Sailor · 2016–2026

James Severance

byc Handicap ORC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 3
Win rate: 1
Podium rate: 1
Typically beats: 50%

Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Pike Severance · Avel Vaez, Redwood / Oakcliff · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Mar 2026
Craig Rowe · Avel Vaez, Redwood / Oakcliff · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Mar 2026
Stewart Gurnell · Redwood / Oakcliff · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Drew Mastovsky · Redwood / Oakcliff · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Oakcliff Severance · Redwood / Oakcliff · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Dan Berry · Redwood / Oakcliff · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Wes McMichael · Avel Vaez · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Pavlina Melicharovà · Avel Vaez · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Will Tollefson · Redwood / Oakcliff · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Alex Larsen · Avel Vaez · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Mar 2026	2026 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta	Avel Vaez	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
6 Jul 2025	2025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Redwood / Oakcliff	ORC handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
3 Aug 2016	AUGUST Wednesday Twilight (PHRF)	Crazy Horse	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -88
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 35

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%

How they race

Closer	+20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	17%
2025	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	50%

Boats

Avel Vaez · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Redwood / Oakcliff · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2025
Crazy Horse · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Marion, MA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: -88.Crew rating across all classes: 35. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.