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Sailor · 2020–2026

James Vyse

chase sc HandicapZenith 2BLAZE Some links uncertain

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Events
77

296 races · 49 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 5 of 77

Podium rate
7%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 47%–50%, 3,764 boats)

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sam MCKAY

2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Biggest lift
Sam MCKAY

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sam MCKAY

Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Adam Froggatt

13–39 head to head in 54 races

Rival
Bob Stringer

69–87 in 158 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

1-1-2-DNF-3-3-3-1-1-3-5-DNF-DNF-1-DNF-2-DNF-1 · Saturday Spring Series 2025

Signature result
1st of 32

Sailwave results for Frostbite Series 2026 at Chase Sailing Club 2026 · Handicap · 9 Oct 2026

Partnerships · 45 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sam MCKAY — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Sam MCKAY · 107, 1316, 1628 · Handicap, Zenith 2 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 7 of 30 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Mark Blackham · 13836, 1628 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 34th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Nigel Spurr · 1289 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • E Mountford · 14777 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • S McKay · 1628 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Tom Chadfield · 1628 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 37th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • C Anderson · 14239 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • S McKay · 1966 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • S McKay · 1628 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • S McKay · 205 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

01072142023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 77

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026Sailwave results for Frostbite Series 2026 at Chase Sailing Club 2026107HandicapCrew1st / 32
6 Jul 2026Sun Spring Series Week Sun 12 Apr1245HandicapSkipper17th / 40
5 Jul 2026Sun Spring Series Week Sun 12 Apr14777HandicapSkipper33rd / 40
8 Jan 2026Sailwave results for Summer Series Overall at Chase Sailing Club 20261628HandicapCrew12th / 51
2 Jan 2026Spring Series Week Sat 4 Apr1628HandicapCrew14th / 65
1 Jan 2026Friday Series Overall1245HandicapSkipper28th / 52
1 Jan 2026Friday Series Overall1628HandicapCrew38th / 52
1 Jan 2026Saturday Icicle Overall1316HandicapCrew13th / 54
1 Jan 2026Saturday Icicle Overall1245HandicapSkipper26th / 54
1 Jan 2026Saturday Icicle Overall416HandicapCrew48th / 54
1 Jan 2026Spring Series Week Sat 4 Apr1316HandicapCrew25th / 65
1 Jan 2026Stuart Green Sprints 20261628HandicapCrew1st / 24
1 Jan 2026Zenith, Zen & Zenith 2 Nationals107Zenith 2Crew1st / 7
2 Jan 2025Saturday Frostbite Series 20251245HandicapSkipper49th / 62
2 Jan 2025Saturday Spring Series 20251280HandicapSkipper36th / 55
1 Jan 2025Commadores Cup1628HandicapCrew1st / 18
1 Jan 2025Friday Series 20251628HandicapSkipper19th / 48
1 Jan 2025Friday Series 20251280HandicapSkipper27th / 48
1 Jan 2025Friday Series 20251966HandicapCrew22nd / 48
1 Jan 2025Robline Polar Chase 2025 - Overall1316HandicapCrew38th / 56
1 Jan 2025Saturday Frostbite Series 20251316HandicapCrew18th / 62
1 Jan 2025Saturday Icicle Series 20251628HandicapCrew18th / 46
1 Jan 2025Saturday Icicle Series 20251628HandicapCrew37th / 46
1 Jan 2025Saturday Icicle Series 20251628HandicapCrew34th / 46
1 Jan 2025Saturday Spring Series 20251678HandicapCrew12th / 55

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 214, #15,612.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 143, #35,341. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.