Sailor · 2007–2022

James D. Bishop

conanicut J/44 IRC handicap IOD

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Events: 89
Win rate: 24%
Podium rate: 52%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #2
Longest win streak: 10

Most successful partnership: Elliott Wislar
Best trio: Mark Gosine & John Carter
Biggest lift: Elliott Wislar
Longest-running crew: Dan Holt
Nemesis: Jeffrey Willis
Rival: William Ketcham
Best day: 11 Sep 2010
Signature result: 5th of 70

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Elliott Wislar — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Tom Manco · Gold Digger, Gold Digger, II, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44 18events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 102 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2016
Tim Ebert · Gold Digger, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44 18events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 114 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2017
Kathy Tracy · Gold Digger, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44 18events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 105 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Jun 2017
Tom Tracy · Gold Digger, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44 16events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 103 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Jun 2017
Lisa Mathey · Gold Digger, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44 16events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 105 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Jun 2017
Dan Holt · Defiance, Gold Digger, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44, ORC handicap 16events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 107 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Jul 2019
Jeff Feehan · Gold Digger, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 74 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2017
Douglas Weiner · Gold Digger, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 73 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2011 – Sep 2017
John Osmond · Gold Digger, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/44 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 56 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2011 – Jun 2015
Tom Greig · Gold Digger · IRC handicap, J/44 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 36 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 89

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Oct 2022	Ceilidh Cup / SSS Match Racing 2022	Glasgow	Match racing	Crew	8th / 9
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Chaos	PHRF handicap	Stunt Owner	1st / 11
15 Jul 2019	175th NYYC Anniversary Regatta	Defiance	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 7
7 Jul 2019	2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Chaos	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 9
4 Aug 2018	14th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)	Nefarius	IOD	Other	1st / 4
14 Jul 2018	120th Larchmont Race Week	Nefarius	IOD	Other	1st / 5
7 Oct 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Gold Digger	J/44	Skipper	1st / 5
23 Sep 2017	2017 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta & Leukemia Cup	Gold Digger	J/44	Other	2nd / 7
12 Jul 2017	2017 Swan 42 U.S. Nationals / IRC East Coast Championship	Gold Digger	IRC handicap	Other	2nd / 7
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Gold Digger	J/44	Tactician	6th / 7
9 Jun 2017	163rd NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Gold Digger	J/44	Skipper	1st / 4
9 Jun 2017	163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Gold Digger	J/44	Tactician	3rd / 6
25 Apr 2017	World Cup Series \| Hyères 2017	MARTIN / BISHOP	470	Crew	34th / 35
8 Oct 2016	2016 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Gold Digger	J/44	Skipper	6th / 6
24 Sep 2016	2016 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/88 North American Championship	Gold Digger	J/44	Skipper	6th / 8
6 Aug 2016	2016 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design Championships	Nefarious	IOD	Other	1st / 2
16 Jul 2016	118th Larchmont Race Week	Nefarius	IOD	Other	1st / 3
13 Jul 2016	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap	Gold Digger	J/44	Other	2nd / 5
13 Jul 2016	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap	Gold Digger	IRC handicap	Other	7th / 11
12 Jun 2016	2016 Onion Patch Series	Gold Digger	Handicap	Other	12th / 14
11 Jun 2016	162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Gold Digger	IRC handicap	Other	7th / 10
23 Apr 2016	2016 American Yacht Club Spring Series	Gold Digger	J/44	Other	5th / 6
26 Sep 2015	2015 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	Gold Digger	J/44	Skipper	3rd / 8
6 Sep 2015	2015 Around the Island Race	White Gold	PHRF handicap	Skipper	55th / 93
12 Aug 2015	2015 Chester Race Week	Chaos	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	306	#9518 band 7373–12216	—
J/44 Helm	288	#4 band 4–7	+7.7
IOD Helm	453 provisional	#2 band 1–4	+10.8
All classes Crew	-28 provisional	#47614 band 35364–56597	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

470 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -137
Match racing · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -19

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	83 events	20 wins	beats 64%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 35%

Positions: Tactician (2) · Stunt Owner (1) · Main Trimmer (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
William Ketcham	212	90–122
Don Rave	194	105–89
Leonard Sitar	177	104–73
Jeffrey Willis	161	63–98
Norman Schulman	109	98–10
Jack Neades	97	77–19
Philip Gutin	71	51–20
Jennifer Miller	67	65–2
Duncan Hennes	51	31–20
Patricia Young	45	28–17
Marion Maneker	43	38–5
HL DeVore	40	28–12

Most-beaten opponent: Norman Schulman (98–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	1	0	13%
2021	1	1	100%
2019	2	0	40%
2018	2	2	100%
2017	7	2	64%
2016	9	2	46%
2015	8	0	40%
2014	7	0	43%
2013	9	3	78%
2012	14	5	70%
2011	12	2	56%
2010	7	3	74%
2009	6	1	80%
2008	3	0	61%
2007	1	0	80%

Boats

Gold Digger · J/44, IRC handicap, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 48 events · 2007–2017
White Gold · PHRF handicap, IRC handicap · 21 events · 2009–2015
Nefarius · IOD · 11 events · 2010–2018
Chaos · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2015–2021
Glasgow · Match racing · 1 events · 2022
Defiance · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2019
MARTIN / BISHOP · 470 · 1 events · 2017
Nefarious · IOD · 1 events · 2016
Gold Digger, II · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2009
Gold Digger (11) · J/44 · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Rye, NY, USA · 20 events
Newport, RI, USA · 17 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 9 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 8 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 6 events
Jamestown, RI · 6 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 306, #9,518.Crew rating across all classes: -28, #47,614. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.