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Sailor · 2019–2026

James Tunkey

horseshoe ILCA 7 (Laser)ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Etchells

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Events
25

114 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 25

Podium rate
4%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
25%

of boats faced (range 23%–28%, 615 boats)

Best class ranking
#3792

Helm in ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · rating -39

Nemesis
Jean-Yves Fillion

2–60 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Scott Clark

25–25 in 50 races

Signature result
3rd of 15

2021 High Performance Regatta · Handicap · 9 Oct 2021

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Ron Thompson · Blue Duck · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2019 – Oct 2019
  • John Nusbaum · Blue Duck · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Whitney Clark · Blue Duck · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Katherine Barton · Blue Duck · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

-124-54162020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 ILCA US Masters ChampionshipJames TunkeyILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper31st / 31
1 Mar 2026FB2 Day 5 ILCA Fleet 10James TunkeyILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper16th / 18
19 Sep 2025American Yacht Club 2025 Fall One Design RegattaJames TunkeyILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 8
27 Jun 20252025 ILCA US ChampionshipsJames TunkeyILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper32nd / 36
17 May 20252025 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsJames TunkeyILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper33rd / 42
11 Oct 20242024 American Yacht Club Laser RegattaJames TunkeyILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper6th / 26
5 Oct 202443rd Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship199167ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper29th / 39
14 Sep 2024New England Masters Championship 2024199167ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper26th / 34
22 Aug 20242024 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsJames TunkeyILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper36th / 39
17 May 20242024 ILCA Masters Atlantic Coast Championship RegattaJames TunkeyILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper22nd / 24
26 Feb 20242024 ILCA Masters Midwinters EastJames TunkeyILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper23rd / 37
22 Feb 20242024 Laser MastersJames TunkeyILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper24th / 25
28 Oct 20232023 American YC's Halloween HowlJames TunkeyILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper12th / 16
2 Jun 2023Wickford Regatta 2023199167ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper8th / 14
24 Sep 2022New England Masters Championship 2022199167ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper28th / 38
17 Sep 2022AYC Fall Laser Regatta 2022James TunkeyILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 6
6 Aug 202218th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)199167ILCA 7 (Laser)Other4th / 9
16 Jul 2022124th Larchmont Race Week199167ILCA 7 (Laser)Other4th / 8
9 Jul 2022ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsJames TunkeyILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper76th / 104
9 Oct 20212021 High Performance Regatta199167HandicapOther3rd / 15
1 Aug 202016th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)173257ILCA 7 (Laser)Other12th / 14
12 Jul 2020122nd Larchmont Race Week173257ILCA 7 (Laser)Other10th / 12
19 Oct 20192019 Etchells Atlantic Coast ChampionshipBlue DuckEtchellsMid Mast9th / 11
20 Sep 20192019 Etchells U.S. National ChampionshipBlue DuckEtchellsOther21st / 27
3 Aug 201915th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Blue DuckEtchellsOther7th / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -5, #57,530.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 3, #44,413. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.