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Sailor · 2010–2025

James Hodgson

cyca Match racingIRC handicapEtchells

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Events
35

190 races · 75 race wins

Win rate
46%

46% win rate · 16 of 35

Podium rate
71%

25 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (90%: 64%–70%, 888 boats)

Best class ranking
#30

Crew in Match racing · rating 252

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Harry Hall

7 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 70% win rate

Biggest lift
Nick Rozenauers

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom Grimes

Jan 2018 – Dec 2023 · 5 events

Nemesis
James Allsopp

0–24 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Tom Grimes

15–17 in 32 races

Best day
25 Aug 2019

16-5-9 · 2019 J/70 UK National Championships · about 1 in 4 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 91

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Harry Hall — 7 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 70% win rate
  • Harry Hall · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, James Hodgson, Mooloolaba Yacht Club · Match racing 10events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 70% win rate · 30 of 46 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Tom Grimes · Celestial, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, James Hodgson · IRC handicap, J/70, Match racing 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 17 of 35 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Dec 2023
  • Ryan Wilmot · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, James Hodgson, Mooloolaba Yacht Club · Match racing 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 18 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−45 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Charlie Gundy · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Mooloolaba Yacht Club · Match racing 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 20 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−45 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Cam Gundy · James Hodgson · Match racing 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 27 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jan 2018
  • Peter Merrington · Gweilo, Whisper, WHISPER · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – Jul 2025
  • Tim Westwood · James Hodgson · Match racing 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 24 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jan 2018
  • Nick Rozenauers · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia · Match racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 14 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Feb 2020
  • George Richardson · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Gweilo, Whisper · IRC handicap, Match racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Dec 2024
  • Trevor Martin · Just 2 Funny, JUST 2 FUNNY · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceWHISPERIRC handicapCrew140th / 379
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024WhisperIRC handicapCrew6th / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023CelestialIRC handicapCrew20th / 83
31 Oct 20232023 J/70 World ChampionshipCelestialJ/70Leeward Runner53rd / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022GweiloIRC handicapCrew2nd / 91
27 Feb 2020Youth Match Racing World Championship 2020Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
22 Feb 2020Harken Youth International Match Racing Cup 2020Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
3 Feb 2020Hardy Cup 2020Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
1 Oct 2019Australian Youth Match Racing Championships 2019Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
24 Aug 20192019 J/70 UK National ChampionshipsJunoJ/70Other21st / 35
3 Aug 2019Club Marine NSW Youth Championships 2019Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew1st / 2
17 Jul 201953rd Governor's Cup Junior Championship 2019Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew1st / 2
29 Jun 2019CYCA Match Cup 2019Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew1st / 8
1 May 2019Arafura Games 2019James HodgsonMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
4 Feb 2019Hardy Cup 2019Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
13 Jan 20192019 Etchells Australian ChampionshipJust 2 FunnyEtchellsSkipper11th / 27
1 Jan 20192019 Etchells Australasian ChampionshipJUST 2 FUNNYEtchellsSkipper9th / 30
28 Nov 2018Musto International Youth Match Racing Championships 2018Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
23 Nov 2018Harken International Youth Match Racing Championships 2018James HodgsonMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
10 Oct 2018Australian Youth Match Racing Championships 2018Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
21 Sep 2018Australian Match Racing Championship 2018Mooloolaba Yacht ClubMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
4 Aug 2018Club Marine NSW Youth Championship 2018James HodgsonMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
21 Jul 2018CYCA Captain John Piper Regatta 2018Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
30 Jun 2018Shelving Systems Match Cup 2018James HodgsonMatch racingSkipper1st / 7
5 Feb 2018Hardy Cup 2018James HodgsonMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2

Helm rating across all classes: 290 (±78), #10,638.Crew rating across all classes: 79 (±166), #30,514. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.