Sailor · 2010–2025

James Gordon

royal south australia yacht squadron TP52 IRC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 21
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 52%
Typically beats: 58%
Best class ranking: #155
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Willie Beavis
Best trio: Jules Slater & Scott Crowford
Biggest lift: Willie Beavis
Longest-running crew: Mo Gray
Nemesis: Ed Baird
Rival: Alberto Roemmers Jr
Best day: 18 Sep 2013
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Willie Beavis — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Mo Gray · Provezza, Rán Racing · TP52 17events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 6% win rate · 40 of 164 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2015
Matteo Auguadro · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
Jon Gundersen · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
Tim Powell · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
Jonathan Taylor · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
Scott Crowford · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
Jeremy Robinson · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
Adrian Stead · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
Alan Smith · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
Niklas Zennstrom · Rán Racing · TP52 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 32 of 115 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2014

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

Rating history

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Dec 2025	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025	Cool C4ts	IRC handicap	Crew	40th / 103
26 Dec 2022	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022	Papillon	IRC handicap	Navigator	57th / 91
2 Oct 2015	Cascais Cup 2015	Provezza	TP52	Rigger	4th / 12
28 Aug 2015	34 Copa del Rey Mapfre 2015	Provezza	TP52	Rigger	7th / 11
24 Jul 2015	52 World Championship Puerto Portals 2015	Provezza	TP52	Rigger	3rd / 12
19 Jun 2015	Settimana delle Bocche 2015	Provezza	TP52	Rigger	4th / 9
15 May 2015	Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week 2015	Provezza	TP52	Rigger	8th / 12
14 Jan 2015	2015 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Dragon Fly Plus	PHRF handicap	Mid Mast	2nd / 11
6 Oct 2014	ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza 2014	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	3rd / 8
18 Sep 2014	33 Copa del Rey MAPFRE 2014	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	2nd / 7
31 Aug 2014	AUDI TP52 World Championship 2014	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	3rd / 9
13 Aug 2014	Rolex Capri Sailing Week 2014	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	4th / 9
26 Jul 2014	52 US East Coast Championship 2014	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	5th / 7
8 Jul 2014	Quantum Key West Race Week 2014	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	2nd / 6
9 Oct 2013	AUDI Week of the Straits 2013	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	3rd / 9
18 Sep 2013	Copa del Rey Mapfre 2013	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	2nd / 9
28 Aug 2013	Royal Cup Marina Ibiza 2013	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	4th / 8
7 Aug 2013	Trofeo Conde de Godo 2013	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	4th / 7
17 Jul 2013	52 World Championship 2013	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	1st / 8
26 Jun 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Rán Racing	TP52	Rigger	3rd / 6
13 Jan 2010	2010 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Dragon Fly Plus	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	191 provisional	#16110 band 10890–23374	—
TP52 Crew	219	#155 band 98–233	+2.4

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	21 events	2 wins	beats 68%

Positions: Rigger (17) · Navigator (1) · Mid Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	61%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tony Langley	145	87–44
Ed Baird	115	37–67
Alberto Roemmers Jr	108	37–57
Hugues Destremau	107	75–20
Austin Fragomen	85	53–31
Nick Rogers	75	43–21
Guillermo Parada	56	23–33
Manouch Moshayedi	56	44–12
Dalton DeVos	49	16–30
Takashi Okura	49	21–25
Harm Müller-Spreer	49	25–21
Marco Serafini	49	34–10

Most-beaten opponent: Hugues Destremau (75–20).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	62%
2022	1	0	38%
2015	6	0	64%
2014	6	0	68%
2013	6	1	72%
2010	1	1	100%

Boats

Rán Racing · TP52 · 12 events · 2013–2014
Provezza · TP52 · 5 events · 2015
Dragon Fly Plus · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2010–2015
Cool C4ts · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2025
Papillon · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 2 events
Quantum Key West Race Week · 2 events
Settimana delle Bocche · 1 events
34 Copa del Rey Mapfre · 1 events
FL, USA · 1 events
Ford Vignale Valencia Sailing Week · 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, Full-size sailing: 191, #16,110. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.