Sailor · 2017–2026

James Lerner

bow lake yacht club strafford nh Lightning PHRF handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 8%
Typically beats: 25%
Best class ranking: #548

Biggest lift: Greg Shapiro
Longest-running crew: Bob Shapiro
Nemesis: Ched Proctor
Rival: Ian Edwards
Signature result: 21st of 49

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Bob Shapiro · Miss Demeanor, SHAPIRO ROBERT, Three Bean Salad, Three Bean Salad (Masters) · Lightning 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 65 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 6th · Nov 2017 – Jun 2026
Greg Shapiro · Miss Demeanor, SHAPIRO ROBERT · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 18th · Nov 2017 – Jun 2019
Kim Rosell · Three Bean Salad · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Joshua Weiss · Denali · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Phil Sachs · Denali · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Zach Weiss · Denali · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Rob Donle · Three Bean Salad · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 17th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Edward Wolfe · Three Bean Salad · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 31st · Mar 2023 – Mar 2023
Bob Jacobson · Denali · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Joe Ray · Three Bean Salad · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 21st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Spinnaker trimmer	6th / 13
16 Mar 2026	2026 Winter Lightning Championship	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Spinnaker trimmer	32nd / 34
18 Jun 2025	Lightning World Championship	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Spinnaker trimmer	35th / 40
12 Jun 2025	Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World Championship	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Spinnaker trimmer	25th / 33
18 Mar 2025	2025 Winter Lightning Championship	Three Bean Salad (Masters)	Lightning	Spinnaker trimmer	30th / 36
20 Jun 2024	2024 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island Race	Denali	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	2nd / 2
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Spinnaker trimmer	17th / 23
19 Mar 2023	2023 Winter Lightning Championship	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Mid Bow	31st / 40
4 Aug 2022	2022 Lightning WJM’s - North American Championship	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Spinnaker trimmer	21st / 24
15 May 2022	2022 Lightning Masters World Championships	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Mid Bow	30th / 42
11 Jun 2019	Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European Championships	SHAPIRO ROBERT	Lightning	Crew	21st / 49
18 Nov 2017	2017 International Lightning Masters Championship	Miss Demeanor	Lightning	Other	18th / 23
18 Nov 2017	2017 Lightning South American Championship	Miss Demeanor	Lightning	Other	38th / 42

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-74 provisional	#53550 band 38868–61338	—
Lightning Crew	-106 provisional	#548 band 442–611	−4.8

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	13 events	0 wins	beats 23%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (7) · Mid Bow (2) · Nav/Tac (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	66%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	23%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Thomas Allen	59	10–49
Ched Proctor	48	2–46
David Starck	41	2–38
Augie Diaz	40	2–38
Ian Edwards	38	22–15
Gustavo Tamayo	37	6–31
Joshua Goldman	35	6–29
Joe Starck	31	2–28
Felipe Robles	29	0–29
Larry MacDonald	29	3–26
William T Jones Jr	27	8–19
Jody Starck	26	2–24

Most-beaten opponent: Nolan ONeal (12–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	32%
2025	3	18%
2024	2	14%
2023	1	23%
2022	2	21%
2019	1	58%
2017	2	16%

Boats

Three Bean Salad · Lightning · 8 events · 2022–2026
Miss Demeanor · Lightning · 2 events · 2017
Three Bean Salad (Masters) · Lightning · 1 events · 2025
Denali · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
SHAPIRO ROBERT · Lightning · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 4 events
Salinas, Ecuador · 2 events
Wrightsville Beach, NC, USA · 1 events
Westport, CT, USA · 1 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Voula, ATTICA, Greece · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -74, #53,550. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.