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Sailor · 2015–2026

Ron James

yacht club de cannes DragonHandicapDragon (Grand Prix)

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Events
27

147 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 27

Podium rate
22%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 51%–58%, 614 boats)

Best class ranking
#152

Helm in Dragon · rating 165

Biggest lift
Jamie Lea

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jamie Lea

Aug 2017 – Mar 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Yevgen Braslavets

15–54 head to head in 69 races

Rival
Gérard Blanc

62–48 in 110 races

Best day
6 Dec 2024

1-6-6 · COUPE D'HIVER

Signature result
3rd of 18

COUPE DE L'AMITIE DRAGON 2025 · Dragon · 31 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 7 sailors

  • Philip Catmur · FEI LIN'S FLIRTATION, FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATION · Dragon, Dragon (Grand Prix) 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 75 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2022 – Mar 2026
  • Jamie Lea · FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATION · Dragon, Dragon (Grand Prix) 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 51 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – Mar 2026
  • Joanna Richardson · Fei-Lin's Flirtation, FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATION · Dragon 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 41 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2021 – Mar 2026
  • Ian Turnbull · Fei-Lin's Flirtation, FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATION · Dragon 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Nigel Young · Fei-Lin's Flirtation, FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATION · Dragon 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2021 – Nov 2025
  • Lea Jamie · FEI LIN'S FLIRTATION, FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATION · Dragon 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 12th · Apr 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Julia Walsh · FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATION · Dragon 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

013326620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2026QFYOA Sundance Marine Beneteau Cup & French Yacht Challenge 2026SynergyHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
27 Mar 2026Coupe du Commodore JP GAILES DragonFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper12th / 15
6 Mar 2026EXTRA CUP DragonFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper13th / 15
30 Jan 2026COUPE DE L'AMITIE DRAGON 2026FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper4th / 11
3 Nov 2025GRADE 1 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX CUP 2025FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper30th / 33
22 Sep 2025REGATES ROYALES 2025FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper13th / 35
4 Apr 2025Coupe du Commodore JP GAILES DragonFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper3rd / 11
1 Mar 2025EXTRA CUP DragonFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper16th / 18
31 Jan 2025COUPE DE L'AMITIE DRAGON 2025FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper3rd / 18
6 Dec 2024COUPE D'HIVERFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper5th / 21
5 Aug 2024Dragon European Championship 2024FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper13th / 55
20 Jul 2024135. Travemünder Woche 2024FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragon (Grand Prix)Skipper25th / 36
3 May 202435th Annual Cinco de Mayo Regatta '24SEAKERHobie 16Skipper3rd / 5
4 Apr 2024Coupe du Commodore JP GAILES DragonFEI LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper14th / 25
3 Dec 2023COUPE D'HIVER Dragon et TempestFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper10th / 17
25 Sep 2023REGATES ROYALES 2023FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper11th / 37
15 Aug 2023International Dragon Class 75th Edinburgh CupFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonHelm16th / 41
31 Mar 2023COUPE COMMODOREFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper16th / 23
27 Jan 2023Coupe de l'Amitié DragonFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper7th / 19
11 Nov 2022ARMISTICE CUPFEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper8th / 19
19 Sep 2022REGATES ROYALES 2022FEI-LIN'S FLIRTATIONDragonSkipper24th / 32
28 Jan 2022Coupe de l'AmitiéFei-Lin's FlirtationDragonSkipper6th / 14
3 Dec 2021Coupe d'HiverFei-Lin's FlirtationDragonSkipper3rd / 12
20 Sep 2021REGATES ROYALES 2021Fei-Lin's FlirtationDragon "French Open Championships"Skipper8th / 30
12 Oct 2018Pinata RegattaBlues Cat16BSkipper1st / 4

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 234, #16,513. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.