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Sailor · 2020–2026

James Foster

poole yc ILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
53

299 races · 18 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 53

Podium rate
23%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 65%–67%, 3,286 boats)

Best class ranking
#37

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 724

Nemesis
Michael Beckett

11–115 head to head in 129 races

Rival
Kai Wolgram

102–96 in 201 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

2-3-9-4-10-3-4-4-1-4-4-11 · Results as of 12:06 on August 26, 2023

Signature result
1st of 50

ILCA 7 Youth Series 2023/24 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with James Foster.

Rating history

0467934202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 53

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026James FOSTERILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper20th / 119
21 Apr 2026SOF 2026 - French Olympic WeekGBR 212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper74th / 136
31 Mar 202655 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGBR 212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper77th / 199
1 Jan 20262026 ILCA 7 Men's World Championship212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper38th / 47
1 Jan 20262026 ILCA 7 Men's World Championship212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper87th / 141
1 Jan 20262026 ILCA 7 Men's World Championship212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper37th / 47
1 Jan 2026ILCA 7 Senior Ranking last 6 eventsJames FosterILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper10th / 68
1 Jan 2026ILCA UK NO1212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 33
1 Jan 2026ILCA UK NO2212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper13th / 39
1 Jan 2026ILCA UK NO5212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 24
5 Jul 202587. Warnemünder Woche 2025James FOSTERILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper14th / 74
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025James FOSTERILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper68th / 148
1 Apr 202554 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGBR 212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper70th / 174
1 Jan 2025ILCA UK Inland Championships212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 30
1 Jan 2025ILCA UK National Open 1 ILCA 4 and 7212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 40
1 Jan 2025ILCA UK National Open 2212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 29
1 Jan 2025ILCA UK National Open 4212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper9th / 44
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024James FOSTERILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper36th / 103
1 Apr 2024Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaGBR 212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper134th / 193
1 Jan 2024ILCA 7 Youth Series 2023/24James FosterILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 50
1 Jan 2024ILCA UK 2024 Inland Champs GWSC212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 41
1 Jan 2024ILCA UK Q4 Plas Heli212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 28
1 Jan 2024ILCA UK Q5 WPNSA212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper15th / 41
1 Jan 2024Open & National Championships 2024212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 60
1 Jan 2024UKLA Q3 WPNSA212907ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 31

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 831, #129. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.