Riley James sails out of HYC in the Western Cape. Since January 2025, 40 races across 4 regattas have been recorded for Riley. Riley competes mainly in the ILCA 4.7 fleet, alongside races in Sonnet. Riley's best results include winning the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet, as well as the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet. Riley continues to compete regularly across provincial and national sailing events.