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Sailor · 2013–2026

Bill Zabel

off soundings PHRF handicap

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Events
24

40 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 2 of 24

Podium rate
25%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 45%–56%, 201 boats)

Most successful partnership
Bill Walker

2 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Giles Carter & Bill Walker

2 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Bill Walker

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gilles Carter

Jun 2013 – May 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Edgar Smith

3–15 head to head in 18 races

Signature result
1st of 9

2025 Off Soundings Fall Series · PHRF handicap · 12 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Walker — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate
  • Giles Carter · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 20events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
  • David Moloney · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jul 2026
  • Brian Wiehler · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Ken Pascarelli · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Richard Simoneau · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jul 2026
  • William Boltman · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Tom Whelan · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Bill Walker · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 13 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Brian Hornby · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – May 2026
  • Daniel Lauttenbach · Sagacious · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 14 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2013 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

-81172412014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer10th / 10
12 Jul 2026Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club 75th Annual Invitational RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 6
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 14
29 May 20262026 Wetherill RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 7
12 Sep 20252025 Off Soundings Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 9
16 Aug 20252025 Mason's Island RegattaSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 5
9 Aug 20252025 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer8th / 12
13 Jul 2025Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club 74th Annual Invitational RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 7
12 Jul 20252025 64th Branford Annual InvitationalSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 7
13 Jun 20252025 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 11
16 May 20252025 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 5
13 Sep 20242024 Off Soundings Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 8
13 Jul 20242024 63rd Annual InvitationalSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 8
15 Jul 202362nd Annual Invitational RegattaSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 6
10 Jun 20232023 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer7th / 12
13 Aug 20222022 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 11
10 Jun 20222022 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer9th / 13
17 Sep 20212021 Off Soundings Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 10
14 Aug 20212021 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer7th / 12
31 Aug 201963rd Fishers Island YC 'Round Island RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 8
17 Aug 20192019 Coastal ClassicSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer8th / 10
7 Jun 20192019 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer7th / 10
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVISagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 11
24 Jun 20132013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVSagaciousPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 13

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 181, #17,806. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.