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Sailor · 2009–2026

William Gunther

essex yacht club PHRF handicapORC handicapIRC handicap

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Events
53

84 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 10 of 53

Podium rate
49%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 51%–58%, 573 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ethan Burt

3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Ethan Burt & Thomas Klin

3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Phil Smyth

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Brooks

Jul 2017 – Sep 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Matthew Schoman

4–8 head to head in 12 races

Best day
25 Jun 2021

3-8-3-4 · 2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville

Signature result
1st of 10

2021 Off Soundings Fall Series · PHRF handicap · 17 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Ethan Burt — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Briggs Tobin · Blue Skies, Froya, Tynaje · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 18% win rate · 3 of 18 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jun 2021
  • John Brooks · Blue Skies, Froya, Tynaje · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 30% win rate · 3 of 11 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2026
  • Walter Bohlen · Blue Skies, Froya, Tynaje · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 10 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2026
  • Thomas Klin · Blue Skies · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 38% win rate · 3 of 9 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Brin Ford · Blue Skies, Froya, Tynaje · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – May 2021
  • Alan Burnett · Blue Skies, Froya, Tynaje · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2023
  • Tyson Streeter · Blue Skies, Froya · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2018 – Jul 2023
  • Ethan Burt · Blue Skies · ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 3 of 5 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Frank Bohlen · Blue Skies, Froya · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Sep 2026
  • Warren Costikyan · Froya · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2018 – May 2022

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

Rating history

-8325132201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 53

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 20262026 Off Soundings Club Fall SeriesBlue SkiesPHRF handicapOwner5th / 6
4 Sep 20262026 Vineyard RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapOwner4th / 7
29 May 20262026 Wetherill RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapBoat Captain1st / 7
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapBoat Captain8th / 10
6 Jul 20252025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapSkipper1st / 9
21 Jun 20252025 The Essex Rum ChallengeBlue SkiesPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 4
6 Jun 20252025 Annapolis - Newport RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapSkipper1st / 8
6 Jun 20252025 MADR - Northern Bay SeriesBlue SkiesHandicapSkipper101st / 213
17 May 202514th Annual GeartesterSawtoothPHRF handicapMast2nd / 7
16 May 20252025 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceTowheePHRF handicapOther1st / 6
10 Aug 20242024 Coastal ClassicBlue SkiesPHRF handicapOther7th / 9
8 Jun 20242024 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlue SkiesPHRF handicapOther5th / 11
17 May 20242024 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapOther2nd / 7
7 Oct 202368th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterSawtoothPHRF handicapBow6th / 8
30 Sep 20232023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast ChampionshipSawtoothPHRF handicapBow6th / 10
11 Aug 20232023 Coastal ClassicOuchPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
5 Aug 202319th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)SawtoothPHRF handicapBow5th / 9
11 Jul 2023Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2023Blue SkiesORC handicapSkipper5th / 6
9 Jul 20232023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapSkipper5th / 6
10 Jun 20232023 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlue SkiesPHRF handicapOther10th / 11
26 May 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapOther5th / 7
19 May 20232023 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight RaceBlue SkiesORC handicapOther9th / 10
16 Sep 20222022 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlue SkiesPHRF handicapOther8th / 10
23 Jul 20222022 The Essex Rum ChallengeBlue SkiesPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
20 May 20222022 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight RaceFroyaORC handicapOther5th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 116, #30,798.Crew rating across all classes: 87, #29,675. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.