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Sailor · 2014–2024

James Orkins

mbyc Formula 18Handicap

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Events
16

98 races · 41 race wins

Win rate
44%

44% win rate · 7 of 16

Podium rate
81%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 69%–83%, 99 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in Formula 18 · rating 453

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Michael Risoer

3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Biggest lift
Michael Risoer

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Risoer

Mar 2019 – May 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Sten Sorensen

0–13 head to head in 13 races

Rival
Scott Miller

28–23 in 51 races

Best day
27 May 2022

2-2-2-1-1-1-1 · Memorial Day Regatta (ABYC Holiday Series)

Signature result
1st of 8

2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego · Formula 18 · 15 Mar 2019

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michael Risoer — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Michael Risoer · James Orkins, Olive Oil · Formula 18, Handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 20 of 33 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – May 2024
  • Pierre Maudet · Flight Risk · Formula 18 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
  • Ian Brill · Olive Oil · Formula 18 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2021 – Mar 2021

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

Rating history

023747420152017201920212023Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 May 20242024 Memorial Day RegattaOlive OilFormula 18Skipper1st / 5
26 Apr 2024Spring Ocean Regatta - Cat Fight 1, Lightning Districts, Snipe DistrictsOlive OilHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
1 Sep 20232023 Labor Day Regatta (ABYC Holiday Series)Olive oilFormula 18Skipper3rd / 10
9 Jun 2023Cat Fight 2James OrkinsFormula 18Skipper2nd / 8
27 May 2022Memorial Day Regatta (ABYC Holiday Series)James OrkinsFormula 18Skipper1st / 7
25 Mar 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San DiegoOlive OilFormula 18Other1st / 6
19 Mar 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoOlive OilFormula 18Other2nd / 10
19 Feb 20212021 MBYC Midwinter's RegattaOlive OilHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
17 Oct 2020Cat Fight I 2020Olive OilFormula 18Skipper1st / 6
15 Mar 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoOlive OilFormula 18Other1st / 8
16 Mar 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoFlight RiskFormula 18Skipper9th / 12
7 Oct 2017CYC Fall Sport/Small Boat RegattaFlight RiskFormula 18Skipper4th / 7
18 Mar 20172017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoFlight RiskFormula 18Other4th / 10
8 Oct 2016CYC Fall Sport/Small Boat RegattaOlive OilFormula 18Skipper3rd / 7
10 Oct 2015CYC Fall Sport Boat RegattaAngry WaitressFormula 18Skipper1st / 2
11 Oct 2014CYC Fall Sport Boat Regatta 2014Angry WaitressFormula 18Skipper1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 474, #2,746. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.