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Sailor · 2018–2026

James Bourell

quissett yacht club 420OptimistHandicap

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Events
27

162 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 27

Podium rate
15%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 53%–57%, 1,512 boats)

Best class ranking
#2690

Helm in Optimist · rating 208

Nemesis
Roger Wellington

9–70 head to head in 80 races

Rival
Katie O'Connor

52–36 in 88 races

Best day
2 Aug 2022

13-2-1-2-3 · 2022 Unkie Cup #3: Megansett Yacht Club

Signature result
1st of 38

Unkie Cup #2: Chapoquoit Yacht Club · Handicap · 20 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Mitchell Shanahan · Mitchell Shanahan · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 19th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Belle Grayson · Belle Grayson · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Kunio Saito · Kunio Saito · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 49th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Clio Foley · James Bourell · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 73rd · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Lily Bourell · Lily Bourell · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Lexi Merryman · James Bourell · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Pax Huybers · Pax Huybers · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 45th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • James Diamantis · James^2 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Hadley Carscaddon · James Bourell · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 90th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Claire Cardiasmenos · Claire Cardiasmenos · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

0991972019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2026Beverly Junior Regatta 2026Mitchell Shanahan420Crew33rd / 83
11 Aug 20262026 Wild Harbor Sailing 420 InviteJames Bourell420Skipper3rd / 30
16 Jul 20262026 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior Regatta8128420Skipper32nd / 41
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026James Bourell420Skipper73rd / 81
12 Aug 2025Beverly Junior Regatta 2025Mitchell Shanahan420Crew43rd / 76
11 Aug 20252025 Wild Harbor Sailing 420 InviteMitchell Shanahan420Crew19th / 32
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaJames Bourell420Skipper90th / 148
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Kunio Saito420Crew49th / 74
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024Belle Grayson420Crew49th / 69
11 Aug 20242024 Wild Harbor Sailing 420 InviteJames^2420Crew2nd / 41
8 Aug 2024Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2024Belle Grayson420Crew33rd / 88
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024Pax Huybers420Crew45th / 57
9 Jul 20242024 Falmouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaClaire Cardiasmenos420Crew9th / 31
13 Aug 20232023 Wild Harbor 420 InviteAudrey Rigaud420Crew6th / 28
16 Aug 2022Beverly Yacht Club Junior Regatta 202237OptimistSkipper44th / 98
10 Aug 2022Wild Harbor 420 InviteLily Bourell420Crew10th / 24
9 Aug 20222022 Unkie Cup #4: Wild Harbor Yacht ClubJames BourellOptimistSkipper5th / 44
2 Aug 20222022 Unkie Cup #3: Megansett Yacht ClubPhantomOptimistSkipper2nd / 46
17 Aug 2021Beverly Junior Regatta37OptimistSkipper19th / 56
11 Aug 2021Wild Harbor 420 InviteJames Bourell420Skipper21st / 29
10 Aug 2021Unkie Cup #4: Wild Harbor Yacht ClubJames BourellHandicapSkipper5th / 48
3 Aug 2021Unkie Cup #3: Megansett Yacht ClubJames BourellHandicapSkipper8th / 48
20 Jul 2021Unkie Cup #2: Chapoquoit Yacht ClubJanet SeaHandicapSkipper1st / 38
13 Jul 2021Unkie Cup #1: Quissett Yacht ClubJames BourellHandicapSkipper12th / 36
13 Aug 2019Beverly Junior Regatta37OptimistSkipper59th / 82

Helm rating across all classes: 89, #35,478.Crew rating across all classes: 111, #25,970. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.