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Sailor · 2016–2026

William Kulas

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racing420Optimist

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Events
79

934 races · 150 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 7 of 79

Podium rate
29%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 63%–66%, 1,979 boats)

Best class ranking
#146

Helm in 420 · rating 461

Longest win streak
16

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lucas Escandon

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

Best trio
Ade Larsen & Yitian Zhu

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

Biggest lift
Grant Schmidt

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Grant Schmidt

Feb 2021 – Feb 2024 · 10 events

Nemesis
Justin Callahan

49–157 head to head in 206 races

Rival
Chase Decker

81–113 in 194 races

Best day
28 Sep 2024

5-7-13-1-3-3-6-4-8-4-5-3-6-13-3-13-2-3-6-2 · The George Warren Smith Trophy 24

Signature result
3rd of 60

2023 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival · 420 · 1 Dec 2023

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lucas Escandon — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Ellie Pinto · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 27events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4% win rate · 91 of 475 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Elliott Chalcraft · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 47 of 378 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Robert Ulmer · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 47 of 394 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Ryan Hoffman · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 6% win rate · 78 of 282 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Andy Yu · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 37 of 233 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Ade Larsen · Boat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Snipe 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 51 of 212 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Samantha Karlson · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers 2), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 59 of 197 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Grant Schmidt · Splash Brothers, Will Kulas, William Kulas · 420, Melges 15 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 73 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2021 – Feb 2024
  • Adrian Maciuca · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 149 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  • Sam Bruce · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 50 of 149 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

029358620172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 79

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1BMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 18
3 Oct 2026Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-11)10th / 19
27 Sep 2026Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 16
19 Sep 2026Hatch Brown Trophy 2026Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 16
12 Sep 2026Harry H. Anderson Jr. TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 17
19 May 2026Open Eastern National SemisMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)15th / 18
18 Apr 2026NEISA Open FR Champs - Coast Guard Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 18
11 Apr 2026Thompson TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper9th / 16
4 Apr 2026NEISA Open Team Race Championship/Fowle TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper10th / 12
28 Mar 2026The Lynn Marchiando Trophy Team Race-2026Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper11th / 16
21 Mar 2026The Friis TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper7th / 9
14 Mar 2026Southern NE Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
7 Mar 2026The Wood TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper5th / 7
28 Feb 2026Liam O'Keefe '26 Trophy Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
25 Oct 202584th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4,9-12)8th / 18
18 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 18
4 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1AMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 18
27 Sep 2025Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 20
20 Sep 2025Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
13 Sep 2025Hatch Brown Trophy 2025Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 18
6 Sep 2025Harry Anderson TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 18
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaBoatSnipeSkipper21st / 25
29 May 2025Open Fleet Race National ChampionshipsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2)18th / 18
27 May 2025Open Eastern Semi FinalsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-14)7th / 18
19 Apr 2025NEISA Open FR Champs/Coast Guard Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 560, #1,362.Crew rating across all classes: 40. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.