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Sailor · 2012–2026

James Lawless

larchmont yacht club ShieldsPHRF handicapIdeal 18

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Events
35

167 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 35

Podium rate
9%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
27%

of boats faced (range 23%–31%, 377 boats)

Best class ranking
#99

Helm in Ideal 18 · rating -20

Biggest lift
Thomas O'Brien

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Thomas O'Brien

Jul 2015 – Aug 2022 · 7 events

Nemesis
Skip McGuire

33–86 head to head in 120 races

Rival
Jonathan Krumeich

21–17 in 39 races

Best day
18 Jul 2013

1-2-2 · 2013 Leukemia Cup Regatta

Signature result
1st of 6

2013 Leukemia Cup Regatta · Ideal 18 · 18 Jul 2013

Partnerships · 13 sailors

  • Thomas O'Brien · Swamp Fox · Shields 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2015 – Aug 2022
  • O'Brien Lawless · Swamp fox, Swamp Fox · Shields 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2023
  • Thomas Lawless · Swamp Fox · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
  • James O'Brien · Swamp Fox · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
  • Christine Winters · Spinache · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2016
  • Jon Oosterman · Spinache · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2016
  • Francis Ballard · Atalanta · Ideal 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 28th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
  • Lawless O'Brien · Swamp Fox · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
  • Sam Kimball · Spinache · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2016
  • Dana Emery · Atalanta · Ideal 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 28th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012

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

Rating history

-114-51122013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Jul 2026128th Larchmont Race WeekSwamp FoxShieldsCaptain9th / 13
5 Jul 20262026 YRA Independence Day RegattaSwamp FoxShieldsSkipper6th / 6
20 Jun 202622nd Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Swamp foxShieldsBoat Captain6th / 6
13 Sep 20252025 IHYC Classic Yacht RegattaSwamp FoxShieldsSkipper2nd / 6
2 Aug 202521st Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Swamp Fox - 5ShieldsSkipper4th / 4
12 Jul 2025127th Larchmont Race WeekSwamp Fox - 5PHRF handicapSkipper13th / 18
12 Jul 2025127th Larchmont Race WeekSwamp FoxShieldsSkipper11th / 14
5 Jul 20252025 YRA Independence Day RegattaSwamp FoxShieldsSkipper6th / 8
21 Jun 20252025 SHIELDS WESTERN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPSwamp FoxShieldsSkipper9th / 9
19 Sep 2024Shields 60th National Championship RegattaSwamp FoxShieldsOther19th / 22
14 Sep 2024IHYC Classic Yacht RegattaSwamp FoxShieldsOther11th / 12
30 Aug 20242024 Shields Western DistrictsSwamp FoxShieldsSkipper5th / 8
3 Aug 202420th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Swamp FoxShieldsOther5th / 9
13 Jul 2024126th Larchmont Race WeekSwamp FoxPHRF handicapSkipper18th / 21
13 Jul 2024126th Larchmont Race WeekSwamp FoxShieldsOther8th / 13
25 May 20242024 Memorial DayJim LawlessShieldsSkipper8th / 8
14 Jul 2023125th Larchmont Race WeekSwamp FoxShieldsOther10th / 13
6 Aug 202218th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Swamp FoxShieldsOther6th / 7
16 Jul 2022124th Larchmont Race WeekSwamp FoxShieldsOther9th / 9
11 Sep 20212021 Classic Yacht RegattaSwamp FoxShieldsOther7th / 9
10 Jul 2021123rd Larchmont Race WeekSwamp FoxShieldsOther8th / 10
12 Jul 2020122nd Larchmont Race WeekEmeraldIdeal 18Other10th / 13
14 Sep 20192019 Classic Yacht RegattaSwamp FoxShieldsOther4th / 8
3 Aug 201915th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Swamp FoxShieldsOther4th / 5
12 Jul 2019121st Larchmont Race WeekSwamp FoxShieldsSkipper8th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: -44, #60,022. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.