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Sailor · 2008–2021

Bill Riess

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Events
8

29 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 2 of 8

Podium rate
50%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
86%

of boats faced (range 83%–89%, 416 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Helm in Express 37 · rating 128

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ted Keech

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Ted Keech

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Kame Richards

4–14 head to head in 18 races

Signature result
14th of 167

Great Pumpkin 2008 - Sunday only · PHRF handicap · 26 Oct 2008

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ted Keech — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ted Keech · URSA MINOR · Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Feb 2021
  • Richard Beauregard · Elan · Express 37 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2010
  • Steve Hutchinson · Elan · Express 37 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2010
  • Carla Thorson · Elan · Express 37 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2010
  • David Mcmurtry · Elan · Express 37 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2010
  • Jerry Tong · Elan · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
  • Chris Chapman · Elan · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
  • Maria Flores · Elan · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
  • Jeff Amgermann · Elan · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2009
  • Jeff Angermann · Elan · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2010 – Sep 2010

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

Rating history

070140200920102011201220132014Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 8

Helm rating across all classes: 140, #26,335. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.