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Sailor · 2013–2025

James Knowlton

amherst college College fleet racing420Optimist

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Events
22

217 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 22

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 57%–63%, 596 boats)

Best class ranking
#2638

Helm in 420 · rating 63

Biggest lift
Jack Rayden

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nora Dockter

Sep 2022 – Oct 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Oliver Stokke

4–29 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Hattie Slayton

27–39 in 67 races

Best day
10 Jul 2017

2-5-13-9-16-13-9-3-1-33 · USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC SAILING FESTIVAL - NORTHEAST NEW ENGLAND

Signature result
4th of 41

2018 Youth Regatta · 420 · 31 Jul 2018

Partnerships · 29 sailors

  • Nora Dockter · Amherst College (Mammoths 1), Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 71 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Oct 2024
  • Adrian Whitney · Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 59 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Christie Nguyen · Amherst College (Mammoths 1), Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together(−52 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Jack Rayden · 1905, 1907 · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2018
  • Nat Edmonds · Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Rufus Fender-Reid · Amherst College (Mammoths 1), Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Jack Dunham · Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 32 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Lucy Li · Amherst College (Mammoths 1), Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Yunwen Xu · Amherst College (Mammoths 1), Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Colin Sueyoshi · Amherst College (Mammoths) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

-2844116201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Apr 2025Mike Horn Team RaceAmherst College (Mammoths)College team racingSkipper4th / 4
29 Mar 2025InviteAmherst College (Mammoths)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 12
5 Oct 2024Stuart Walker TrophyAmherst College (Mammoths 1)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-3)10th / 11
30 Sep 2023McGill CupAmherst College (Mammoths)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)7th / 7
9 Sep 2023Harman CupAmherst College (Mammoths)College keelboatA Skipper5th / 8
29 Apr 2023Little 3Amherst College (Mammoths)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 7
22 Apr 2023Polar Bear InviteAmherst College (Mammoths)College fleet racingA Skipper (9)6th / 10
1 Apr 2023Connecticut Valley Dinghy Championship TrophyAmherst College (Mammoths)College fleet racingB Skipper (12)12th / 16
24 Sep 2022Tech Dinghy Invitational RegattaAmherst College (James Knowlton '25)College singlehandedSkipper9th / 18
10 Sep 2022Mt. Hope Bay InviteAmherst College (Mammoths)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 13
31 Jul 20182018 Youth Regatta1905420Skipper4th / 41
9 Aug 20172017 Youth Regatta1907420Skipper13th / 36
25 Jul 20172017 Marblehead Junior Race Week1905420Skipper9th / 69
10 Jul 2017USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC SAILING FESTIVAL - NORTHEAST NEW ENGLAND1907420Skipper7th / 35
9 Jun 2017163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexOld SchoolIRC handicapOther4th / 12
4 Aug 20162016 DEJSA Maine State 420 Championships331420Skipper8th / 21
12 Jul 2016USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Maine and Northeast New EnglandBH331420Skipper12th / 28
20 Jul 20152015 Marblehead Junior Race Week6215OptimistSkipper43rd / 70
15 Jul 2015USA JUNIOR OLYMPICS SAILING FESTIVAL - New EnglandBH32420Skipper13th / 48
21 Jul 20142014 Marblehead Junior Race Week6215OptimistSkipper30th / 80
15 Jul 2014Northeast Junior Olympic Sailing Festival6215OptimistSkipper21st / 41
1 Aug 20132013 MAINE STATE OPTIMIST CHAMPIONSHIPoptimistOptimistSkipper21st / 31

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 116, #30,789.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 100. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.