Sailor · 2019–2026

James May

lloyd harbor yc PHRF handicap J/109 ORC handicap

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Events: 16
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 6%
Typically beats: 20%
Best class ranking: #482

Most successful partnership: Alex De Witt
Best trio: Daniel Corcoran & Alex De Witt
Biggest lift: Alex De Witt
Longest-running crew: Daniel Corcoran
Nemesis: Dan Nash
Best day: 5 Aug 2023
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alex De Witt — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Daniel Corcoran · High Note, Strider · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2024
Alex De Witt · Strider · J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Jun 2024
Lisa Manche · Strider · J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Jun 2024
Dale Harman · High Note · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2019 – May 2022
Gary Nackman · High Note · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2019 – May 2022
Michael Donahue · High Note · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2019 – May 2022
Derrick Ossi · High Note · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2021 – May 2022
Gail Hamilton · Strider · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2019 – Oct 2022
Spencer Holmsborg · High Note, Strider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Daniel Galyon · American Girl · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
31 Jul 2026	2026 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTA	Flying Circus	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 8
1 Jun 2024	2024 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Strider	J/109	Mast	7th / 7
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	American Girl	PHRF handicap	Bow	9th / 11
5 Aug 2023	19th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)	Strider	PHRF handicap	Mast	1st / 9
18 Jul 2023	2023 Breakwater Irregulars - Summer Series	Flying Circus	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Strider	J/109	Other	13th / 13
9 May 2023	2023 Breakwater Irregulars - Spring Series	Flying Circus	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 7
6 May 2023	2023 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta	Flying Circus	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
5 May 2023	2023 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta (Friday Coastal Race)	Flying Circus	PHRF handicap	Skipper	13th / 13
12 Oct 2022	2022 J109 North American Championship	Strider	J/109	Other	14th / 16
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	American Girl	PHRF handicap	Floater	7th / 9
27 May 2022	2022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	High Note	ORC handicap	Floater	10th / 13
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Strider	PHRF handicap	Mast	7th / 9
4 Jun 2021	2021 Annapolis - Newport Race	High Note	ORC handicap	Bow	6th / 10
7 Jul 2019	2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	High Note	ORC handicap	Floater	8th / 9
1 Jun 2019	2019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Strider	J/109	Mast	15th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-73 provisional	#54271 band 41661–61555	—
J/109 Crew	-178 provisional	#482 band 430–524	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 6 races, 5 events · rating -102

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 13%
As crew	11 events	1 wins	beats 25%

Positions: Mast (4) · Floater (3) · Bow (2)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	26%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Kneller	29	9–20
Jr. John Greifzu	28	6–22
Trevor Roach	24	5–19
Dan Nash	23	3–20
Ken ODonnell	21	11–10
David Rosow	17	4–13
Bengt Johansson	17	1–16
Jack Forehand	17	6–11
Jonathan Rechtschaffer	17	1–16
Tom Sutton	17	3–14
Julia O-Dowd	15	5–10
John Wurch	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: Ken ODonnell (11–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	7	1	26%
2022	3	0	21%
2021	2	0	35%
2019	2	0	10%

Boats

Strider · J/109, PHRF handicap · 6 events · 2019–2024
Flying Circus · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2023–2026
High Note · ORC handicap · 3 events · 2019–2022
American Girl · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2022–2023

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 6 events
Rye, NY, USA · 2 events
Westport, CT, USA · 2 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Put-In-Bay, OH, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -73, #54,271.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -102. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.