Sailor · 2012–2025

Jim Myers

whyc RS Aero VX One PHRF handicap

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Events: 67
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #33
Longest win streak: 3

Longest-running crew: Brent Bacon
Nemesis: Marc Jacobi
Rival: Eric Aker
Best day: 15 Apr 2023
Signature result: 2nd of 13

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Brent Bacon · Yard Goat · Handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2020 – Nov 2025
Lorelei Sells · Yard Goat · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2020 – Apr 2021
Michael Aloian · Yard Goat · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2020 – Apr 2021
Bob Maccini · Blue 2, Blue2 · VX One 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 21st · Apr 2019 – Mar 2025
Kurt Lovell · Yard Goat · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2020 – Apr 2021
Tim Desmond · Electric Blue, Satisfaction · Melges 20, VX One 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 14th · Mar 2015 – Apr 2019
Leon Williamson · Yard Goat · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2020 – Apr 2021
Mary T Preas · MOONLIGHT SAIL · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Marshall Steele · MOONLIGHT SAIL · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Justin Hood · Electric Blue · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 17th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 67

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Nov 2025	2025 Egmont Key Race	Yard Goat	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 5
3 Mar 2025	2025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta	Blue 2	VX One	Other	31st / 35
19 Apr 2024	2024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point	Blue2	VX One	Other	23rd / 25
6 Apr 2024	2024 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charley Morgan Memorial	Yard Goat	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 4
16 Mar 2024	2024 Hillsborough Bay Race	Yard Goat	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 10
3 Jun 2023	2023 New England Sunfish Regionals	Satisfaction	Sunfish	Other	15th / 24
26 May 2023	2023 Tampa Bay to Naples	Yard Goat	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 6
15 Apr 2023	Stonington Harbor Yacht Club 2023 Spring Series	78997	Sunfish	Skipper	3rd / 7
26 Mar 2023	SUNFISH INTERNATIONAL MASTERS 2023	78997	Sunfish	Skipper	41st / 50
10 Feb 2023	Sunfish Sarasota Sunshine Clinic & Florida Sunfish Regional Championship	78997	Sunfish	Skipper	18th / 50
30 Sep 2022	2022 Fontelieu One Design Regatta	Satisfaction	RS Aero	Skipper	18th / 21
19 May 2022	2022 RS Aero North American Championship	Satisfaction	RS Aero	Skipper	11th / 35
3 Feb 2022	2022 RS Aero Midwinter Championship	2639	RS Aero 9	Skipper	1st / 4
1 Feb 2022	2022 RS Aero Intensity Sail Distance Challenge	2639	RS Aero	Skipper	15th / 17
29 Jan 2022	2022 RS Aero Florida State Championship	2639	RS Aero 9	Skipper	2nd / 5
22 Jan 2022	2022 DIYC Commodore's Cup	Yard Goat	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
20 Nov 2021	2021 Egmont Key Race	Yard Goat	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 14
2 Oct 2021	2021 Fontelieu One Design Regatta	Satisfaction	RS Aero	Other	16th / 19
12 Jun 2021	Massapoag Yacht Club 13th Annual Small Boat Regatta	Satisfaction	RS Aero	Skipper	7th / 12
10 Apr 2021	2021 42nd Suncoast Raceweek	Yard Goat	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
13 Mar 2021	2021 Crown Cars Regatta	Yard Goat	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
19 Dec 2020	2020 Keelboat Regatta	Yard Goat	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 24
3 Oct 2020	2020 RS Aero Atlantic Coast Championship	Satisfaction	RS Aero	Other	7th / 20
19 Sep 2020	The 38th Annual Fall Kick Off Regatta	Yard Goat	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
12 Sep 2020	Massapoag Yacht Club MODIFIED 71st Annual Regatta	Satisfaction	RS Aero	Skipper	3rd / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	275	#11740 band 8373–16058	—
RS Aero Helm	267 provisional	#33 band 15–49	+0.2
VX One Helm	83 provisional	#123 band 87–147	−5.3
All classes Crew	-126 provisional	#58417 band 47129–63280	—
Sunfish Helm	77 provisional	#589 band 348–818	—
VX One Crew	-164 provisional	#139 band 119–153	−5.3

5 more classes, not yet ranked

VX Evo · Helm · 16 races, 2 events · rating 101
RS Aero 9 · Helm · 16 races, 2 events · rating 200
RSAero 9 · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 15
Melges 20 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -118
Aero 7 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 41

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	62 events	2 wins	beats 52%
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 35%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	45%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Marc Jacobi	123	6–117
Andrew Walford	93	63–30
Eric Aker	89	45–44
Timothy Pitts	85	27–57
Tim Desmond	79	42–36
Boris Mezhibovskiy	78	62–16
Don Winston	77	71–6
Brian Bennett	73	22–51
Madhavan Thirumalai	70	5–65
Melissa Solnick	66	62–4
Derek Stow	63	45–18
Paul Currie	63	23–39

Most-beaten opponent: Don Winston (71–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	18%
2024	3	0	25%
2023	5	0	38%
2022	6	1	51%
2021	5	0	21%
2020	7	0	61%
2019	9	0	64%
2018	7	0	59%
2017	3	0	45%
2016	1	1	100%
2015	6	0	47%
2014	6	0	58%
2013	5	1	55%
2012	2	0	61%

Boats

Satisfaction · Sunfish, RS Aero, RSAero 9, VX Evo, PHRF handicap, VX One · 27 events · 2014–2023
Yard Goat · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 11 events · 2020–2025
007 · VX One, PHRF handicap · 10 events · 2012–2014
2639 · RS Aero 9, RS Aero · 6 events · 2019–2022
78997 · Sunfish · 3 events · 2023
Blue2 · VX One · 2 events · 2019–2024
Blue 2 · VX One · 1 events · 2025
Electric Blue · Melges 20 · 1 events · 2019
1623 · RS Aero · 1 events · 2019
1987 · RS Aero · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Sarasota, FL · 8 events
Sharon, MA · 6 events
Tampa, FL · 6 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 5 events
Miami, FL, USA · 5 events
Jensen Beach, FL · 5 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 275 (±106), #11,740.Crew rating across all classes: -126 (±217), #58,417. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.