Sailor · 2024–2026

James Emmerich

north lake X Boat Optimist Handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 22%
Best class ranking: #11469

Longest-running crew: Xander Krivitz
Nemesis: Stuart Niedziela
Signature result: 10th of 29

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Xander Krivitz · Blue da ba dee, BLUE da ba dee da ba da · Handicap, X Boat 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 23rd · Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
Rowan Kowalske · Blue da ba dee · X Boat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 2% of the fleet together · best 41st · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Oct 2026	2026 Oktoberfest Regatta	The Boston Terrier	Optimist	Skipper	16th / 35
2 Aug 2026	2026 Red, White & Blue Chip Opti Invitational Regatta	James Emmerich	Optimist	Skipper	23rd / 38
24 Jul 2026	2026 ILYA IOD Championship Regatta	The Boston Terrier	Handicap	Skipper	40th / 49
21 Jul 2026	LOPN	The Boston Terrier	Optimist	Skipper	10th / 29
18 Jul 2026	WYA 2026	Blue da ba dee	X Boat	Crew	46th / 47
23 Jun 2026	TRAP 2026	Blue da ba dee	X Boat	Crew	41st / 42
27 Sep 2025	2025 Oktoberfest Regatta	James Emmerich	Optimist	Skipper	38th / 52
27 Jul 2025	2025 ILYA X Boat Championship Regatta	Blue da ba dee	X Boat	Crew	34th / 40
18 Jul 2025	X WYA 2025	Blue da ba dee	Handicap	Crew	41st / 47
25 Jun 2025	TRAP 2025	Blue da ba dee	X Boat	Crew	39th / 50
19 Jun 2025	2025 Quint (X Boat)	Blue da ba dee	X Boat	Crew	23rd / 29
23 Jul 2024	2024 ILYA X Boat Championship Regatta	BLUE da ba dee da ba da	X Boat	Crew	49th / 49
21 Jul 2024	2024 ILYA No Tears Optimist Clinic	James Emmerich	Handicap	Skipper	22nd / 31

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
X Boat Crew	-296 provisional	#220 band 211–222	−11.7
All classes Crew	-299 provisional	#64656 band 62173–65132	—
Optimist Helm	-33 provisional	#11469 band 6163–15405	—
All classes Helm	-41 provisional	#59520 band 37929–74647	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	6 events	0 wins	beats 40%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 11%

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	61%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	24%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Foster Veinot	26	5–21
Henry Sorenson	26	3–23
Stuart Niedziela	24	1–23
Brianna Byrnes	21	0–21
Luca Muller	21	3–18
Nigel Trester	21	5–16
Roman Rechcygl	21	0–21
Silas Trester	21	2–19
McKinley Evans	21	3–18
Greg Gale	21	2–19
George Lillwitz	21	0–21
Peter Goggins	19	0–19

Most-beaten opponent: Hayden Rominski (11–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	6	31%
2025	5	20%
2024	2	15%

Boats

Blue da ba dee · X Boat, Handicap · 6 events · 2025–2026
The Boston Terrier · Optimist, Handicap · 3 events · 2026
James Emmerich · Optimist, Handicap · 3 events · 2024–2026
BLUE da ba dee da ba da · X Boat · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Pine Lake Yacht Club · 2 events
Fontana, WI · 2 events
East Troy, WI · 2 events
Hartland, WI · 1 events
Oconomowoc, WI · 1 events
Clear Lake, IA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -299, #64,656.Helm rating across all classes: -41, #59,520. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.