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Sailor · 2007–2026

Hill Blackett III

ryc HandicapPHRF handicapEl Toro Sr.

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Events
174

501 races · 70 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 39 of 174

Podium rate
48%

84 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 71%–73%, 3,966 boats)

Best class ranking
#7

Helm in El Toro Sr. · rating 347

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jim Antrim

16 wins · 22 podiums in 34 events together · 47% win rate

Best trio
Julia Paxton & David Liebenberg

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Brent Draney

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Antrim

Jan 2012 – Jan 2026 · 34 events

Nemesis
Michael Quinn

38–137 head to head in 175 races

Rival
Chris Straub

91–86 in 178 races

Best day
5 Dec 2021

5-5-2-2-1-3-3-7-1-2-1-5-3-3-5-2 · 2021-2022 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays

Signature result
1st of 123

Great Pumpkin 2018 · Handicap · 27 Oct 2018

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Antrim — 16 wins · 22 podiums in 34 events together · 47% win rate
  • Jim Antrim · 'io, CALIFORNIA CONDOR, io, IO · Handicap, Monohull, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 34events 16 wins together · 22 podiums · 47% win rate · 14 of 35 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2026
  • Karl Robrock · 'io, IO · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2024
  • Brent Draney · CALIFORNIA CONDOR, IO, Team Premier NorCal · Farr 400, Handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 5 of 15 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Sep 2021
  • David Liebenberg · 'io, io · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 3 of 5 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – May 2026
  • Julia Paxton · 'io · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2026 – May 2026
  • Hoel Menard · 'io · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2023 – Jun 2023
  • Skip Shapiro · Team Premier NorCal · Farr 400 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Gilles Combrisson · 'io · ORC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Aimee Daniel · 'io · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 4th · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020
  • Aaron Lee · CALIFORNIA CONDOR · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016

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

Rating history

-1141343812008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 174

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Oct 20262026 El Toro StampedeMicrowaveEl Toro SeniorSkipper2nd / 10
25 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal Cup'ioORC handicapSkipper2nd / 4
23 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup'ioPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
6 Feb 20262026 Islands Race'ioORC handicapSkipper4th / 6
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoIOHandicapSkipper5th / 7
23 Aug 20252025 RYC Intraclub Race #3'ioHandicapSkipper1st / 5
13 Jun 20252025 San Francisco Bay Lipton CupHill Blackett IIISunday/Larry Knight TrophySkipper1st / 10
5 Apr 20252025 - 46th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceIOHandicapSkipper1st / 5
9 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACE'ioHandicapSkipper12th / 101
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianIOHandicapSkipper4th / 11
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoIOHandicapSkipper1st / 6
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11914El Toro Sr.Skipper10th / 14
9 Nov 20242024 - 2025 Berkeley MidwintersIOHandicapSkipper14th / 20
13 Oct 202477th El Toro StampedeMicrowaveEl Toro SeniorSkipper8th / 13
27 Sep 20242024 El Toro State ChampionshipsHill (Buzz) BlackettEl Toro Jr.Skipper13th / 17
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACE'ioHandicapSkipper51st / 152
25 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup'ioPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
18 May 20242024 - Offshore SeriesIOHandicapSkipper1st / 4
27 Apr 20242024 - Offshore SeriesIOHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
13 Apr 20242024 - 45th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceIOHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
6 Apr 2024El Toro Bullship RaceMicrowaveEl Toro Jr.Skipper10th / 21
24 Feb 20242024 - CorinthianIOHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoIOHandicapSkipper8th / 11
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11914El Toro Sr.Skipper8th / 12
11 Nov 20232023 - 2024 MidwintersIOHandicapSkipper3rd / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 360, #6,614. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.