Skip to content

Sailor · 2009–2026

James Golden

annapolis yacht club J/70ILCA 7 (Laser)420

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
121

651 races · 62 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 11 of 121

Podium rate
22%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 49%–52%, 3,339 boats)

Best class ranking
#126

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 464

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Luke Koerschner

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Keenan Hillsinger

+36 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ian Mathiesen

Jul 2016 – Aug 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Brian Keane

26–112 head to head in 138 races

Rival
Alex Meleney

51–51 in 102 races

Best day
5 Feb 2022

1-2-2-1-1-2-1-1 · 2021-2022 Frostbite Series: Part 2

Signature result
1st of 38

2023 Finn North American Championship · Finn · 2 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Luke Koerschner — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Bert Collins · Derecho · J/70 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 48 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2013 – May 2022
  • Ian Mathiesen · 4143, Derecho, GameCock Jr., Jennifer · 420, J/70, Melges 24 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 57 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2016 – Aug 2026
  • Keenan Hilsinger · Derecho · J/70 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 53 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Dec 2025
  • Caleb Yoslov · Derecho, Fake Taxi, FakeTaxi, Looper · 505, J/70, Melges 24 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 70 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Mitch Powell · Derecho, Marge · Etchells, J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 50 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 7th · Feb 2019 – May 2026
  • Jeffrey Todd · Derecho · J/70 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2023
  • Luke Koerschner · Annapolis Yacht Club Jr. Team, Annapolis Yacht Club Youth Team, Derecho, San Francisco YC/Annapolis YC · J/70 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 46 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Nov 2019
  • Brooks Daley · Derecho · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2024 – Dec 2025
  • Keenan Hillsinger · Derecho · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2024 – May 2025
  • Austin Powers · Derecho, Varuna · J/70, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – Dec 2025

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

Rating history

-129458820122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 121

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 2026Cascais 2026 J70 World ChampionshipPAINT IT BLACKJ/70Crew52nd / 100
14 Aug 20262026 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipLooperMelges 24Tactician18th / 47
10 Jul 20262026 J/70 US National ChampionshipOdd RacingJ/70Bow1st / 37
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipGΛLΛTEΛEtchellsHelm52nd / 76
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDerechoJ/70Skipper17th / 33
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlGΛLΛTEΛEtchellsHelm26th / 63
17 Apr 20262026 ILCA NA PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPJames GoldenILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 8
3 Apr 2026HelgesonLataHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
21 Jan 20262026 Bacardi Winter Series 1 + (Melges 24 NA Championship)RELENTLESSJ/70Crew9th / 27
15 Jan 20262026 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceMeridian XlORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 10
3 Dec 20252025 J/70 North American ChampionshipDerechoJ/70Autopilot13th / 42
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Brawl & J/105 InvitationalDerechoJ/70Skipper13th / 13
10 Oct 20252025 Finn North American ChampionshipAK-47FinnSkipper1st / 25
27 Sep 20252025 AYC Fall SeriesDerechoJ/70Skipper2nd / 5
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaDerechoJ/70Skipper7th / 11
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekVarunaPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 10
15 May 20252025 J/70 US National ChampionshipDerechoJ/70Skipper3rd / 34
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDerechoJ/70Helm4th / 24
26 Apr 20252025 AYC Spring One Design RegattaDerechoJ/70Helm2nd / 9
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaGameCock Jr.Melges 24Tactician10th / 21
12 Dec 20242024 FINN CLASS NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP606FinnSkipper4th / 31
8 Nov 20242024 J/70 US National ChampionshipDerechoJ/70Tactician8th / 18
2 Nov 20242024 Fall BrawlDerechoJ/70Other6th / 14
6 Sep 2024J/70 Corinthian US National ChampionshipDerechoJ/70Strategist3rd / 24
27 Jul 20242024 AYC Annual RegattaDerechoJ/70Other7th / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 485, #2,637.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 584, #760. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.