Sailor · 2017–2026

James Norton

byc Handicap PHRF handicap J/80

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 37%

Nemesis: Rémy Hurdiel
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Lillian Yao · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Colin Suvak · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Sam Roach · Emoji · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 31st · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
Dani Girl Partners · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Colleen Roney · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Brooke Stump · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Gina Olsen · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Ralf Brockhaus · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Noelle Ladd · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Hideki Tsuda · Dani Girl · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Aug 2026	2026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)	Dani Girl	PHRF handicap	Alternate	1st / 6
24 Apr 2026	2026 NEWPORT ENSENADA - NA PHRF Plus - Shadow Scoring & Analytical Review	Amore e Sole	PHRF handicap	Skipper	28th / 42
24 Apr 2026	78th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race	Amore e Sole	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 24
26 Apr 2024	2024 Newport Ensenada - SHADOW SCORING	AMORE e SOLE	Handicap	Skipper	22nd / 24
26 Apr 2024	76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race	AMORE e SOLE	Handicap	Skipper	22nd / 29
28 Apr 2023	75th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race	AMORE E SOLE	Handicap	Skipper	15th / 25
10 Jul 2017	2017 J/80 World Championships	Emoji	J/80	Mast	31st / 48

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 46
J/80 · Crew · 14 races, 1 event · rating 3
All classes · Helm · 4 races, 5 events · rating -14

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	0 wins	beats 35%
As crew	2 events	1 wins	beats 68%

Positions: Alternate (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rémy Hurdiel	14	0–14
Mike Lewis	14	4–10
Nigel Skudder	14	12–2
Luc Nadal	14	1–13
Chris Neve	14	2–12
Ray Mitchell	14	6–8
Pepequin Orbaneja	14	1–13
Terence O'Neill	14	12–2
Eric Brezellec	14	1–13
Gordon Craigen	14	3–11
James Harrison	14	2–12
Simon Bertheau	14	3–11

Most-beaten opponent: Simon Watson (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	1	67%
2024	2	0	17%
2023	1	0	42%
2017	1	0	36%

Boats

Amore e Sole · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 5 events · 2023–2026
Dani Girl · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Emoji · J/80 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

North American Destination Racers · 2 events
Newport Beach, CA · 2 events
Hamble, Hampshire, UK · 1 events
Corona del Mar, CA, USA · 1 events
Newport Beach , CA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 46.Helm rating across all classes: -14. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.