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Sailor · 2011–2026

James Whited

smsa hyc HandicapPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
55

129 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 10 of 55

Podium rate
40%

22 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 50%–56%, 878 boats)

Best class ranking
#29

Helm in Buccaneer · rating -59

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Eric Andreas

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Robert Herbig & Mandy Keegan

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Eric Andreas

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Miller

Jun 2015 – Jun 2023 · 10 events

Nemesis
Richard Scarborough

3–28 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Leroi Lissenden

17–18 in 35 races

Best day
14 Jul 2023

1-2 · 2023 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge

Signature result
1st of 9

2025 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup · Handicap · 1 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Eric Andreas — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Robert Miller · Bad Cat · Handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 30% win rate · 3 of 22 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
  • Robert Herbig · Bad Cat · Handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 21 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
  • Michael Major · Bad Cat · Handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2022
  • Brian Ohara · Bad Cat · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2019
  • Eric Andreas · Bad Cat · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2022
  • Mandy Keegan · Bad Cat · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Jennifer Miller · Bad Cat · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
  • Megan Roberts · Bad Cat · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Andrew Batchelor · Bad Cat · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
  • Barbara whited · Bad Cat · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026

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

Rating history

-1401015920122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 20262026 Stingray Light RaceBad CatHandicapSkipper1st / 5
4 Sep 202632nd Annual Stingray Point RegattaBad CatHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
31 Jul 20262026 MADR UPPER BAY SERIES - PHRF Plus ratingsBad CatHandicapSkipper42nd / 103
31 Jul 20262026 St. Mary's Governor’s CupBad CatHandicapSkipper1st / 8
31 Jul 2026GOV CUP - NA PHRF Plus - Special TrophiesBad CatHandicapSkipper8th / 65
18 Jul 2026The Patuxent Pursuit 2026Bad CatPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 11
17 Jul 2026The Patuxent Pursuit 2026Bad CatHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
27 Jun 20262026 Middle Distance SeriesBadCatHandicapSkipper4th / 9
16 May 20262026 Frost-Goode RaceBadCatHandicapSkipper3rd / 14
30 Aug 202531st Annual Stingray Point RegattaBad CatPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
29 Aug 20252025 MADR - Southern Bay SeriesBad CatHandicapSkipper12th / 42
29 Aug 202531st Annual Stingray Light RaceBad CatPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
29 Aug 2025FBYC - SHADOW SCORE - FRIDAYBad CatHandicapSkipper8th / 36
1 Aug 20252025 MADR - Northern Bay SeriesBad CatHandicapSkipper86th / 213
1 Aug 20252025 St. Mary's Governor’s CupBad CatHandicapSkipper1st / 9
17 May 20252025 MADR - UPPER BAY - NAR SERIESBad CatHandicapSkipper88th / 107
30 Aug 202430th Annual Stingray Light RaceBad CatPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
30 Aug 202430th Annual Stingray Point RegattaBad CatPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
2 Aug 20242024 St. Mary's Governor’s CupBad CatHandicapSkipper1st / 3
19 Jul 20242024 Screwpile Lighthouse ChallengeBad CatHandicapOther7th / 7
4 Aug 20232023 St. Mary's Governor’s CupBad CatHandicapSkipper1st / 5
14 Jul 20232023 Screwpile Lighthouse ChallengeBad CatHandicapOther1st / 9
2 Jun 20232023 Southern Bay Race WeekBad CatPHRF handicapOther6th / 6
26 May 202373nd Down the Bay Race for the Virginia Cruising CupBad CatORC handicapCaptain1st / 3
15 Apr 2023Spring InvitationalBad CatHandicapSkipper2nd / 4

Helm rating across all classes: 159, #24,257.Crew rating across all classes: -80. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.