Sailor · 2015–2026

William Kelley

byc Handicap PHRF handicap Optimist

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Events: 19
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 47%
Typically beats: 59%
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Henry duPont
Best day: 31 Jul 2018
Signature result: 2nd of 20

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Aurora Raber · Will Kelley · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
Ken Deyett · Bit~O~Honey · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Jason Van Inwegen · Ohana · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Jack Waldo · Thunderbolt · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Liam Walsh · Bit~O~Honey · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Kristen Kelley · Ohana · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Ehren Smolik · Thunderbolt · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Wayne Mattson · Ohana · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
George Kapsambelis · Ohana · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Curtis Johnson · Bit~O~Honey · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jul 2026	2026 Newport Regatta	Bit~O~Honey	Handicap	In the way	26th / 46
16 Jul 2025	PHRF Wednesday Twilight Racing, Summer	Ohana	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
12 Jul 2025	Parker Converse Tower Race	Ohana	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 10
28 May 2025	PHRF Wednesday Twilight Racing, Spring	Ohana	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 8
20 Jun 2024	2024 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island Race	Ohana	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 2
15 Jun 2024	2024 Racer-Cruiser Weekend	Ohana	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 18
29 May 2024	Series 1 Wednesday Twilight (PHRF)	Ohana	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
23 Sep 2023	2023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)	Thunderbolt	T-10	Skipper	9th / 11
19 Jul 2023	Series 2 Wednesday Twilight (PHRF)	Ohana	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
31 May 2023	Series 1 Wednesday Twilight (PHRF)	Ohana	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
31 Jul 2022	2022 Maine State C420 Championship	Will Kelley	420	Skipper	25th / 30
28 Jul 2022	2022 Camden Classic Youth Regatta	Connor Lund	Handicap	Crew	8th / 19
24 Jul 2022	Marblehead Junior Race Week 2022	Will Kelley	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 43
3 Aug 2021	Maine State Optimist Championships and PYC 420 Invitational	1	420 Championship	Skipper	2nd / 13
31 Jul 2018	2018 Youth Regatta	20595	Optimist	Skipper	2nd / 20
1 Aug 2017	2017 Maine State Opti Championships	20855	Optimist	Skipper	16th / 34
29 Jun 2017	Block Island Thursday Night Sailing	Fatima	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
23 Jun 2016	Block Island Thursday Night Sailing	Fatima	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 11
25 Jun 2015	Block Island Thursday Night Sailing	Fatima	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	208 provisional	#17832 band 12085–25623	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Optimist · Helm · 20 races, 2 events · rating 104
T-10 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -85
420 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -24
All classes · Crew · 5 races, 2 events · rating 3

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	17 events	2 wins	beats 64%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 53%

Positions: In the way (1)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	47%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Henry duPont	28	2–26
Barry Steinberg	24	8–16
Jonathan Pope	22	4–18
Connor Lund	22	7–15
Victoria Wahlig	20	15–5
Jack Hepburn	20	14–6
Alden Collins	20	12–8
Jane Marvin	17	3–14
Lucy Gauthier	17	2–15
Tom Denney	17	14–3
Christian Corcoran	13	12–1
Casey Corcoran	13	11–2

Most-beaten opponent: Dan Grossman (13–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	44%
2025	3	1	68%
2024	3	1	85%
2023	3	0	47%
2022	3	0	50%
2021	1	0	92%
2018	1	0	95%
2017	2	0	36%
2016	1	0	90%
2015	1	0	50%

Boats

Ohana · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2023–2025
Fatima · Handicap · 3 events · 2015–2017
Will Kelley · 420, Handicap · 2 events · 2022
Bit~O~Honey · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Thunderbolt · T-10 · 1 events · 2023
Connor Lund · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
1 · 420 Championship · 1 events · 2021
20595 · Optimist · 1 events · 2018
20855 · Optimist · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Marion, MA · 7 events
Block Island, RI · 3 events
Portland Yacht Club · 1 events
Edgartown, MA, USA · 1 events
Portland YC · 1 events
York Harbor, ME · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 208 (±133), #17,832.Crew rating across all classes: 3 (±247). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.