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Sailor · 2023–2026

James Hillyer

annapolis yacht club OptimistE ScowHandicap

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Events
32

210 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 32

Podium rate
6%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 68%–71%, 2,566 boats)

Best class ranking
#153

Helm in Optimist · rating 632

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Quillin Moran

32–74 head to head in 107 races

Rival
Brooks Crawford

89–81 in 170 races

Best day
24 Jul 2025

34-7-4-4-3-2-1-2-2-6 · RHYC Junior Regatta - MD State Championship

Signature result
4th of 67

2026 Oxford Regatta - Opti Green & RWB classes · Optimist · 8 Aug 2026

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Kyle Magno · Fast Break · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Tim Faranetta · Fast Break · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Paul Magno · Fast Break · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

0318636202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Aug 20262026 Optimist New England ChampionshipJames HillyerOptimistSkipper14th / 154
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Opti Green & RWB classesJames HillyerOptimistSkipper4th / 67
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipJames HillyerOptimistSkipper177th / 319
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026James HillyerOptimistSkipper9th / 85
1 Jul 20262026 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaJames HillyerOptimistSkipper11th / 66
30 Jun 20262026 AYC Annual Junior RegattaJames HillyerOptimistSkipper22nd / 68
29 Jun 2026WRSC Jr Regatta - Maryland State Championship7OptimistSkipper14th / 71
25 Jun 20262026 Hampton Yacht Club Junior Annual & USODA Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipJames HillyerOptimistSkipper10th / 63
23 Jun 20262026 NYCC Annual Junior Regatta7OptimistSkipper7th / 42
20 Jun 20262026 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta & Commonwealth Cup7OptimistSkipper4th / 51
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsJames HillyerOptimistSkipper31st / 228
26 Feb 20262026 Boomerang Regatta18469OptimistSkipper47th / 78
24 Oct 2025Annapolis Yacht Club's 20th Annual Halloween Howl 2025 (USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship & C420 Atlantic Coast Championship)James HillyerOptimistSkipper10th / 72
9 Aug 20252025 Oxford Regatta - Opti Green & RWB classesJames HillyerOptimistSkipper6th / 59
7 Aug 2025MRYC Annual Junior Regatta18469OptimistSkipper9th / 49
31 Jul 20252025 ECESA Eastern ChampionshipFast BreakE ScowCrew8th / 23
24 Jul 2025RHYC Junior Regatta - MD State ChampionshipJames HillyerOptimistSkipper3rd / 43
21 Jul 2025USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2025James HillyerOptimistSkipper16th / 78
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsJames HillyerOptimistSkipper191st / 250
8 Aug 2024MRYC Annual Junior Regatta18469OptimistSkipper6th / 45
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipJames HillyerOptimistSkipper126th / 285
22 Jul 2024USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2024James HillyerOptimistSkipper10th / 65
18 Jul 2024Maryland State Jr. Champs & CBYRA North Green Fleet Clinic18469OptimistSkipper10th / 44
11 Aug 2023Oxford Regatta - Opti Green & RWB classes - MD State ChampsJames HillyerOptimistSkipper8th / 31
10 Aug 2023MRYC Annual Junior Regatta18469OptimistSkipper6th / 37

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 636, #737.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -10. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.