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Sailor · 2009–2026

Bill Derr

florida yacht club J/24PHRF handicap

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Events
17

82 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 17

Podium rate
6%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 38%–47%, 338 boats)

Best class ranking
#351

Helm in J/24 · rating 81

Biggest lift
Susan Grich

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Daniel Borrer

6–52 head to head in 58 races

Rival
John Hirsch

29–21 in 50 races

Signature result
7th of 19

Kings Day Regatta 2022 · J/24 · 17 Nov 2022

Partnerships · 14 sailors

  • Cody Derr · Defiant · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2018 – Nov 2025
  • Susan Grich · Defiant · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2018 – Nov 2025
  • Nancy Gilreath · Defiant · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 10th · Nov 2020 – Mar 2026
  • Howard Sutter · Defiant · J/24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 12th · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Michael Bozeman · Defiant · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2018 – Nov 2020
  • Sarah Sarah · Defiant · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 13th · Nov 2023 – Nov 2023
  • Keith Hankins · Defiant · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 24th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Pete Denholm - Sat · Defiant · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 10th · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020
  • Tom Ahola · Defiant · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 13th · Nov 2023 – Nov 2023
  • Michael Bozman · Defiant · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Nov 2021 – Nov 2021

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

Rating history

-10215131201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Mar 2026J/24 MidWinter ChampionshipDefiantJ/24Skipper24th / 42
19 Nov 20252025 J/24 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPDefiantJ/24Skipper21st / 40
22 Nov 2024King’s Day Regatta 2024DefiantJ/24Skipper12th / 22
17 Nov 2023Kings Day 2023DefiantJ/24Skipper13th / 20
17 Nov 2022Kings Day Regatta 2022DefiantJ/24Skipper7th / 19
19 Nov 2021Kings Day Regatta 2021DefiantJ/24Skipper22nd / 25
20 Nov 2020Kings Day Regatta 2020DefiantJ/24Skipper10th / 21
30 Mar 20182018 Easter RegattaDefiantJ/24Other9th / 18
16 Apr 20172017 Easter RegattaDefiantJ/24Other19th / 23
25 Mar 20162016 J 24 Easter RegattaDefiantJ/24Other8th / 21
20 Nov 20152015 Kings Day RegattaDefiantJ/24Skipper14th / 19
22 Nov 20142014 Kings Day Regatta and District 10 ChampionshipDefiantJ/24Skipper6th / 11
23 Nov 20132013 Kings Day RegattaDefiantJ/24Skipper10th / 12
22 Apr 20112011 Easter RegattaDefiantJ/24Skipper11th / 21
5 Dec 2009The Gator Bowl RegattaDefiantPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
20 Nov 2009Kings Day RegattaDefiantJ/24Skipper8th / 19
17 Oct 2009J24 SouthEast RegionalDefiantJ/24Skipper16th / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 131, #27,683. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.