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Sailor · 2012–2026

Jim Bilafer

ryc HandicapEl Toro

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Events
31

111 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
29%

29% win rate · 9 of 31

Podium rate
48%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 54%–62%, 406 boats)

Best class ranking
#86

Helm in El Toro · rating 14

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jim Carlsen

7 wins · 11 podiums in 15 events together · 47% win rate

Biggest lift
Jim Carlsen

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Carlsen

Sep 2023 – Apr 2026 · 15 events

Nemesis
Gordie Nash

4–69 head to head in 73 races

Rival
Vickie Gilmour

24–25 in 49 races

Signature result
1st of 15

2024 - YRA Shorthanded Sunday Series · Handicap · 21 Apr 2024

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Carlsen — 7 wins · 11 podiums in 15 events together · 47% win rate
  • Jim Carlsen · Free, FREE · Handicap 15events 7 wins together · 11 podiums · 47% win rate · 16 of 32 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Bilafer Family · FAMILY HOUR ... TNG · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2014

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

Rating history

-489122920182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Apr 20262026 - YRA Doublehanded SeriesFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 11
28 Mar 20262026 - Round the RocksFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 5
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianFREEHandicapSkipper4th / 9
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoFREEHandicapSkipper6th / 10
16 Nov 20252026 - YRA Doublehanded MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
12 Oct 20252025 El Toro Stampede11746El ToroSkipper13th / 19
4 Oct 20252025 - Vallejo 1-2FREEHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 7
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianFREEHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 9
17 Nov 20242025 - YRA Doublehanded MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 11
13 Oct 202477th El Toro Stampede11746El ToroSkipper10th / 16
21 Apr 20242024 - YRA Shorthanded Sunday SeriesFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 15
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksFREEHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
19 Nov 20232023 - 2024 YRA Doublehanded MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper1st / 12
12 Nov 20232023 - 2024 MidwintersFREEHandicapSkipper5th / 15
2 Sep 20232023 Jazz Cup 35FreeHandicapSkipper40th / 72
26 Aug 20232023 RYC Intraclub Race #3FreeHandicapSkipper1st / 2
15 Jul 20232023 RYC Intraclub Race #2FreeHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
20 May 20232023 RYC Intraclub Race #1FreeHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
15 Apr 2023El Toro Bull Ship RaceFamily Hour RedEl ToroSkipper16th / 18
5 Dec 20212021-2022 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11746El ToroSkipper7th / 13
11 Sep 2021Totally Dinghy - 202111746El ToroSkipper6th / 14
1 Dec 20192019-2020 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11746El ToroSkipper9th / 18
20 Sep 2019Totally Dinghy Regatta 201911746El ToroSkipper11th / 15

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 229, #16,121. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.