Sailor · 1981–2026

Bill O'Connor

richmond yc Wianno Senior Handicap Optimist

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Events: 76
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 5%
Typically beats: 40%
Best class ranking: #739

Biggest lift: Pattie O'Connor
Longest-running crew: Pattie O'Connor
Nemesis: Kai Bucklen
Rival: David Kelly
Best day: 31 Jul 2026
Signature result: 4th of 24

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Pattie O'Connor · Vandal, Vivace, VIVACE, Windflower · Handicap, Islander 36, Mercury, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2008 – Jun 2015
Ben Hansmire · 9053 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Joel White · US79 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Sam Guardino · 815 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Hal Horsington · US79 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981

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

Rating history

Event history · 76

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Jul 2026	Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta	9053	420	Skipper	5th / 22
16 Jul 2025	Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta	815	420	Skipper	9th / 22
25 Jul 2024	Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta	13889	Optimist	Skipper	18th / 44
29 Jul 2023	Lipton Cup Regatta Juniors	4043	N10-Single	Skipper	3rd / 5
20 Jul 2023	Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta	4143	Optimist	Skipper	24th / 33
13 Jul 2023	Hingham Bay Junior Regatta	4143	Optimist	Skipper	62nd / 64
12 Nov 2022	2022 - 2023 Midwinters	MANDALA	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 11
29 Oct 2022	GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY	Mandala	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
1 Aug 2022	35th Scituate Junior Regatta	Blast Burn	Optimist	Skipper	20th / 25
25 Jul 2022	Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta	4143	Optimist	Skipper	23rd / 43
14 Jul 2022	Hingham Bay Junior Regatta	4143	Optimist	Skipper	12th / 33
13 Nov 2021	2021 - 2022 Midwinters	MANDALA	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 10
22 Jul 2021	Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta	4400	Optimist	Skipper	18th / 39
24 Apr 2021	2021 RYC Intraclub Series	Mandala	Handicap	Skipper	17th / 19
14 Nov 2020	2020 - 2021 Midwinters	AKULA	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 9
29 Aug 2020	2020 - YRA Summer Series Island Tour Regatta	AKULA	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 8
19 Jul 2019	Santana 22 2019 National Championship Regatta	Vivace'	Santana 22	Skipper	15th / 15
5 Jul 2019	George P Edmonds Jr. Memorial Regatta	Three Sticks	Wianno Senior	Skipper	8th / 13
9 Mar 2019	2019 Big Daddy Regatta	Vivace'	Santana 22	Skipper	6th / 8
3 Dec 2017	2017-2018 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	574	Mercury	Skipper	8th / 9
8 Jul 2017	Hart Nunes Regatta	Vandal	Mercury	Skipper	3rd / 8
13 Aug 2016	Wianno Senior August Series	Three sticks	Wianno Senior	Skipper	5th / 13
3 Jul 2016	Wianno Senior Centennial Cup Race	Three Sticks	Wianno Senior	Skipper	18th / 19
25 Jun 2016	Wianno Senior Championship Series 2016	Three sticks	Wianno Senior	Skipper	8th / 13
25 Jun 2016	Wianno Senior July Series	Three sticks	Wianno Senior	Skipper	5th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-93 provisional	#69881 band 55058–79218	—
Optimist Helm	-52 provisional	#12360 band 6944–15939	—
Wianno Senior Helm	-84 provisional	#49 band 34–53	—
Etchells Helm	-19 provisional	#739 band 423–996	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

Mercury · Helm · 9 races, 2 events · rating -127
RS K6 · Helm · 4 races, 2 events · rating -16
N10-Single · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -21
El Toro · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating -42
Santana 22 · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating -63
Wianno Senior Racing · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating 3

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	76 events	0 wins	beats 34%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charlie Vanderweil	34	3–30
Will Sipes	32	5–27
Holly Edmonds	30	4–26
Aisling Conley	29	1–28
Toby Hynes	29	17–8
David Kelly	29	10–13
Jonny Poulos	29	5–21
Kai Bucklen	27	0–27
Stellan Kilroe	27	1–26
Avery Martin	27	15–9
Shelby Park	26	13–10
Colin MURPHY	26	1–24

Most-beaten opponent: Graham Hansmire (17–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	81%
2025	1	62%
2024	1	61%
2023	3	27%
2022	5	40%
2021	3	26%
2020	2	13%
2019	3	23%
2017	2	42%
2016	4	45%
2015	5	42%
2014	7	33%
2013	4	23%
2012	6	39%
2011	5	39%
2010	8	23%
2009	8	35%
2008	3	20%
2007	1	0%
1995	3	42%
1981	1	71%

Boats

Three Sticks · Wianno Senior, Handicap, Wianno Senior Racing · 21 events · 2011–2019
Bellona · Handicap, Wianno Senior · 8 events · 2010–2011
Vivace · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Islander 36 · 7 events · 2012–2014
Windflower · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 7 events · 2008–2010
4143 · Optimist · 4 events · 2022–2023
MANDALA · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2021–2022
Snowgoose · Wianno Senior · 4 events · 2007–2009
USA 664 · Etchells · 3 events · 1995
AKULA · Handicap · 2 events · 2020
Vivace' · Santana 22 · 2 events · 2019

Where they race

Osterville, MA · 15 events
Point Richmond, CA · 11 events
Wianno Yacht Club · 10 events
Richmond Yacht Club · 7 events
Hull Yacht Club · 6 events
Berkeley Yacht Club · 3 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -93, #69,881. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.