apr 20192019 - OYRA SeriesPSYCHO TILLER IIHandicapSkipper3rd / 22
23 Mar 2019SYC Jaws Commemorative RacePsycho Tiller IIHandicapSkipper2nd / 14
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoPSYCHO TILLER IIHandicapSkipper13th / 33
27 Oct 2018Great Pumpkin 2018Junkyard DogHandicapSkipper56th / 137
1 Sep 2018Jazz Cup 2018Junkyard DogHandicapSkipper63rd / 97
21 Apr 20182018 - OYRA SeriesJUNKYARD DOGHandicapSkipper12th / 19
21 Apr 20182018 - OYRA SeriesJUNKYARD DOGHandicapSkipper9th / 20
27 Jan 20182018 - Three Bridge FiascoJUNKYARD DOGHandicapSkipper1st / 33
3 Dec 20172017-2018 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays212HandicapSkipper15th / 18
22 Apr 20172017 - OYRA SeriesJUNKYARD DOGHandicapSkipper4th / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 178, #21,740. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.