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Sailor · 2012–2026

James Heffernan

lake townsend yc WayfarerHandicapOPEN class (Portsmouth)

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Events
27

122 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 3 of 27

Podium rate
44%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 43%–56%, 158 boats)

Best class ranking
#17

Helm in Wayfarer · rating 63

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
AnnMarie Covington

11–52 head to head in 63 races

Rival
Ali Kishbaugh

19–23 in 42 races

Best day
16 Jun 2017

1-4-1-5 · 2017 NC Governor's Cup Regatta - 60th Annual

Signature result
2nd of 11

2017 NC Governor's Cup Regatta - 60th Annual · Wayfarer · 16 Jun 2017

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Michael Heffernan · DawnTreader, DawnTreader II · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Mark Heffernan · None · Wayfarer 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Claire Heffernan · James Heffernan · Wayfarer 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
  • Paul Heffernan · DawnTreader · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 6th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
  • Julie Seraphinoff · None · Wayfarer 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2014 – May 2014

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

Rating history

01102202013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Aug 20262026 Blackbeard Gurganus One Design RegattaDawnTreaderIIWayfarerSkipper5th / 6
22 Aug 2026Round the Salvages Pursuit RaceWicked GoodHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
11 Jul 2026S.S. Crocker Memorial RaceWicked GoodHandicapSkipper1st / 2
30 Jan 20262026 WAYFARER Midwinter "Groundhog Regatta"DawnTreaderHandicapSkipper9th / 13
30 Aug 202596th Annual Labor Day Weekend RegattaDawn Treader IIWayfarerSkipper6th / 8
31 Jan 20252025 Wayfarer Mid Winter Regatta CompletedDawnTreader IIHandicapSkipper5th / 9
31 Aug 202495th Annual Labor Day Weekend RegattaDawn Treader IIWayfarerSkipper5th / 7
8 Jun 20242024 Blackbeard Spring One Design RegattaMorning StarWayfarerSkipper5th / 5
4 May 20242024 NYRA Cinco de Mayo One Design RegattaDawn Treader IIWayfarerSkipper4th / 5
26 Apr 20242024 Alligator Run RegattaDawnTreader IiWayfarerSkipper2nd / 3
1 Feb 20242024| WAYFARER Midwinter Groundhog Champs completedDawnTreaderHandicapSkipper6th / 17
2 Sep 202394th Annual Labor Day Weekend RegattaDawnTreader IIWayfarerSkipper2nd / 4
26 Aug 20232023 Blackbeard Gurganus One Design RegattaMorning StarWayfarerSkipper4th / 8
16 Jun 2023Summer One Design Regatta 2023James HeffernanWayfarerSkipper4th / 8
10 Jun 20232023 Blackbeard Spring One Design RegattaMorning StarWayfarerSkipper5th / 6
15 Apr 20232023 Alligator Run RegattaMorning StarWayfarerSkipper4th / 7
3 Sep 2022Labor Day RegattaNoneWayfarerSkipper3rd / 4
27 Aug 2022Blackbeard August 2022 One-Design Regatta2458WayfarerSkipper7th / 8
28 Aug 2021Blackbeard One Design Regatta1066WayfarerSkipper4th / 8
13 Jun 2021ODC Oriental Open Dinghy RegattaMorning StarHandicapSkipper11th / 13
5 Sep 2020Labor Day RegattaMorning StarWayfarerSkipper3rd / 7
31 Aug 2019Labor Day RegattaDawn Treader, WayfarerWayfarerSkipper2nd / 4
16 Jun 20172017 NC Governor's Cup Regatta - 60th AnnualDawn TreaderWayfarerSkipper2nd / 11
21 Jun 2014RHYC Annual One-Design Regatta1066WayfarerSkipper1st / 3
30 May 20142014 Bayview One Design RegattaNoneWayfarerOther2nd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 79, #36,305. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.