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Sailor · 2022–2026

Jim Bridgwater

austin yacht club J/22HandicapLaser

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Events
11

29 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 1 of 11

Podium rate
82%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (90%: 55%–74%, 60 boats)

Best class ranking
#153

Helm in J/22 · rating 190

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gerry Kwiecinski

1 wins · 9 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Longest-running crew
Gerry Kwiecinski

Nov 2022 – Sep 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
John Halter

4–9 head to head in 13 races

Best day
6 May 2023

1-1 · 2023 Summer Series · about 1 in 5 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 8

2023 Fall Regatta · Handicap · 30 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gerry Kwiecinski — 1 wins · 9 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate
  • Gerry Kwiecinski · Silicon Ship · Handicap, J/22, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 11% win rate · 8 of 21 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Sep 2026
  • Alison Kwiecinska · Silicon Ship · J/22, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Mar 2024
  • Alison Kwiecinski · Silicon Ship · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2022 – Nov 2022
  • James Alison Kwiecinska · Silicon Ship · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Slava Fedorov · Silicon Ship · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2023 – May 2023

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

Rating history

01172332023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 11

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Sep 20262026 Fall SeriesSilicon ShipJ/22Skipper1st / 4
5 Oct 20242024 Centerboard RegattaJim BridgwaterLaserSkipper6th / 15
3 Mar 20242024 Opening Day RegattaSilicon ShipPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
30 Sep 20232023 Fall RegattaSilicon ShipHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
9 Jul 20232023 Dog Days SeriesSilicon ShipJ/22Skipper3rd / 4
6 May 20232023 Summer SeriesSilicon ShipJ/22Skipper3rd / 5
22 Apr 20232023 Turnback Canyon RegattaSilicon ShipHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
10 Mar 20232023 Spring SeriesSilicon ShipJ/22Skipper2nd / 4
14 Jan 20232023 Frostbite SeriesSilicon ShipJ/22Skipper2nd / 3
18 Nov 20222022 Wild Turkey RegattaSilicon ShipHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
21 May 2022J/22 Southwest District 5 Circuit Regatta - Austin, TXSilicon ShipJ/22Skipper5th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 233 (±163), #15,305. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.