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Sailor · 2010–2026

James Jacob

ssa Laser

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Events
115

750 races · 95 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 15 of 115

Podium rate
33%

38 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (90%: 71%–74%, 2,811 boats)

Best class ranking
#137

Helm in Laser · rating 442

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Peter Shope

30–151 head to head in 181 races

Rival
Scott Williamson

188–142 in 331 races

Best day
20 Nov 2021

2-2-4-8-5-3-1-12-9-3-2-1-5-1-4-2-1 · 2021-2022 Frostbite Series: Part 1 · about 1 in 11,282,605 by chance

Signature result
1st of 21

Crab Claw Regatta · Laser · 17 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with James Jacob.

Rating history

0309618201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 115

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 ILCA US Masters ChampionshipJames JacobLaserSkipper16th / 30
17 Jul 20262026 ILCA North American Masters Championship RegattaJames JacobLaserSkipper22nd / 39
16 May 2026ILCA Masters Atlantic Coast ChampionshipJames JacobLaserSkipper7th / 25
29 Mar 2026FB2 Make Up Day 1 ILCA Fleet 10James JacobLaserSkipper5th / 10
22 Mar 2026FB2 Day 8 ILCA Fleet 10James JacobLaserSkipper5th / 13
15 Mar 2026FB2 Day 7 ILCA Fleet 10James JacobLaserSkipper1st / 10
1 Mar 2026FB2 Day 5 ILCA Fleet 10James JacobLaserSkipper7th / 18
22 Feb 2026FB2 Day 4 ILCA Fleet 10James JacobLaserSkipper7th / 8
3 Feb 20262026 ILCA Masters Midwinters EastJames JacobLaserSkipper9th / 47
7 Dec 2025FB Day 4 ILCA Fleet 10James JacobLaserSkipper3rd / 13
30 Nov 2025FB Day 3 ILCA Fleet 10James JacobLaserSkipper5th / 11
25 Oct 2025ILCA Fleet 10 Fall SeriesJames JacobLaserSkipper4th / 9
4 Oct 202544th Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters Championship217593LaserSkipper4th / 27
19 Jul 202586th ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA217593LaserSkipper2nd / 10
7 Jun 2025ILCA Fleet 10 Spring SeriesJames JacobLaserSkipper2nd / 7
17 May 20252025 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsJames JacobLaserSkipper18th / 33
30 Mar 2025DAY 8 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 2James JacobLaserSkipper4th / 11
16 Mar 2025DAY 6 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 2James JacobLaserSkipper3rd / 3
9 Mar 2025DAY 5 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 2James JacobLaserSkipper3rd / 10
25 Feb 20252025 ILCA Masters Midwinters EastJames JacobLaserSkipper12th / 52
9 Feb 2025DAY 2 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 2James JacobLaserSkipper3rd / 14
12 Jan 2025DAY 7 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 1James JacobLaserSkipper2nd / 14
15 Dec 2024Day 5 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 1James JacobLaserSkipper3rd / 11
8 Dec 2024Day 4 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 1James JacobLaserSkipper5th / 20
1 Dec 2024Day 3 | 2024-2025 ILCA Fleet 10 Frostbite Series 1James JacobLaserSkipper6th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 471 (±91), #2,828. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.