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Sailor · 2004–2025

James Watson

cca Match racingPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
21

66 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 3 of 21

Podium rate
43%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 53%–64%, 190 boats)

Best class ranking
#198

Crew in Match racing · rating 171

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Hugo Stoner

2 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Hugo Stoner & Alex Marinelli

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Alex Marinelli

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Eben Moulton

Jul 2015 – Jul 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Colin Browning

3–9 head to head in 12 races

Signature result
1st of 9

2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race · PHRF handicap · 7 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Hugo Stoner — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Hugo Stoner · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Hugo Stoner, The Scots College, NSW · Match racing 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 17 of 31 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Nov 2019
  • Eben Moulton · Evolution, Revolution, REVolution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
  • Albert Roth · Evolution, Revolution, REVolution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
  • Nick Wilkins · Evolution, Revolution, REVolution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2025
  • Robert Redding · Evolution, Revolution, REVolution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
  • Alex Watson · Revolution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Alex Marinelli · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Hugo Stoner · Match racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 17 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Oct 2019
  • Beverley Barnard · Revolution, REVolution · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Stan Schreyer · Revolution · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • James Thomson · Evolution, REVolution · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

-101042182005200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Wild OatsHandicapCrew3rd / 24
6 Jul 20252025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceRevolutionORC handicapWatch Captain4th / 10
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceRevolutionORC handicapWatch Captain5th / 7
14 May 2024DISC 2024 Summer I SeriesWalla-BPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 10
7 Oct 20222022 Etchells New England ChampionshipHeraEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer10th / 18
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceRevolutionORC handicapWatch Captain11th / 18
21 Nov 2019Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship 2019Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
1 Oct 2019Australian Youth Match Racing Championships 2019Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew1st / 3
7 Jul 20192019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceRevolutionPHRF handicapNavigator1st / 9
29 Jun 2019CYCA Match Cup 2019Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew6th / 8
24 May 201970th Down the Bay Race for the Virginia Cruising CupCenturionPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 7
6 Oct 2018Australian Schools Match Racing Championships 2018The Scots College, NSWMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
21 Jul 2018CYCA Captain John Piper Regatta 2018Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew3rd / 3
16 Mar 20182018 One Design Midwinter Regattajames watsonWindmillSkipper5th / 17
22 Jul 2017CYCA Captain John Piper Regatta 2017Hugo StonerMatch racingCrew1st / 3
9 Jul 20172017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceREVolutionPHRF handicapNavigator8th / 11
17 Mar 20172017 One Design Midwinter RegattaSilly WabbitWindmillSkipper8th / 15
6 Aug 2016Club Marine NSW Youth Championship 2016Hugo StonerMatch racingCrew2nd / 5
5 Jul 20152015 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceEvolutionPHRF handicapNavigator2nd / 8
28 May 20102010 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceHoundIRC handicapOther5th / 11
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004Windsong of MorningtonHandicapSkipper8th / 20

Crew rating across all classes: 208, #14,259.Helm rating across all classes: 55, #40,821. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.