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Sailor · 2014–2026

James O'Dell

hiyc HandicapS2 7.9PHRF handicap

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Events
40

100 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 7 of 40

Podium rate
53%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (90%: 49%–57%, 355 boats)

Best class ranking
#23

Helm in S2 7.9 · rating 152

Longest-running crew
Iain Montgomery

Sep 2021 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
John Spierling

5–49 head to head in 54 races

Rival
Paul Latour

33–26 in 60 races

Best day
18 Oct 2025

2-6-2-3 · 2025 Equalizer Regatta for One-Design Cruisers · about 1 in 17 by chance

Signature result
1st of 8

Change of Watch Regatta & 2023 Winter Race Series · Handicap · 6 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 7 sailors

  • Iain Montgomery · Banshee, Scalded Dawg, Side Piece · S2 7.9 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Denis Colby · Banshee, Scalded Dawg · S2 7.9 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 7th · Feb 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Robert Bourquin · Banshee, Scalded Dawg · S2 7.9 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 7th · Feb 2023 – Sep 2024
  • John Harrison · Scalded Dawg · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 7th · Feb 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Josh Kizer · Banshee, Side Piece · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Feb 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Timothy Naeser · Side Piece · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • William England · Side Piece · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

-8627139201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Apr 2026OL Shultz Alive Hospice Keelboat Regatta 2026Side PiecePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
28 Mar 2026Cully Cobb 50K March 28 2026Side PieceHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
3 Jan 20262026 Winter SeriesSide PiecePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 12
6 Dec 2025Flotsam JetsamSide PieceHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
15 Nov 2025Beesley 50K 2025Side PieceHandicapSkipper5th / 5
18 Oct 20252025 Equalizer Regatta for One-Design CruisersScalded DawgS2 7.9Skipper2nd / 15
12 Sep 20252025 S2 7.9 Class Championship RegattaSide PieceS2 7.9In the way9th / 16
17 May 20252025 Galen Freeman One Design RegattaScalded DawgS2 7.9Skipper2nd / 3
10 May 2025Konesky Great River Race 2025James O'DellHandicapSkipper4th / 6
22 Mar 20252025 Force Five RegattaScalded DawgSpinnakerSkipper5th / 6
10 Jan 20252025 Keelboat Winter SeriesJames O'DellHandicapSkipper5th / 9
7 Dec 2024Flotsam & Jetsam Regatta Dec 7James O'DellHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
20 Sep 2024S2 7.9 Class Championship RegattaScalded DawgS2 7.9Other17th / 24
7 Sep 2024Iron Skillet Regatta Sept 7James O'DellHandicapSkipper1st / 6
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgBansheeS2 7.9Rush Chairman8th / 12
6 Jan 2024Change of Watch Regatta & 2024 Winter Race SeriesSocial DistortionHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
15 Sep 20232023 S2 7.9 Class Championship RegattaScalded DawgS2 7.9Other9th / 20
9 Sep 2023Iron Skillet RegattaJames O'DellHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
6 May 2023The Konesky Great River RaceJames O'DellHandicapSkipper1st / 4
17 Mar 2023Cotton Warterfield March Winds RegattaSocial DistortionHandicapSkipper1st / 2
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgScalded DawgS2 7.9Chef7th / 13
6 Jan 2023Change of Watch Regatta & 2023 Winter Race SeriesSocial DistortionHandicapSkipper1st / 8
29 Oct 2022Arnold Nye Team RaceSocial DistortionHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
3 Jun 2022Yazoo Summer RegattaJames O'DellHandicapSkipper1st / 4
30 Apr 2022The Konesky Great River RaceSocial DistortionHandicapSkipper4th / 4

Helm rating across all classes: 139 (±185), #26,445.Crew rating across all classes: -84 (±237). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.