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Sailor · 2007–2025

James Vernon

gsc Nordic FolkboatILCA 7 (Laser)PHRF handicap

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Events
75

293 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 2 of 75

Podium rate
39%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 54%–59%, 1,086 boats)

Best class ranking
#46

Helm in Nordic Folkboat · rating 255

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Tom Reed

26–133 head to head in 159 races

Rival
Mike Bishop

33–32 in 66 races

Best day
7 Dec 2008

9-1-1-6 · Small Boat Midwinters Dec. 7, 2008

Signature result
1st of 44

Small Boat Midwinters Series · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 7 Dec 2008

Partnerships · 15 sailors

  • Kurt Wessels · Faith · Nordic Folkboat 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Tricia D’Antin · Josephine · Nordic Folkboat 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Karen Wu · Josephine · Nordic Folkboat 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Chris Larsson · Faith · Nordic Folkboat 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Mike Scott · Faith · Nordic Folkboat 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Mike Bishop · Faith · Nordic Folkboat 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
  • Mason Smith · Faith · Nordic Folkboat 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Kate Andersen · Faith · Nordic Folkboat 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Andy Hale · Kulani · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Nilsu Uyguner · Faith · Nordic Folkboat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

-24130284200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 75

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 20252025 MMYC 100 MilerTumbleweedPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 4
18 Oct 20242024 Fall InvitationalJosephineNordic FolkboatCrew3rd / 7
20 Sep 2024Knarr SF Bay Championship and One-Design RegattaJosephineNordic FolkboatCrew4th / 9
30 Aug 20242024 International Knarr ChampionshipKulaniKnarrCrew16th / 25
10 Aug 2024Joey Shepro/John Swanson Memorial Doublehanded RaceTumbleweedPHRF handicapSkipper12th / 20
10 Aug 2024Joey Shepro/John Swanson Memorial Doublehanded RaceTumbleweedPHRF handicapOther6th / 20
27 Jul 20242024 MMYC 100 MilerTumbleweedPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
27 Jun 20242024 Woodies InvitationalFaithNordic FolkboatSkipper4th / 8
15 Jun 20242024 SYC Spring Classic Boat InvitationalFaithNordic FolkboatSkipper3rd / 8
17 May 2024Elite Fleet RegattaFaithNordic FolkboatSkipper5th / 10
30 Apr 2024SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubFaithNordic FolkboatSkipper3rd / 11
6 Apr 20242024 Spring FestFaithNordic FolkboatOther2nd / 7
2 Mar 20242023 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaFAITHNordic FolkboatSkipper5th / 6
13 Oct 20232023 Fall InvitationalFaithNordic FolkboatSkipper6th / 7
29 Jul 20232023 MMYC 100 MilerTumbleweedPHRF handicapOther4th / 4
2 May 2023SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubFaithNordic FolkboatSkipper4th / 9
5 Nov 20222022 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaFAITHNordic FolkboatSkipper6th / 7
7 Oct 2022Fall Classic RegattaFaithNordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 8
14 Aug 2022Joey Shepro Memorial RaceTumbleweedPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
11 Jun 20222022 SYC Classic Boat Invitational Regatta (Bear/Bird/Folkboat/SFBIOD/Knarr)FaithNordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 7
26 Apr 2022SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubFaithNordic FolkboatSkipper3rd / 8
4 Dec 20212021 - The 50th Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaFAITHNordic FolkboatSkipper5th / 10
20 Aug 20212021 Aldo Alessio; Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup; Santa Cruz 27 National ChampionshipFaithNordic FolkboatOther7th / 7
14 Aug 202127th Annual Joey Shepro Memorial Doublehanded RaceTumbleweedHandicapSkipper20th / 40
30 Jul 20212021 100 MilerTumbleweedPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 11

Helm rating across all classes: 254, #13,811.Crew rating across all classes: 93, #28,611. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.