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Sailor · 2019–2026

James Hulderman

gtyc Melges 24HandicapF18

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Events
20

138 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 2 of 20

Podium rate
10%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
34%

of boats faced (range 29%–38%, 343 boats)

Best class ranking
#243

Helm in Melges 24 · rating 64

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Meghan Sarna

May 2023 – Aug 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Mike Dow

10–100 head to head in 110 races

Rival
Christopher Jeffries

48–34 in 82 races

Signature result
1st of 6

2022 Red Fox Regatta · Handicap · 3 Sep 2022

Partnerships · 11 sailors

  • Meghan Sarna · Hot Mic, Last Word · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 56 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Laura Johnson · Last Word · Melges 24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 13th · May 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Toby Smart · Last Word · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Kirsten Boelkins · Hot Mic, Last Word · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 13th · May 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Jared Smith · Last Word · F18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Doug Holst · Last Word · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 41st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Adam Prettyman · Hot Mic · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 14th · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Allie Howe · Last Word · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Luke Yeates · Algonquin · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Kirsten Mikula · Last Word · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 13th · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-42621652020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Aug 20262026 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipLast WordMelges 24Boat Captain41st / 46
18 Jun 20262026 Melges 24 Monthly Sprint SeriesLast WordMelges 24Skipper7th / 9
20 May 20262026 Wednesday Night Race SeriesLast WordMelges 24Skipper7th / 10
16 Aug 20252025 Guardians of the Great Lakes Melges 24 RegattaLast WordMelges 24Skipper19th / 22
13 Jun 20252025 Crescent One Design RegattaLast WordF18Foil Trimmer5th / 6
28 May 20252025 Wednesday Night Race SeriesLast WordMelges 24Skipper5th / 11
17 Aug 20242024 Guardians of the Great Lakes Melges 24 RegattaLast WordMelges 24Skipper13th / 16
18 May 20242024 Midwest One-design Spring Championship - Melges 24 - M24Last WordMelges 24Helm13th / 23
14 May 20242024 GTYC Wednesday Night Race Season for PHRF & Melges 24Last WordMelges 24Skipper4th / 12
2 Sep 20232023 Red Fox RegattaHot MicHandicapOther4th / 6
26 Aug 20232023 Guardians of the Great Lakes Melges 24 Regatta - The Regatta Formerly Known as the Grand Traverse InvitationalHot MicMelges 24Other16th / 22
14 Jun 20232023 Melges 24 Sprint SeriesHot MicMelges 24Skipper8th / 10
7 Jun 20232023 GTYC Wednesday Night Race SeasonHot MicMelges 24Skipper7th / 13
20 May 20232023 Midwest One-design Spring Championship - Melges 24 - M24Hot MicMelges 24Other14th / 26
10 Oct 20222022 Immunolin F18 World ChampionshipHI-PHI ϕF18Skipper41st / 62
3 Sep 20222022 Red Fox RegattaAnticsHandicapOther1st / 6
20 Aug 20222022 Melges 24 Grand Traverse InvitationalTBDMelges 24Other16th / 20
17 May 20222022 Wednesday Night Series - Melges 24615Melges 24Skipper10th / 14
4 Sep 20212021 Red Fox RegattaAlgonquinHandicapSkipper1st / 6
16 Sep 2019The B&C Technologies 2019 F18 North American Open ChampionshipsUMSOD F18HandicapOther16th / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 131, #27,701. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.