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Sailor · 2014–2025

William Michels

dartmouth college College fleet racing420College team racing

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Events
76

1,228 races · 236 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 3 of 76

Podium rate
38%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 75%–78%, 1,792 boats)

Best class ranking
#77

Helm in 420 · rating 553

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
James Paul

2 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 15% win rate

Best trio
Drew Clutterbuck & James Paul

2 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Spencer Kriegstein

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Reese Bragg

Sep 2021 – May 2025 · 36 events

Nemesis
Justin Callahan

76–148 head to head in 224 races

Rival
Lachlain McGranahan

166–197 in 363 races

Best day
17 Sep 2022

10-2-7-2-2-3-1-1-3-2-13-2-6-2-5-18-13-5-3-16-2-3-6-3-5-1-5-1-8-9 · The Hatch Brown Trophy

Signature result
2nd of 73

ILYA Optimist Dinghy Championship Regatta · Optimist · 26 Jul 2015

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: James Paul — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 15% win rate
  • Reese Bragg · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 36events 2 wins together · 16 podiums · 6% win rate · 190 of 758 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2025
  • Robert Bragg · Dartmouth College (Big Green 1), Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 1 wins together · 11 podiums · 4% win rate · 131 of 507 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Oct 2023
  • Drew Clutterbuck · Dartmouth College (Big Green 1), Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 11% win rate · 117 of 389 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Yumi Yoshiyasu · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 6% win rate · 92 of 353 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Ryan Satterberg · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 70 of 313 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – May 2025
  • Maddie Hawkins · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 79 of 264 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Sep 2023
  • James Paul · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 15% win rate · 87 of 250 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Phoebe Lee · Dartmouth College (Big Green 1), Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 54 of 256 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Eloise Burn · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 57 of 190 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – May 2022
  • Aisling Sullivan · Dartmouth College (Big Green 1), Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 56 of 216 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – May 2023

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

Rating history

0374747201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 76

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 May 2025Open Fleet Race National ChampionshipsDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
27 May 2025Open Western Semi FinalsDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 18
24 Apr 2025ICSA Open Team Race National ChampionshipDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper7th / 16
12 Apr 2025Thompson Trophy CamelDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper2nd / 7
5 Apr 2025Fowle TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper5th / 12
29 Mar 20252025 Marchiando Trophy-Grey RegattaDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper5th / 8
22 Mar 2025Aaron Szambecki Team RaceDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper5th / 10
1 Mar 2025Liam O'Keefe Team Race TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
26 Oct 2024Schell Trophy NEISA Open ChampionshipDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
19 Oct 2024Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
12 Oct 2024The 33rd Captain Hurst BowlDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-4,11-14)2nd / 15
5 Oct 2024Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
21 Sep 2024Sherman Hoyt TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
14 Sep 2024The Hatch Brown Trophy 2024Dartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 18
7 Sep 2024Harry Anderson Jr. RegattaDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 18
7 Oct 2023Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1ADartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-10)3rd / 18
30 Sep 2023Danmark TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 20
17 Sep 2023The Hatch Brown TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingC Skipper6th / 18
30 May 2023College Sailing Open Western SemifinalDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)3rd / 18
27 May 2023College Sailing Team Race National ChampionshipDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper5th / 16
29 Apr 2023Open New England Fleet Race ChampionshipDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 18
22 Apr 2023Admirals CupDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
8 Apr 2023NEISA Open Team Race Championship/FowleDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper5th / 12
1 Apr 2023The 40th Cardinal Red Lynne Marchiando Team RacesDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
25 Mar 2023Admiral Moore Open Team RaceDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper1st / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 717, #320. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.