Sailor · 2009–2025

James Macdonald

royal bermuda yacht club J/105 PHRF handicap

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Events: 20
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 35%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #214
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Jeff Roach
Longest-running crew: Jeff Roach
Nemesis: Damian Emery
Rival: Donald Santa
Best day: 24 Jun 2015
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Jeff Roach · Distant Passion · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – May 2017
Jon Corless · Distant Passion · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – May 2017
Walter Smith · Distant Passion · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – May 2017
Mary Geraghty · Distant Passion · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – Jun 2015
Paul Watson · Distant Passion · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2015 – May 2017
David McKee · Relentless · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 13th · Apr 2021 – May 2021
Brian Boyle · Relentless · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 13th · Apr 2021 – May 2021
Ann Symons · Distant Passion · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2016 – Oct 2016
Andrew Medico · Relentless · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 13th · Apr 2021 – May 2021
Chris Gulden · Relentless · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · May 2021 – May 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2025	THRASH Keelboat Regatta 2025	New Beginnings	PHRF handicap	Crew	1st / 7
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Relentless	J/105	Pit	21st / 21
25 Apr 2021	2021 AYC Spring One Design Regatta	Relentless	J/105	Other	13th / 14
20 Nov 2020	Bermuda Keelboat Regatta 2020	BER 405	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 6
28 Sep 2019	2019 AYC Fall Series	Distant Passion	J/105	Other	4th / 17
14 Nov 2018	Bacardi Keelboat Regatta 2018	405	J/105	Skipper	4th / 7
25 Oct 2017	2017 J/105 North American Championship	Distant Passion	J/105	Skipper	7th / 22
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Distant Passion	J/105	Helm	15th / 22
17 Nov 2016	Bermuda Keelboat Regatta 2016	Passion	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 7
20 Oct 2016	2016 Stella Artois J 105 North American Championships	Distant Passion	J/105	Helm	10th / 39
29 Apr 2016	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016	Distant Passion	J/105	Helm	3rd / 19
18 Jul 2015	2015 Whidbey Island Race Week	Rags	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
23 Jun 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI	Distant Passion	J/105	Helm	4th / 17
1 May 2015	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2015	Distant Passion	J/105	Helm	3rd / 18
25 Sep 2014	2014 J 105 North American Championship	Distant Passion	J/105	Other	19th / 27
24 Jun 2013	2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV	Distant Passion	J/105	Helm	3rd / 13
8 Mar 2013	2013 J/105 Midwinter Championship	Distant Passion	J/105	Skipper	5th / 14
8 Mar 2012	2012 J/105 Midwinter Championship	Distant Passion	J/105	Skipper	11th / 13
17 Jan 2011	2011 Key West Race Week	Distant Passion	J/105	Skipper	13th / 15
29 Oct 2009	2009 J105 North American Championship Regatta	Distant Passion	J/105	Other	22nd / 29

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	156 provisional	#24741 band 15803–37353	—
J/105 Helm	142 provisional	#214 band 133–301	−1.7
All classes Crew	12 provisional	#42083 band 26038–55821	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating -156

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	16 events	0 wins	beats 59%
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 48%

Positions: Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bruce Stone	51	9–42
Damian Emery	46	5–41
Donald Santa	43	22–21
Mark Masur	40	30–10
Bill Zartler	40	5–35
Paul Beaudin	33	9–23
Andrew Kennedy	33	16–17
Bill Lakenmacher	32	6–26
James Rathbun	26	1–25
Michael Mountford	26	7–19
Jordan Mindich	25	20–5
Uzi Ozeri	25	12–13

Most-beaten opponent: Mark Masur (30–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2021	2	0	4%
2020	1	0	60%
2019	1	0	81%
2018	1	0	50%
2017	2	0	52%
2016	3	0	77%
2015	3	0	84%
2014	1	0	31%
2013	2	0	76%
2012	1	0	17%
2011	1	0	14%
2009	1	0	25%

Boats

Distant Passion · J/105 · 13 events · 2009–2019
Relentless · J/105 · 2 events · 2021
New Beginnings · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
BER 405 · J/105 · 1 events · 2020
405 · J/105 · 1 events · 2018
Passion · J/105 · 1 events · 2016
Rags · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 6 events
Hamilton · 3 events
Seabrook, TX · 3 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 2 events
Royal Victoria Yacht Club · 1 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: 156, #24,741.Crew rating across all classes: 12, #42,083. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.