Sailor · 2022–2026

Bill Elder

ppyc S2 7.9 Spinnaker

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 51%
Best class ranking: #49

Biggest lift: Craig Dooley
Longest-running crew: Paul Latour
Nemesis: John Spierling
Best day: 18 Feb 2022
Signature result: 5th of 16

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Paul Latour · RASH DECISION, Scratch, SCRATCH · S2 7.9 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 49 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2022 – May 2026
David Curtze · RASH DECISION, Scratch, SCRATCH · S2 7.9 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 45 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2022 – May 2026
Craig Dooley · Scratch, SCRATCH · S2 7.9 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2022 – Feb 2026
Christopher Dupont · Scratch, SCRATCH · S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2026
Alicia Noble · Scratch, SCRATCH · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2022 – Feb 2024
Mark Smith · RASH DECISION, SCRATCH · S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2023 – May 2025
Joshua Kizer · RASH DECISION · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2025 – May 2025
Brad Barth · Scratch · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2026 – May 2026
Anthony Garcia · Scratch · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2026 – May 2026
Emily Smith · Scratch · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Scratch	S2 7.9	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 7
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Scratch	S2 7.9	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 12
12 Sep 2025	2025 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Scratch	S2 7.9	Headsail Trimmer	10th / 16
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	RASH DECISION	S2 7.9	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 6
22 Mar 2025	2025 Force Five Regatta	Itch	Spinnaker	Skipper	2nd / 6
20 Sep 2024	S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	SCRATCH	S2 7.9	Headsail Trimmer	16th / 24
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	SCRATCH	S2 7.9	Mid Bow	5th / 12
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	SCRATCH	S2 7.9	Bow	6th / 13
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Scratch	S2 7.9	Bow	5th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	97 provisional	#27626 band 17337–40575	—
S2 7.9 Crew	106 provisional	#49 band 35–61	−2.2

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Spinnaker · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 60
All classes · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 64

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 80%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 48%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (5) · Bow (2) · Mid Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	61%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Spierling	49	9–40
Andrea Hill	41	8–33
Tom Bryant	23	2–21
Jeff Mootz	23	9–14
Jeff Padnos	19	8–11
James O'Dell	19	13–6
David Barrer	18	15–3
Chris Nielson	16	7–9
Steve Wickert	16	15–1
Brian Smith	15	5–10
Jason Richards	15	14–1
Joe Pawlowski	13	12–1

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Wickert (15–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	49%
2025	3	47%
2024	2	49%
2023	1	58%
2022	1	73%

Boats

Scratch · S2 7.9 · 7 events · 2022–2026
RASH DECISION · S2 7.9 · 1 events · 2025
Itch · Spinnaker · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 3 events
Nashville, TN · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Grosse Ile, MI, USA · 1 events
Holland, MI, USA · 1 events
St Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 97 (±169), #27,626.Helm rating across all classes: 64 (±243). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.