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Sailor · 2023–2026

William Purdon

annapolis yacht club Optimist420Handicap

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Events
25

114 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 25

Podium rate
4%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
30%

of boats faced (range 27%–32%, 824 boats)

Best class ranking
#11475

Helm in Optimist · rating -33

Longest-running crew
Robin Norrington

Jul 2025 – Aug 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Eleanore Cowles

2–41 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Oliver Butz

17–24 in 42 races

Best day
27 Oct 2023

10-3-10-16-4-5-16-10-8-15-17-13 · Annapolis Yacht Club's 18th Annual Halloween Howl Regatta - 2023

Signature result
1st of 13

2023 Optimist Atlantic Coast Championship · Handicap · 15 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Robin Norrington · William Purdon · 420 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 11th · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-110-1107202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Jr Club 420 & Jr ILCA 6 & Jr 29’erWilliam Purdon420Skipper18th / 23
6 Aug 2026MRYC Annual Junior Regatta1906420Skipper19th / 19
23 Jul 2026RHYC Annual Junior RegattaWilliam Purdon420Skipper14th / 17
22 Jul 2026CBYRA Youth RegattaWilliam Purdon420Skipper11th / 15
10 Jul 20262026 Gibson Island Junior RegattaWilliam Purdon420Skipper11th / 18
30 Jun 20262026 AYC Annual Junior RegattaWilliam Purdon420Skipper25th / 25
29 Jun 2026WRSC Jr Regatta - Maryland State ChampionshipUSA 1890420Skipper12th / 24
20 Jun 20262026 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta & Commonwealth Cup1890420Skipper9th / 9
2 Jul 20252025 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaWilliam Purdon420Skipper19th / 22
1 Jul 20252025 AYC Annual Junior RegattaWilliam Purdon420Skipper24th / 25
8 Aug 2024MRYC Annual Junior Regatta19258OptimistSkipper44th / 45
18 Jul 2024Maryland State Jr. Champs & CBYRA North Green Fleet ClinicUSA 19258OptimistSkipper42nd / 44
1 Jul 20242024 AYC Junior Annual RegattaWilliam PurdonOptimistSkipper44th / 66
30 Jun 20242024 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaWilliam PurdonOptimistSkipper53rd / 56
25 Jun 20242024 NYCC Junior Annual RegattaUSA 19258OptimistSkipper46th / 52
22 Jun 20242024 FBYC Annual Junior RegattaUSA 19258OptimistSkipper50th / 60
8 Mar 20242024 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipWilliam PurdonHandicapSkipper26th / 78
2 Mar 20242024 Boomerang RegattaUSA 19258HandicapSkipper21st / 46
27 Oct 2023Annapolis Yacht Club's 18th Annual Halloween Howl Regatta - 2023William PurdonOptimistSkipper9th / 33
15 Sep 20232023 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipWilliam PurdonHandicapSkipper1st / 13
11 Aug 2023Oxford Regatta - Opti Green & RWB classes - MD State ChampsWilliam PurdonOptimistSkipper15th / 31
8 Aug 2023RHYC Junior RegattaWilliam PurdonOptimistSkipper22nd / 22
30 Jul 20232023 Simmons Boatworks Optimist US National ChampionshipWilliam PurdonHandicapSkipper20th / 36
2 Jul 20232023 AYC Junior Annual Regatta Presented by Beasley Marine Inc.William PurdonOptimistSkipper27th / 37
1 Jan 20232023 Sandy MacVickar19258OptimistSkipper24th / 33

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -108, #71,964. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.