Sailor · 2018–2026

William Sanders

pontiac yacht club Lightning Handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 12%
Best class ranking: #511

Biggest lift: Carla Diana
Nemesis: Tom Klaban
Signature result: 8th of 11

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Michael Marion · Boat 300907, USA 15602, William Sanders · Handicap, Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Carla Diana · None, USA 15602, William Sanders · Handicap, Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 8th · Sep 2022 – Jun 2026
Paul Nagel · Boat 300907, No name on boat, USA 15602 · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2025
Andrew Baines · No name on boat · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
Nathan Collins · None · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Jun 2026	Crescent Sail Yacht Club - 2026 One Design Regatta	USA 15602	Lightning	Skipper	8th / 11
13 Jun 2025	2025 Crescent One Design Regatta	USA 15602	Lightning	Boat Captain	8th / 8
6 Sep 2024	2024 Whitecap Regatta	William Sanders	Handicap	Skipper	20th / 20
15 Jun 2024	2024 Crescent One Design Regatta	Boat 300907	Lightning	Mast	13th / 15
9 Sep 2022	2022 Whitecap / MI District Championship	None	Handicap	Skipper	23rd / 25
1 Jun 2018	2018 Bayview One Design Regatta	No name on boat	Lightning	Skipper	15th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-151 provisional	#77005 band 63114–83121	—
Lightning Helm	-167 provisional	#511 band 434–549	—

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 12%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Boat Captain (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Klaban	16	0–16
John Morley	16	1–15
Kevin Morin	16	0–16

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	30%
2025	1	0%
2024	2	7%
2022	1	8%
2018	1	18%

Boats

USA 15602 · Lightning · 2 events · 2025–2026
William Sanders · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
Boat 300907 · Lightning · 1 events · 2024
None · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
No name on boat · Lightning · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Orchard Lake, MI · 2 events
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, United States · 2 events
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, United States · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -151, #77,005. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.