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Sailor · 2022–2026

James Bell

iossc Handicap

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Events
47

98 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 9 of 47

Podium rate
36%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 56%–62%, 770 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Helen Bell

Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Lee Marriott

9–18 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Mick Greenland

18–24 in 42 races

Best day
1 Jan 2024

1-1-1-1-6-1-2-1-1 · IOSSC August Race Series

Signature result
1st of 29

SIYC JSA OPTI 2026 · Handicap · 7 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Helen Bell · 262, James Bell · Handicap 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 21 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

-131803722023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Jul 2026SIYC JSA OPTI 2026James BellHandicapSkipper1st / 29
9 Jun 2026September Race Series 2026141456HandicapSkipper15th / 23
11 Jan 2026Brass Monkey 2026141456HandicapSkipper3rd / 11
11 Jan 2026Spare 1/11/2026141456HandicapSkipper2nd / 11
1 Jan 2026August 2026 Race Series141456HandicapSkipper1st / 28
1 Jan 2026Horse Buoy Race 2026141456HandicapSkipper6th / 10
1 Jan 2026Island Race 2026ILCA 7HandicapSkipper5th / 32
1 Jan 2026July Race Series 2026141456HandicapSkipper3rd / 23
1 Jan 2026June Race Series 2026141456HandicapSkipper1st / 24
1 Jan 2026May 2026 Race Series262HandicapSkipper22nd / 28
1 Jan 2026Spare141456HandicapSkipper6th / 11
1 Jan 2026Spare 2/11/2026141456HandicapSkipper2nd / 11
8 Jul 2025Shelter Island Opti InvitationalJames BellHandicapSkipper9th / 42
22 Mar 20252025 SSC Spring SeriesLizbethHandicapSkipper4th / 9
1 Jan 2025April 2025 Race Series262HandicapSkipper17th / 20
1 Jan 2025August 2025 Race Series141456HandicapSkipper9th / 25
1 Jan 2025Horse Buoy Race 2025141456HandicapSkipper2nd / 7
1 Jan 2025July 2025 Race Series262HandicapSkipper17th / 26
1 Jan 2025Spare 10th August 2025141456HandicapSkipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2025Spare 17/08/2025James BellHandicapSkipper4th / 6
16 Mar 20242024 SSC Spring SeriesLizbethHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Jan 202411th August Spare Race141456HandicapSkipper4th / 13
1 Jan 2024IOSSC April Series 2024141456HandicapSkipper5th / 12
1 Jan 2024IOSSC August Race Series141456HandicapSkipper1st / 25
1 Jan 2024IOSSC July Race Series141456HandicapSkipper10th / 23

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 327, #9,893.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -7. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.