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Sailor · 2016–2026

James Townsend

cpyc PHRF handicapJ/109J/70

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Events
26

109 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 5 of 26

Podium rate
58%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 57%–67%, 219 boats)

Best class ranking
#137

Crew in J/109 · rating 211

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
JC Zucconi

5 wins · 11 podiums in 14 events together · 36% win rate

Biggest lift
JC Zucconi

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jon-Claude Zucconi

Apr 2019 – May 2023 · 5 events

Nemesis
Trevor Roach

4–17 head to head in 21 races

Best day
5 Jun 2021

1-4-4-5 · 2021 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat

Signature result
1st of 12

2024 Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18 · PHRF handicap · 17 Aug 2026

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: JC Zucconi — 5 wins · 11 podiums in 14 events together · 36% win rate
  • JC Zucconi · Easy Red · PHRF handicap 14events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 36% win rate · 10 of 32 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Jon-Claude Zucconi · Easy Red, IHYC 257, Team Morgan, Team Zissou Racing · Flying Tiger 7.5, Ideal 18, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 32 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – May 2023
  • Trevor Roach · Incendiary, Touch of Grey · J/109, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – May 2024
  • Terri Drew · Incendiary · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
  • Karl Zucconi · Team Morgan, Team Zissou Racing · Flying Tiger 7.5 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 18 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
  • Rodrigo Meireles · Incendiary · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
  • Robert Mcelwain · Never Say Never · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2016 – Sep 2016
  • William Beery · Incendiary · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – Jun 2021
  • Mike McLaughlin · Incendiary · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – Jun 2021
  • Richard Shattuck · Incendiary · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

-4313932020172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Aug 20262024 Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18Easy RedPHRF handicapOther1st / 12
13 Oct 202469th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterEasy RedPHRF handicapOther3rd / 13
29 Sep 20242024 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaEasy RedPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
13 Jul 2024126th Larchmont Race WeekEasy RedPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceTouch of GreyORC handicapWatch Captain8th / 9
18 May 202413th Annual GeartesterEasy RedPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
15 May 20242024 Wednesday Night Twilight Series - PHRFEasy RedPHRF handicapOther4th / 12
11 May 202469th Annual Edlu Distance RaceEasy RedPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
4 May 20242024 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaEasy RedPHRF handicapOther3rd / 12
30 Sep 20232023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast ChampionshipEasy RedPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
5 Aug 202319th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Easy RedPHRF handicapOther6th / 8
14 Jul 2023125th Larchmont Race WeekEasy RedPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
20 May 202312th Annual GeartesterEasy RedPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
6 May 20232023 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaEasy RedPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
5 May 20232023 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta (Friday Coastal Race)Easy RedPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
24 Sep 20222022 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/105 New England ChampionshipEasy RedPHRF handicapCo-Skipper6th / 10
5 Jun 20212021 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatIncendiaryJ/109Headsail Trimmer2nd / 17
17 Oct 20202020 J 109 Fleet 10 Fall ClassicIncendiaryJ/109Tactician3rd / 8
1 Aug 202016th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)IHYC 257Ideal 18Other4th / 5
1 Jun 20192019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatIncendiaryJ/109Mast11th / 16
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekTeam MorganFlying Tiger 7.5Other6th / 10
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekTeam Zissou RacingFlying Tiger 7.5Other2nd / 10
1 Jun 20182018 Cedar Point One Design RegattaRivalAtlanticOther3rd / 7
3 Jun 20172017 Cedar Point One Design RegattaSon of a SonJ/70Floater15th / 18
24 Sep 20162016 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/88 North American ChampionshipNever Say NeverJ/70Headsail Trimmer7th / 16

Crew rating across all classes: 74, #31,242.Helm rating across all classes: 320, #8,675. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.