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Sailor · 2021–2026

James Barlow

HandicapILCA 7 (Laser)Adult

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Possibly the same person: James Barlow (2025–2026, 5 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
59

409 races · 86 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 7 of 59

Podium rate
53%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 73%–78%, 694 boats)

Best class ranking
#1089

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 177

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Andrew Darke

19–68 head to head in 88 races

Rival
Mark Foster

56–58 in 114 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

3-3-2-2-1-1-4-5-1-1 · Results as of 18:16 on November 9, 2025

Signature result
1st of 16

Laser Series 2025 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Debbie Hedley · 696 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Elspeth Drew · 696 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

020841620222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 59

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026GTSC Summer Points Series 2026James BarlowHandicapSkipper3rd / 18
1 Jan 2026GTSC Summer Pursuit Series 2026James BarlowHandicapSkipper3rd / 23
1 Jan 2026King George Fund for Sailors (KGFS) Plaque 2026James BarlowHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
1 Jan 2026Laser Cup and Singlehanded Championships 2026174943ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2026Laser Series 2026James BarlowHandicapSkipper2nd / 14
1 Jan 2026Results as of 20:15 on November 2, 2026James BarlowHandicapSkipper12th / 15
1 Jan 2026Spring Series Points 2026James BarlowHandicapSkipper5th / 9
1 Jan 2025King George Fund for Sailors (KGFS) Plaque 2025James BarlowHandicapSkipper4th / 7
1 Jan 2025Laser Cup and Singlehanded Championships 2025174943ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 2025Laser Series 2025James BarlowHandicapSkipper1st / 16
1 Jan 2025Presidents Bowl 2025174943AdultSkipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 2025Results as of 18:16 on November 9, 2025James BarlowHandicapSkipper1st / 16
1 Jan 2025Results as of 19:06 on November 16, 2025James BarlowHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
1 Jan 2025Wednesday Evening Pursuit Series 2021James BarlowHandicapSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 2024Commodore's Cup 2024164993HandicapSkipper6th / 10
1 Jan 2024GTSC Summer Points Series 2024174943HandicapSkipper3rd / 15
1 Jan 2024GTSC Summer Pursuit Series 2024174943HandicapSkipper4th / 18
1 Jan 2024Laser Series 2024James BarlowHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
1 Jan 2024Presidents Bowl 2024174943AdultSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jan 2024Results as of 18:08 on November 10, 2024James BarlowHandicapSkipper4th / 8
1 Jan 2024Results as of 20:38 on November 4, 2024James BarlowHandicapSkipper8th / 10
1 Jan 2023Commodore's Cup 2023164993HandicapSkipper6th / 8
1 Jan 2023GTSC Summer Points Series 2022174943HandicapSkipper2nd / 17
1 Jan 2023GTSC Summer Points Series 2023174943HandicapSkipper2nd / 17
1 Jan 2023GTSC Summer Pursuit Series 2023174943HandicapSkipper4th / 24

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 409, #5,383.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 2. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.