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Sailor · 2011–2026

Jim Grover

riverside yacht club PHRF handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Events
27

80 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 3 of 27

Podium rate
37%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (range 38%–48%, 237 boats)

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Avery Whidden

2 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Avery Whidden & Pete Manion

2 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Avery Whidden

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Pete Manion

Jun 2020 – Aug 2026 · 21 events

Nemesis
Jackie Baxter

4–21 head to head in 25 races

Best day
3 Jun 2011

2-2-1-4-4-5-1-3 · SPERRY TOP-SIDER DETROIT NOOD REGATTA

Signature result
1st of 10

2026 Vespers - PHRF & Pursuit · Handicap · 14 May 2026

Partnerships · 46 sailors

Most successful partnership: Avery Whidden — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate
  • Pete Manion · Chaos, Rival, RIVAL, Spicy · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 21events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 20 of 57 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Gregg Clark · Rival, RIVAL, Spicy · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 5% win rate · 9 of 43 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Avery Whidden · Chaos, Rival, RIVAL · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 20 of 35 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Macrae Sykes · Bombardino, Challenger, Good News · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – May 2025
  • Paul Kunz · Bombardino, Good News · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2011 – May 2025
  • Dan Jennings · Bombardino, Good News · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2011 – May 2025
  • Bradley Neuberth · 2.0, Challenger · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Jonathan Singsen · 2.0, Good News · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – Jun 2025
  • John Edenbach · 2.0 · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Jeffrey Sahrbeck · Challenger · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2018 – May 2018

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

Rating history

024482012201420162018202020222024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Aug 20262024 Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18RivalPHRF handicapOther12th / 12
14 May 20262026 Vespers - PHRF & PursuitChaosHandicapSkipper1st / 10
24 Jul 20252025 Vespers - PHRF & PursuitChaosHandicapCrew9th / 10
11 Jul 20252025 & 20th Annual Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18/Melges 15ChaosPHRF handicapCo-Skipper12th / 15
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week2.0ORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer9th / 13
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceGood NewsORC handicapFloater3rd / 7
30 May 20242024 Vespers - PHRF & PursuitRIVALHandicapCrew3rd / 11
2 Jun 20232023 Captain Harbor Friday Night SeriesRivalPHRF handicapOther9th / 17
8 Oct 202267th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterRivalORC handicapOther7th / 8
9 Aug 20222022 Beach Point Annual Junior Overnight RaceRivalPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
6 Aug 202218th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)RivalPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
25 Jun 202291st RYC Stratford Shoal RaceRivalPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
3 Jun 20222022 Captain Harbor Friday Night SeriesRivalPHRF handicapOther5th / 17
12 Sep 20212021 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark RaceSpicyPHRF handicapOther13th / 13
10 Aug 20212021 Beach Point Annual Junior Overnight RaceSpicyPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
9 Aug 202154th Annual Regatta for The Dorade TrophySpicyPHRF handicapOther4th / 8
4 Jun 20212021 Captain Harbor Friday Night SeriesSpicyPHRF handicapOther9th / 16
19 Sep 20202020 Long Island Sound ChampionshipSpicyPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
13 Sep 20202020 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark RaceSpicyPHRF handicapOther7th / 9
12 Sep 20202020 65th Edlu Distance RaceSpicyPHRF handicapOther8th / 11
1 Aug 202016th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)SpicyPHRF handicapOther6th / 8
27 Jun 202089th Stratford Shoal RaceSpicyPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
20 Jun 20209th Annual Geartester Day RaceSpicyPHRF handicapOther12th / 12
19 Jun 20202020 Captain Harbor Friday Night SeriesSpicyPHRF handicapOther3rd / 10
25 May 20182018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceChallengerIRC handicapPit3rd / 3

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 32, #38,711.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 105. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.