Sailor · 2019–2026

James Grayson

hampton yc PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 34%

Longest-running crew: Beverly Blais
Nemesis: Leroi Lissenden
Signature result: 2nd of 6

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Beverly Blais · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 21 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2019 – Jun 2022
Medelin Nolasco · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 21 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2019 – Jun 2022
Elle Layman · Kingfisher, Stardancer · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2019 – Sep 2021
John Blais · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 21 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2019 – Jun 2022
Ted Gormley · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2019 – Jun 2022
Ronnie Triplett · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2019 – Jun 2022
Brian Deibler · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Ken Hartman · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2019 – Jul 2019
Mary Spivey · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2019 – Jul 2019
Stephen Mazitti · Stardancer · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Jun 2022

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Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 May 2026	Down the Bay Race	Bogey	PHRF handicap	Crew	2nd / 6
6 Mar 2025	2025 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta	Rock'n'Roll	Handicap	Floater	4th / 4
3 Jun 2022	2022 Southern Bay Race Week	Stardancer	PHRF handicap	Floater	5th / 7
4 Sep 2021	2021 Stingray Point Regatta	Stardancer	PHRF handicap	Floater	7th / 9
5 Sep 2020	2020 Stingray Point Regatta	Stardancer	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	5th / 11
22 May 2020	71st Down the Bay Race for the Virginia Cruising Cup	Kingfisher	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 14
13 Jul 2019	2019 21st Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta	Stardancer	PHRF handicap	Strategist	7th / 7
24 May 2019	70th Down the Bay Race for the Virginia Cruising Cup	Stardancer	PHRF handicap	Strategist	6th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-79 provisional	#54960 band 44309–61270	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 31%

Positions: Floater (3) · Strategist (2) · Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Leroi Lissenden	20	2–18
Glenn Doncaster	17	7–10

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	80%
2025	1	0%
2022	1	33%
2021	1	25%
2020	2	45%
2019	2	8%

Boats

Stardancer · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2019–2022
Bogey · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Rock'n'Roll · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Kingfisher · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Hampton, VA, USA · 3 events
Deltaville, VA, USA · 3 events
Simpson Bay Bridge, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten · 1 events
Hampton, VA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -79, #54,960. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.