Sailor · 2003–2026

James Patton

T-10 Etchells

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 17%
Best class ranking: #327

Nemesis: John Schellenbach
Signature result: 8th of 15

Partnerships · 21 sailors

David Finlay · Jing Bang · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2016
Jeff Shoemaker · El Toro · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Mike Stephenson · El Toro · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
KC Black · El Toro · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Sharon Gilbert · El Toro · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Lars Olsen · Jing Bang · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Jovan Brankov · El Toro · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Lise Valentine · El Toro · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Blane Boynton · Jing Bang · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Demian Krentz · El Toro · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	El Toro	T-10	Floater	8th / 15
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Jing Bang	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	21st / 21
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Jing Bang	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	22nd / 28
5 Feb 2003	2003 Etchells Midwinters	USA 1095	Etchells	Skipper	47th / 65
1 Feb 2003	2003 Etchells Florida State Championship	USA 1095	Etchells	Skipper	59th / 59

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
T-10 Crew	-194 provisional	#327 band 283–368	—
Full-size sailing Crew	-188 provisional	#62932 band 55190–65392	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating -92
Full-size sailing · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating -92

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 14%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 24%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2) · Floater (1)

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	17%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steven Fink	20	10–10
John Schellenbach	20	2–18
Piotr Madrzyk	20	11–9
Michael Platzke	12	5–7
Jeff Wittenberg	12	1–11
Don Wilson	12	0–12
Tim Rathbun	12	0–12
David Barch	12	6–6
Ron Kallen	12	1–11
Mark Croll	12	1–11
Martin Plonus	12	0–12
Ray Douglas	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: Piotr Madrzyk (11–9).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	50%
2016	1	0%
2014	1	22%
2003	2	14%

Boats

Jing Bang · T-10 · 2 events · 2014–2016
USA 1095 · Etchells · 2 events · 2003
El Toro · T-10 · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -188, #62,932.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -92. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.