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Sailor · 2014–2026

Jim Gelenitis

metedeconk river SandpiperMarshall SandpiperMarshall Sandpiper Catboat

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Events
15

104 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 4 of 15

Podium rate
60%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (90%: 75%–83%, 297 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Sandpiper · rating 319

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Paul Gelenitis

5–46 head to head in 51 races

Rival
Jim Cadranell

21–24 in 45 races

Best day
1 May 2021

2-1-1-5-1-1-1-1-1-2 · 2021 Spring One Design Series · about 1 in 41,131 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

2021 Spring One Design Series · Sandpiper · 1 May 2021

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Susan Rauf · MC 14 · Sandpiper 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2021
  • Wendy Thrower · Jim Gelenitis · Sandpiper 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

0211421201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Aug 20262026 NBYC Annual Regatta - J109 North Americans, Sandpiper Nationals, Buzzards Bay ILCA Masters ChampionshipNoneSandpiperSkipper2nd / 16
20 Jun 2026BBYRA 2026 Championship (See notes for Daily Registration)Jim GelenitisSandpiperSkipper11th / 25
20 Sep 20242024 BHYC Fall SeriesJim GelenitisSandpiperSkipper11th / 16
4 May 20242024 Spring One Design SeriesJim GelenitisSandpiperSkipper1st / 7
15 Sep 20232023 BHYC Fall SeriesJim GelenitisSandpiperSkipper3rd / 7
25 Jul 20232023 National Sandpiper ChampionshipJim GelenitisSandpiperSkipper4th / 37
6 May 20232023 Spring One Design SeriesJim GelenitisSandpiperSkipper1st / 7
30 Apr 20222022 Spring One Design SeriesJim GelenitisSandpiperSkipper1st / 9
29 Jul 20212021 Sandpiper National Championship RegattaMC 14SandpiperOther8th / 44
1 May 20212021 Spring One Design SeriesJim GelenitisSandpiperSkipper1st / 11
2 Aug 20192019 Buzzards Bay RegattaMC-14Marshall SandpiperSkipper2nd / 14
26 Jul 20182018 Sandpiper National Championship RegattaMC 14SandpiperOther17th / 48
16 Sep 20162016 Sandpiper National ChampionshipMC-14Marshall Sandpiper CatboatSkipper3rd / 10
24 Sep 2015Sandpiper National Championship Regatta 2015MC-14SandpiperSkipper3rd / 15
24 Jul 2014Second Annual Sandpiper National Championship RegattaMC-14SandpiperSkipper9th / 46

Helm rating across all classes: 322 (±157), #8,561. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.