Sailor · 2018–2026

Wil Bruchmann

chicago yacht club PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 16
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 43%
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Elizabeth Wolniakowski
Longest-running crew: Kevin Foote
Nemesis: Robert Smetters
Rival: Donald Waller
Best day: 11 Jun 2021
Signature result: 3rd of 11

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Kevin Foote · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 60 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
Whitney Towey · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 37 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
Jackie McDermott · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 37 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Sep 2023
Abigail Gavrila · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 24 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Elizabeth Wolniakowski · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Aug 2025
Nathan Pforr · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Aug 2024
Avraham Mor · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2021
Frank Jaeger · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Joy Taylor · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2022
Nick Richards · Scarlet Begonias · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Crew	6th / 7
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 11
8 Aug 2025	2025 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Crew	5th / 8
10 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Scarlet Begonias	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 7
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Scarlet Begonias	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	7th / 7
9 Sep 2023	2023 Chicago Regatta - Buoy, Distance and DF65 Races	Scarlet Begonias	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 6
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Scarlet Begonias	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 6
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Scarlet Begonias	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 7
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Scarlet Begonias	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 5
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	5th / 7
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 7
7 Aug 2020	2020 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 7
22 Jul 2020	2020 CYC Belmont Skyline Series	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 5
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Scarlet Begonias	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 8
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	9th / 9
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	7th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-32 provisional	#48195 band 36804–56537	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	16 events	0 wins	beats 43%

Positions: Main Trimmer (14)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Donald Waller	32	19–13
Joe Hummel	30	8–22
Thomas Barnes	24	6–18
Rick Stage	23	7–16
Robert Smetters	20	3–17
David Ward	16	10–6
Adam Berger	13	3–10

Most-beaten opponent: Donald Waller (19–13).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	48%
2025	1	43%
2024	2	8%
2023	3	69%
2022	2	54%
2021	1	83%
2020	2	46%
2019	2	14%
2018	1	14%

Boats

Scarlet Begonias · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 16 events · 2018–2026

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 11 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 3 events
Chicago, IL · 1 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -32, #48,195. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.