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Sailor · 2009–2026

James Gallagher

buckeye lake yacht club PHRF handicapEnsignOptimist

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Events
8

51 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 1 of 8

Podium rate
25%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
35%

of boats faced (range 29%–40%, 220 boats)

Nemesis
John VanGilder

3–13 head to head in 16 races

Best day
14 Jul 2024

3-2-1 · 2024 Newport Regatta

Signature result
1st of 9

2022 Newport Regatta · Ensign · 9 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 7 sailors

  • Rich Warren · Hamburglar, Odyssey · Ensign 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Meaghan Girouard · Hamburglar, Odyssey · Ensign 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Ian Anderson · Lanex · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 51st · Feb 2012 – Feb 2012
  • Matt Hotte · Odyssey · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Clair Reed · HEAVEN · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 60th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Robin Braendler · Lanex · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 51st · Feb 2012 – Feb 2012
  • Dennis McLaughlin · Hamburglar · Ensign 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

-9417127201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 8

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Snowball RegattaRunawayPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 9
17 May 2026BLYC Summer Sailing - 2026RunawayPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11
12 Jul 2025Ephraim Yacht Club Opti Regatta 20255OptimistSkipper9th / 9
19 Oct 2024Rolex Middle Sea Race 2024HEAVENIRC handicapOwner60th / 91
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaOdysseyEnsignMain Trimmer2nd / 9
9 Jul 20222022 Newport RegattaHamburglarEnsignSpinnaker trimmer1st / 9
11 Feb 20122012 Etchells Australian ChampionshipLanexEtchellsCrew51st / 61
7 Aug 20092009 T10 North American ChampionshipLegacyT-10Skipper20th / 29

Helm rating across all classes: -94, #67,758.Crew rating across all classes: 126, #23,592. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.