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Sailor · 2011–2026

Jim Barber

california yc PHRF handicapHandicapJ/109

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Events
43

125 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 43

Podium rate
26%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 43%–52%, 365 boats)

Best class ranking
#70

Helm in J/109 · rating 35

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Adriane Alicia

1 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
George Norwood & Adriane Alicia

1 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Scott Barber

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
George Norwood

Feb 2018 – May 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Bob Little

2–14 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Jack Mayer

49–41 in 91 races

Best day
17 Feb 2024

3-2-1-2 · SCYA MidWinters

Signature result
2nd of 13

2025 CYC SUNSET - SHADOW SCORING - PHRF Plus - based on 8 knots · Handicap · 16 Apr 2025

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Most successful partnership: Adriane Alicia — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Scott Barber · Feleena, FELEENA, Psyche · Cal 40, Handicap, J/109, ORC handicap 20events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 101 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – May 2026
  • George Norwood · Flagship, Flagship Legacy · PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2018 – May 2026
  • Adriane Alicia · Flagship, Flagship Legacy · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – May 2026
  • Carey Meushaw · R.F.S. Patriot · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2018
  • Rick Kunkle · R.F.S. Patriot · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2018
  • Sally Lippert · Flagship, Flagship Legacy · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2022 – May 2026
  • Loren Thompson · R.F.S. Patriot · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2018
  • Neal Farley · Flagship · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Mar 2019
  • Jason Owens · Chim Chim · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
  • Jack Farley · Flagship · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Mar 2019

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

Rating history

-7611330120122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
30 May 2026Cal Race WeekFeleenaHandicapSkipper7th / 11
9 May 2026Spinnaker Series Race #2 - TransHarbor Race*FeleenaHandicapSkipper7th / 22
1 May 20262026 LIII Regata del Sol al Sol SPYCFlagship LegacyPHRF handicapNav/Tac6th / 7
15 Apr 20262026 CYC SUNSET - CONSTRUCTED COURSE - NA PHRF Plus ratingsFeleenaHandicapSkipper4th / 10
15 Apr 20262026 CYC SUNSET SERIES - NA PHRF Plus ratings - RECENT VALID EZ requiredFeleenaHandicapSkipper4th / 5
28 Feb 2026SCYA MidWintersFeleenaJ/109Skipper4th / 5
3 Jan 20262026 DRYC - BERGER STEIN - THREE COURSES - PHRF Plus - SHADOW SCORINGFeleenaHandicapSkipper5th / 11
10 Sep 2025King of the HillFeleenaHandicapSkipper15th / 21
24 Aug 2025Outlook Trophy RaceFELEENAPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11
28 Jun 2025Stein/Perkoff Series Race #1FELEENAPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
8 Jun 2025Spinnaker Series Race #3 - Eagle Rock to MDRFeleenaHandicapSkipper6th / 20
31 May 2025Cal Race WeekFeleenaJ/109Skipper4th / 4
16 Apr 20252025 CYC SUNSET - SHADOW SCORING - PHRF Plus - based on 8 knotsFeleenaHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
16 Apr 2025Sunset SeriesFeleenaHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
12 Apr 2025Spinnaker Series Race #2 - TransHarbor Race*FeleenaHandicapSkipper11th / 24
11 Sep 2024King of the HillFeleenaHandicapSkipper19th / 21
13 Jul 20242024 Lake Ontario 300 ChallengeEllementaryPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
1 Jun 2024Cal Race WeekFeleenaJ/109Skipper3rd / 6
26 Apr 20242024 LII Regata del Sol al Sol SPYCFlagshipPHRF handicapNav/Tac3rd / 5
17 Apr 2024Sunset SeriesFeleenaHandicapSkipper3rd / 17
17 Feb 2024SCYA MidWintersFeleenaJ/109Skipper2nd / 5
7 Jan 2023MDR to Malibu and ReturnFeleenaHandicapSkipper5th / 7
29 Jul 2022Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race - ORR ShadowFeleenaORC handicapSkipper12th / 20
22 Apr 2022LI Regata del Sol al SolFlagshipPHRF handicapNavigator3rd / 4
23 Apr 20212021 North Gulf ChallengeFlagshipPHRF handicapWatch Captain2nd / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 261, #13,226.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -63, #53,077. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.