Sailor · 2006–2026

James Mark Plaxton

st mary s IC 24 Melges 32 Melges 20

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Events: 13
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 39%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #15
Longest win streak: 7

Nemesis: Roberto Tomasini Grinover
Rival: Valentine Zavadnikov
Best day: 4 Apr 2026
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Richard Clarke · INTAC · Melges 20, Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2012 – Mar 2013
Chris Manson-Hing · Endorphin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Chris Busch · INTAC · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 15th · Dec 2012 – Dec 2012
Doug Baker · Team Magnitude - El Ocaso · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
Andrew Waters · Endorphin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Ray Wulff · Endorphin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Mac Manion · Endorphin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
John Dodge · Endorphin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Stuart Bithell · INTAC · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 12th · Feb 2013 – Feb 2013
Bill OMalley · Endorphin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Apr 2026	St. Thomas International Regatta	INTAC	IC 24	Co-Skipper	3rd / 14
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Endorphin	PHRF handicap	Offside trimmer	5th / 10
25 Mar 2016	2016 St. Thomas International Regatta	Team Magnitude - El Ocaso	Handicap	Tactician	1st / 7
26 Apr 2013	2013 Melges 32 Virgin Island Series : Event 4	INTAC	Melges 32	Other	3rd / 7
29 Mar 2013	2013 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival	INTAC	Handicap	Other	1st / 5
22 Mar 2013	2013 International Rolex Regatta	INTAC	Melges 32	Other	6th / 9
8 Mar 2013	2013 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	INTAC	Melges 20	Other	48th / 50
21 Feb 2013	2013 Melges 32 Virgin Island Series : Event 1	INTAC	Melges 32	Other	7th / 9
9 Feb 2013	2012/2013 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 2	INTAC	Melges 20	Other	12th / 47
7 Dec 2012	2012/2013 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 1	INTAC	Melges 20	Other	15th / 42
28 Mar 2008	2008 International Rolex Regatta	Intac	IC 24	Skipper	3rd / 17
23 Mar 2007	2007 International Rolex Regatta	Intac	IC 24	Skipper	19th / 19
24 Mar 2006	2006 Rolex International Regatta	Intact	IC 24	Skipper	5th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	400 provisional	#4819 band 2658–8519	—
IC 24 Helm	308 provisional	#15 band 8–23	—
Melges 32 Helm	72 provisional	#52 band 33–78	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 248
Melges 20 · Helm · 9 races, 3 events · rating 59

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	11 events	1 wins	beats 57%
As crew	2 events	1 wins	beats 78%

Positions: Co-Skipper (1) · Offside trimmer (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	−24 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	49%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jaime Torres	37	28–9
Ryan DeVos	32	12–20
Valentine Zavadnikov	30	16–14
Christopher Curreri	27	13–14
Roberto Tomasini Grinover	27	7–20
Dalton DeVos	27	13–14
Simon Manley	27	21–6
Phillip Shannon	27	20–7
Fraito Lugo	27	8–19
Richard Goransson	20	9–11
Jason Carroll	20	6–14
Alex Jackson	17	5–12

Most-beaten opponent: Jaime Torres (28–9).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	85%
2025	1	0	56%
2016	1	1	100%
2013	6	1	52%
2012	1	0	66%
2008	1	0	88%
2007	1	0	0%
2006	1	0	78%

Boats

INTAC · IC 24, Melges 32, Handicap, Melges 20 · 10 events · 2007–2026
Endorphin · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
Team Magnitude - El Ocaso · Handicap · 1 events · 2016
Intact · IC 24 · 1 events · 2006

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 3 events
St. Thomas, USVI, USA · 2 events
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., USA · 2 events
North Sound, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands · 1 events
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands · 1 events
Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola, British Virgin Islands · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 400, #4,819.Crew rating across all classes: 248. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.