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Sailor · 2019–2026

Will Harding

severn sailing association 420J/24Star

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Events
26

142 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 5 of 26

Podium rate
31%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–65%, 710 boats)

Best class ranking
#387

Helm in 420 · rating 329

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bert Collins

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Ava Farley

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bert Collins

Feb 2022 – Oct 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Tony Parker

0–26 head to head in 26 races

Rival
Skylor Sweet

24–23 in 47 races

Best day
5 Jul 2022

1-1-1-1-3 · 2022 AYC Junior Annual Regatta · about 1 in 81,673 by chance

Signature result
1st of 32

2022 AYC Junior Annual Regatta · 420 · 5 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bert Collins — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Bert Collins · Grinch, GRINCH · Star 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 18 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Oct 2026
  • Ava Farley · 4719, Ava Farley, Farley Flyer, William Harding · 420 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 32 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Jul 2021
  • John Skinner · White Hawk · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2022 – Feb 2026
  • Jason Marshal · White Hawk · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Lance Windley · Flat Out, Freebird · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 21st · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Connor Pumphrey · Flat Out, Freebird · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 21st · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Jack Powers · 8580, Jack Powers · 420 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Rob Fremont · Flat Out, Freebird · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 21st · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Jim Alman · 15208 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Robert Astrove · Robert Astrove · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Nov 2021 – Nov 2021

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

Rating history

-801664122020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Star Fall Wind UpGRINCHStarSkipper4th / 8
13 Mar 2026J/24 MidWinter ChampionshipFlat OutJ/24Crew37th / 42
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgWhite HawkJ/24Headsail Trimmer5th / 5
16 Jan 20262025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin/Schoonmaker CupGrinchStarStunt Owner16th / 28
21 Mar 20252025 J24 Midwinter ChampionshipWhite HawkJ/24Headsail Trimmer26th / 26
22 Nov 2024King’s Day Regatta 2024FreebirdJ/24Crew21st / 22
28 Sep 20242024 AYC Fall Series - Lippincott Memorial Star Class RegattaGrinchStarOther4th / 6
6 Oct 2023Star & Melges 24 - Fall Wind UpGRINCHStarCrew1st / 14
28 Oct 20222022 J/24 North American Championship & J/22 East Coast ChampionshipWhite HawkJ/24Crew33rd / 38
5 Jul 20222022 AYC Junior Annual RegattaJack Powers420Crew1st / 32
25 Feb 20222022 J/24 Midwinter ChampionshipWhite HawkJ/24Other18th / 32
5 Feb 20222022 Star Zagarino Cup MastersGrinchStarOther21st / 25
1 Jan 20222022 Sandy MacVickar Regatta8580420Crew2nd / 34
19 Nov 2021Kings Day Regatta 2021Robert AstroveLightningCrew10th / 10
11 Aug 20212021 Lewes Yacht Club Junior Regatta4719Club 420 (spinnaker).Skipper2nd / 18
7 Aug 2021Oxford Regatta Jr. One Design - Optimist, Jr. 420 & Jr. Laser RadialBoatsea420Skipper9th / 26
30 Jul 2021The C420 South Shore ChampionshipWilliam Harding420Skipper39th / 64
20 Jul 20212021 Club 420 US National ChampionshipFarley Flyer420Skipper18th / 132
15 Jul 20212021 Junior RegattaFarley Flyer420Skipper1st / 21
14 Jul 20212021 Baltimore County Sailing Center Junior Regatta9568420Skipper1st / 11
6 Jul 2021AYC Junior Annual4719420Skipper8th / 40
26 Jun 2021Virginia Commonwealth Cup/Jr. Regatta4719420Skipper1st / 18
1 Jan 20212021 Sandy MacVickar Regatta4719420Crew5th / 34
16 Oct 2020Fall Regatta Series #6Jon Jon WeedFJCrew2nd / 18
25 Sep 2020Fall Regatta Series #3Ava Farley420Crew6th / 7

Crew rating across all classes: -80 (±174), #54,299.Helm rating across all classes: 339 (±203), #7,612. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.