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Sailor · 2007–2026

Jimmy Praley

ssa ayc usa yacht club Viper 640J/80PHRF handicap

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Events
46

210 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 6 of 46

Podium rate
39%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 62%–68%, 704 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Viper 640 · rating 700

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Max Vinocur

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Max Vinocur & Austin Powers

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Max Vinocur

+41 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Cam Bowdren

Sep 2014 – Jun 2021 · 7 events

Nemesis
Marie Crump

2–45 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Derick Lynch

24–32 in 56 races

Best day
9 Dec 2023

1-1-1-1-4-8-1-1-1 · Event #1 2023-24 Sarasota Viper Winter Series

Signature result
1st of 24

2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis · Viper 640 · 2 May 2024

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Max Vinocur — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Cam Bowdren · Gromit, Shinnecock · J/80, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2014 – Jun 2021
  • Michael Praley · Gromit, Shinnecock · J/80, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • Austin Powers · Robot Flamingo · Viper 640 5events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 80% win rate · 17 of 42 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – May 2025
  • Brian Flynn · Shinnecock · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2023
  • Todd Cagwin · 8854, Robot Flamingo, Shinnecock · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Viper 640 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – May 2022
  • Geoff Gales · 8854, Robot Flamingo · 505, PHRF handicap, Viper 640 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Jul 2022
  • Max Vinocur · Robot Flamingo · Viper 640 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 16 of 32 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2025
  • David Chinea · Shinnecock · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jun 2021
  • Nicole Weaver · Gromit · J/80 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 15th · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
  • Thomas Schubert · Shinnecock · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

-1222706622008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 46

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Aug 20262026 Melges 19 Minnetonka InvitationalJimmy PraleyMelges 19Skipper7th / 11
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisRobot FlamingoViper 640Other1st / 18
3 Aug 20242024 Race Week at Shelter Island - Anniversary RegattaRobot FlamingoViper 640Other2nd / 7
2 Aug 20242024 Race Week at Shelter Island - Around-the-Island RaceRobot FlamingoViper 640Other2nd / 7
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisRobot FlamingoViper 640Other1st / 24
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaRobot FlamingoViper 640Other3rd / 22
13 Jan 2024Event #2 2023-24 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesRobot FlamingoViper 640Skipper1st / 18
9 Dec 2023Event #1 2023-24 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesRobot FlamingoViper 640Skipper1st / 20
22 Sep 2023Viper 640 North American Championship Presented by BMO Private WealthRobot FlamingoViper 640Other1st / 23
2 Jun 20232023 Annapolis - Newport RaceShinnecockORC handicapOther9th / 12
5 May 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisRobot FlamingoViper 640Other1st / 14
28 Mar 2023Allstate Sugar Bowl 2023 Viper 640 World ChampionshipRobot FlamingoViper 640Other5th / 33
4 Mar 20232023 Viper 640 Winter Series #4Robot FlamingoViper 640Other6th / 18
4 Feb 20232023 Viper 640 Winter Series #3Robot FlamingoViper 640Other5th / 17
7 Jan 20232023 Viper 640 Winter Series #2Robot FlamingoViper 640Other2nd / 13
10 Dec 20222023 Viper 640 Winter Series #1Robot FlamingoViper 640Other4th / 14
20 Oct 2022Viper 640 North American ChampionshipRobot FlamingoViper 640Other10th / 30
24 Sep 2022Viper 640 New England ChampionshipRobot FlamingoViper 640Other6th / 20
12 Aug 20222022 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Can SeriesRobot FlamingoViper 640Other6th / 7
31 Jul 20222022 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco RaceRobot FlamingoPHRF handicapOther2nd / 22
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisRobot FlamingoViper 640Other20th / 23
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceShinnecockORC handicapOther13th / 18
2 Aug 20202020 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race8854PHRF handicapOther2nd / 18
1 Jan 20202020 Distance Race8854505Skipper4th / 6
7 Jun 20192019 Annapolis - Newport RaceShinnecockPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 599, #1,048.Crew rating across all classes: 6. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.