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Sailor · 2019–2026

James Au

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Events
10

21 races · 1 race win

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 1 of 10

Podium rate
50%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (range 30%–52%, 54 boats)

Most successful partnership
Blake Hamilton

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Rick Hancock

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Signature result
2nd of 5

2019 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht Race · ORC handicap · 6 Dec 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Blake Hamilton — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Blake Hamilton · Blackwing · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2024 – May 2026
  • Charles Winter · Blackwing · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2024 – May 2026
  • Rick Hancock · Marisol · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Dec 2019
  • Barry Clark · Blackwing · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2024 – May 2026
  • Seth Hall · Marisol · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Dec 2019
  • Tom Pollack · Marisol · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Dec 2019
  • Jennifer Pfeiffer · Flaquita, Trouble · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Chad Paulson · Marisol · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2019 – Dec 2019
  • Brian Werner · Blackwing · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2024 – Mar 2024
  • Spencer Webster · Blackwing · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2024 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-1244992020202120222023202420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 10

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -12, #45,976. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.