Sailor · 2012–2025

William Floyd

denison university College fleet racing Handicap College singlehanded

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Events: 8
Win rate: 25%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 61%
Best class ranking: #2006
Longest win streak: 6

Nemesis: Timothy Siemers
Best day: 28 Sep 2013
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Grant Lorimer · Denison University (Big Red 2), Denison University (Big Red) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 34 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Apr 2014
Seth Mendel · Denison University (Big Red 2), Denison University (Big Red) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 15 of 38 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Ryan Floyd · SACAGAWEA · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 7th · Apr 2019 – Aug 2021
Erin White · Denison University (Big Red 1), Denison University (Big Red) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 10 of 40 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Sep 2013
Eileen Baer · Denison University (Big Red 2), Denison University (Big Red) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 15 of 38 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Marguerite Fall · Denison University (Big Red 1), Denison University (Big Red) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 36 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Apr 2014
Emily Shane · Denison University (Big Red 1) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Sep 2013
Tara Foster · Denison University (Big Red) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 24 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2012 – Oct 2012
Matthew Duggins · Denison University (Big Red) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 24 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2012 – Oct 2012
Lia Windt · Denison University (Big Red 2) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 9 of 14 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2025	Friday Night Summer Series 2025	Sacagawea	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 13
28 Aug 2021	2021 - OYRA Series	SACAGAWEA	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 16
27 Apr 2019	2019 - OYRA Series	SACAGAWEA	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 12
5 Apr 2014	Buckeye Intersectional	Denison University (Big Red)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	3rd / 12
12 Oct 2013	MCSA Men's Singlehanded Champs	Denison University (William Floyd '16)	College singlehanded	Skipper	6th / 12
28 Sep 2013	Buckeye Invitational	Denison University (Big Red 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 14
13 Oct 2012	Buckeye Invitational	Denison University (Big Red)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 12
22 Sep 2012	Denison JV Regatta	Denison University (Big Red 2)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (7)	1st / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	245 provisional	#14576 band 7857–25208	—
College fleet racing Helm	272 provisional	#2006 band 1202–2981	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

College singlehanded · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating 51

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	8 events	2 wins	beats 63%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: A Skipper (2) · B Skipper (1) · A Skipper (7) (1)

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Aspery	64	40–24
William Kyle	40	28–12
Max Burson	37	27–10
Joel Florek	36	24–12
Taylor Sackett	35	33–2
Colin Mackay	31	27–4
Will Weible	24	15–9
Thomas Irwin	24	15–9
Colin Via	24	16–8
Mike Harmon	24	18–6
Adam Gilbertson	24	8–16
Ben Warner	24	22–2

Most-beaten opponent: Taylor Sackett (33–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	17%
2021	1	0	60%
2019	1	0	9%
2014	1	0	82%
2013	2	1	77%
2012	2	1	91%

Boats

Sacagawea · Handicap · 3 events · 2019–2025
Denison University (Big Red) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2012–2014
Denison University (William Floyd '16) · College singlehanded · 1 events · 2013
Denison University (Big Red 1) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2013
Denison University (Big Red 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Ohio State · 3 events
Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay · 2 events
Northwestern · 1 events
South Beach Yacht Club · 1 events
Denison · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 245, #14,576. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.