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Sailor · 2011–2026

Bill Knape

spring lake yacht club E ScowButterflyOptimist

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Events
21

99 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 21

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
22%

of boats faced (90%: 20%–24%, 796 boats)

Best class ranking
#309

Helm in E Scow · rating -181

Biggest lift
Jack Hubbard

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Paul Knape

Sep 2019 – Aug 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Rob Terry

2–78 head to head in 80 races

Rival
Michael Terry

35–30 in 65 races

Best day
6 Aug 2026

5-6-4-7-8 · WMYA Championship 2026 · about 1 in 4 by chance

Signature result
5th of 18

WMYA Championship 2026 · Butterfly · 6 Aug 2026

Partnerships · 13 sailors

  • Paul Knape · TED E, Ted E Too, Ted-E, Ted-E-Too · E Scow, Handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Jack Hubbard · Ted E Too, Ted-E · E Scow 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 15th · Aug 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Andy Hubbard · Ted E Too, Ted-E · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 17th · Aug 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Annalise Vink · Shake n' Bake, Ted-E-Too · Butterfly, E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Peter Knape · Ted E Too · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 51st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Cindy Knape · Ted E, 3 Emigos · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 64th · Sep 2014 – Sep 2014
  • James Knape · Lickety Split · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Thomas Spelman · Ted E, 3 Emigos · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 64th · Sep 2014 – Sep 2014
  • Bill Walker · TED E · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2016
  • Dan Bylenga · Ted E, 3 Emigos · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 64th · Sep 2014 – Sep 2014

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

Rating history

-171-82720122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Aug 2026WMYA Championship 2026Ted-E-TooE ScowSkipper10th / 12
6 Aug 2026WMYA Championship 2026Shake n' BakeButterflyCrew5th / 18
6 Aug 2026WMYA Championship 2026Lightning BoatOptimistSkipper10th / 11
23 Aug 20242024 Melges 15 National ChampionshipLickety SplitMelges 15Other43rd / 55
31 Jul 20242024 WMYA Championship RegattaTed E TooHandicapSkipper15th / 17
7 Sep 20232023 E Scow National ChampionshipTed E TooE ScowOther98th / 126
9 Sep 20222022 E Scow National ChampionshipTed E TooE ScowCrew51st / 69
2 Aug 20222022 WMYA Championship RegattaTed E TooE ScowSkipper15th / 23
15 Jul 20222022 WMYA E-Scow InvitationalTed E TooE ScowSkipper17th / 19
11 Sep 20212021 E Scow National ChampionshipTed EE ScowOther60th / 70
26 Aug 20212021 E InvitationalTed-EE ScowSkipper17th / 23
6 Sep 201961st E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)TED EE ScowSkipper69th / 78
1 Aug 201990th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaTed EE ScowOther16th / 17
2 Aug 201788th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaTED EE ScowOther19th / 25
10 Aug 201687th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaTED EE ScowOther8th / 15
28 Jul 20162016 Western Michigan E-Scow Invitational RegattaTedd EE ScowOther20th / 28
5 Aug 201586th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaTED EE ScowOther19th / 22
5 Sep 20142014 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)Ted E, 3 EmigosE ScowOther64th / 79
30 Jul 201485th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship RegattaThree EmigosE ScowOther14th / 14
1 Aug 201384th Annual WMYA Championship RegattaSL-73ESkipper16th / 17
9 Sep 2011National E-Scow ChampionshipsTed-EE ScowSkipper57th / 79

Helm rating across all classes: -171 (±202), #76,054.Crew rating across all classes: 7 (±245), #42,332. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.