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Sailor · 2011–2026

Herbert James

20florida Hobie 16Hobie 14Hobie 16A

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Events
48

352 races · 68 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 8 of 48

Podium rate
50%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (90%: 78%–83%, 895 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Hobie 14 · rating 488

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Mark Modderman

34–98 head to head in 132 races

Rival
Jason Sanchez

73–70 in 143 races

Best day
2 Apr 2024

1-2-1-2-2-2-3-DNF-3-DNF-5-1-1 · 2024 Hobie 14 North American Championships · about 1 in 33,269,386 by chance

Signature result
1st of 17

2023 Hobie Mid-Americas Area Championship · Hobie 16A · 26 May 2023

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • James James · Still Up & coming · Hobie 16 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 9 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
  • Sharon James · Still Up & coming · Hobie 16 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 9 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

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

Rating history

029759320122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 48

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 2026Hobie 16 International Championship 2026 - Open Series111226Skipper16th / 54
12 Sep 2026Hobie 16 International Championship 2026 - Masters, Women and Youth Seriesup & coming foreverGrand MastersSkipper1st / 8
14 May 2026MADCATTER 50 and Hobie ReunionUp & Coming16 ASkipper3rd / 40
9 Apr 20262026 Midwinters East an April Fools RegattaHerb JamesHobie 14Skipper1st / 6
31 Oct 2025Hilton Head Multi Hull 50th Anniversary Beach RegattaStill Up & comingHobie 16Skipper3rd / 27
16 May 2025MADCATTER 49Still UpHobie 16 A fleetSkipper4th / 16
11 Apr 20252025 Midwinters East an April Fools Regattaarriba y viniendoHobie 16Skipper6th / 21
21 Feb 2025Clermont Multihull Regattaup & comingHobie 16Skipper1st / 6
16 Sep 2024Hobie 16 North American ChampionshipsUp and ComingHobie 16Skipper5th / 48
18 May 2024Madcatter 48up & comingHobie 16 A fleetSkipper1st / 15
5 Apr 20242024 Midwinters East an April Fools RegattaHerbert JamesHobie 16Skipper2nd / 21
2 Apr 20242024 Hobie 14 North American ChampionshipspriapiticHobie 14Skipper3rd / 30
12 Jan 2024Bluster RegattaUp and ComingHobie 16Skipper1st / 6
28 Oct 20232023 Hirams Haul Regatta11HandicapSkipper1st / 11
26 May 20232023 Hobie Mid-Americas Area Championship11Hobie 16ASkipper1st / 17
19 May 2023Madcatter 47Up & Coming16ASkipper5th / 17
31 Mar 20232023 Midwinters East an April Fools RegattaHerbert JamesHobie 16Skipper3rd / 18
24 Feb 2023Clermont Catcall 2023still up & comingHobie 16Skipper12th / 13
13 Jan 2023Bluster RegattaHerbert JamesHobie 16Skipper2nd / 16
3 Oct 20222022 Hobie 14 North American ChampionshippriapiticHobie 14Skipper2nd / 22
1 Oct 20222022 Hobie Mid-Americas Area Championship63318Hobie 14Skipper2nd / 11
20 Aug 20222022 Hobie Fleet 106 FC Regatta11Hobie 16Skipper3rd / 11
21 May 2022Madcatter 46Still up & comingHobie 16ASkipper5th / 20
8 Apr 20222022 Midwinters East an April Fools RegattaHerbert JamesHobie 16Skipper4th / 12
4 Mar 2022Clermont Catcall 2022Up & ComingHobie 16Skipper4th / 19

Helm rating across all classes: 593 (±113), #1,032. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.