Sailor · 2024–2026

James Kelly

duke university College fleet racing

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 8%
Typically beats: 32%
Best class ranking: #6956

Most successful partnership: Jack Wigmore
Biggest lift: Ian Hoogenboom
Longest-running crew: Jack Wigmore
Nemesis: Dawson Kohl
Rival: Noah Jost
Best day: 26 Sep 2026
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jack Wigmore — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate

Jack Wigmore · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 155 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Ava Wietlisbach · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 111 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2024 – Feb 2026
Zohar Almani · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 107 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
Ian Hoogenboom · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 83 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2024 – Apr 2025
William Robertson · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 71 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2024 – Apr 2025
Zhaohui Harry Ding · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 46 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2024 – Apr 2025
Kay Lyon · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Evelyn Magee · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 26 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
Danny Kriegel · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 36 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
Brittany Engel · Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Sep 2026	David Van Cleef Memorial Trophy	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	B Crew (1-7)	1st / 8
12 Sep 2026	SAISA North Top 6 Invite	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	B Crew	6th / 6
18 Apr 2026	SAISA Coed Champs: Richard Tillman Trophy	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	B Crew (5-12)	16th / 18
14 Feb 2026	2026 SAISA Open	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	B Crew (3-8)	11th / 17
20 Sep 2025	SAISA Miami Trophy	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-3)	10th / 11
19 Apr 2025	SAISA Spring Open Championship - Tillman Trophy	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	A Crew (4-12)	17th / 18
22 Feb 2025	SAISA Top 18 Invite	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	A Crew	16th / 18
15 Feb 2025	SAISA North Spring Tournament	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	B Crew	7th / 15
9 Nov 2024	2024 Triangle Tango Intercollegiate Regatta	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-6)	6th / 9
19 Oct 2024	Seahawk Showdown	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	B Crew	6th / 14
5 Oct 2024	Tiger Town Trophy	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	A Crew	6th / 12
14 Sep 2024	SAISA North Top 6 Invite	Duke University (Blue Devils)	College fleet racing	B Crew	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-42 provisional	#51013 band 40454–58792	—
College fleet racing Crew	-42 provisional	#6956 band 5687–8021	−10.8

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	12 events	1 wins	beats 34%

Positions: B Crew (4) · A Crew (2) · B Crew (1-7) (1) · B Crew (5-12) (1) · B Crew (3-8) (1) · A Crew (1-3) (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dawson Kohl	92	10–82
Mitchell Hnatt	66	2–64
Kenneth Buck	66	16–50
Peter Foley	64	5–59
Owen Bannasch	64	2–62
Carlos Beckmann	52	17–35
Benjamin Usher	52	2–50
Noah Scholtz	52	19–33
Jonnie Ciffolillo	51	3–48
Noah Zittrer	48	1–47
Noah Jost	47	22–25
Nilah Miller	47	7–40

Most-beaten opponent: Tyler Williams (31–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	1	37%
2025	4	0	21%
2024	4	0	43%

Boats

Duke University (Blue Devils) · College fleet racing · 12 events · 2024–2026

Where they race

UNC Wilmington · 3 events
U. Miami · 2 events
Rollins · 1 events
U South Carolina · 1 events
North Carolina State · 1 events
Jacksonville · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -42, #51,013. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.