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Sailor · 2020–2026

William Layton

university of vermont College fleet racing420Handicap

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Events
19

265 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 19

Podium rate
16%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 50%–59%, 374 boats)

Best class ranking
#374

Crew in 420 · rating 211

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Charlotte Tutt

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Ian Blakemore

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ian Blakemore

Aug 2023 – Aug 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
James O’Gwen

11–59 head to head in 70 races

Rival
Jack Schneider

44–63 in 107 races

Best day
26 Sep 2026

2-3-8-5-3-2-1-2-1-4-4-4-1-2-1-2-3-3-6-7-5-2-2-1-3-1-3-2 · Callagy Ross '14 Regatta

Signature result
1st of 13

Chris Loder Trophy · College fleet racing · 18 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Charlotte Tutt — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ian Blakemore · Ian Blakemore · 420 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 48 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Sabina Coroi · University of Vermont (Catamounts 2), University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 74 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Cooper Smith · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 65 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Charlotte Tutt · University of Vermont (Catamounts 2), University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 82 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Brendan Drummond · University of Vermont (Catamounts 1), University of Vermont (Catamounts 2), University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 72 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Marco Welch · University of Vermont (Catamounts 1), University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 72 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Lane Kaeyer · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 14th · Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Alvaro Nadal-Alvarez · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Victor Kleppinger · University of Vermont (Catamounts 1), University of Vermont (Catamounts 2) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 38 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Charlie Walton · University of Vermont (Catamounts) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 26 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-7104214202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 2026Savin Hill InviteUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts 2)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 16
10 Oct 2026Hewitt TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 18
3 Oct 2026Stuart Walker TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts 1)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 9
26 Sep 2026Callagy Ross '14 RegattaUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 9
11 Apr 2026Oberg TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingC Crew (5-8)10th / 18
18 Oct 2025Chris Loder TrophyUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 13
11 Oct 2025The 34th Captain Hurst BowlUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingB Crew (3-4)14th / 14
20 Sep 2025Callagy Ross RegattaUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts 2)College fleet racingA Crew (1-8)5th / 9
13 Sep 2025Hatch Brown Trophy 2025University of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingA Crew14th / 18
6 Sep 2025Penobscot Bay OpenUniversity of Vermont (Catamounts)College fleet racingB Crew6th / 10
2 Aug 2025JAM 2025Ian Blakemore420Crew8th / 28
28 Jun 20252025 C420 California State ChampionshipAvery Saliba420Crew21st / 31
6 Sep 2024Octoberfest 2024Ian Blakemore420Crew5th / 18
9 Aug 2024JAM 2024Ian Blakemore420Crew7th / 24
28 Jun 2024Bellingham Youth RegattaIan Blakemore420Crew4th / 15
8 Sep 2023OctoberfestIan Blakemore420Crew5th / 22
4 Aug 2023Bellingham Youth RegattaIan Blakemore420Crew8th / 17
9 Sep 2022OctoberfestKarl LaytonHandicapCrew17th / 23
3 Oct 20202020 Hospice Turkey Shoot RegattaMental FlossPHRF handicapCo-Skipper33rd / 81

Crew rating across all classes: 67, #32,514.Helm rating across all classes: 77, #36,672. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.