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Sailor · 2009–2026

William Bogardus

cedar point yacht club PHRF handicapLightningHandicap

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Events
42

212 races · 68 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 14 of 42

Podium rate
48%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 60%–66%, 755 boats)

Best class ranking
#199

Helm in Lightning · rating 124

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Stephanie Swann

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Grant Bogardus

Sep 2019 – May 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
David Starck

6–54 head to head in 60 races

Rival
Brian Hayes

21–27 in 48 races

Best day
21 Oct 2023

6-1-3 · 2023 J/24 and J/22 East Coast Championship

Signature result
1st of 16

2026 Summer AuxiliarySeries · PHRF handicap · 23 Jun 2026

Partnerships · 15 sailors

  • Grant Bogardus · Team Stripes · Handicap, Lightning 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 46 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – May 2026
  • Sydney Clays · Team Stripes, Team Stripes/Locker 6 · Handicap, Lightning 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2022 – May 2026
  • Stephanie Swann · Ghost Dog, Team Stripes · J/105, Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Sep 2019
  • Barbara Gold · Ghost Dog, Team Stripes · J/105, Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2014 – Jul 2024
  • Patrick Larkin · SpoilSport · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Emma Hawko · Team Stripes · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 16th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
  • Richard Swann · Ghost Dog · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2014 – May 2014
  • McKenzie McGuckin · SpoilSport · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Brian Taboada · SpoilSport · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Jarrett Lynn · Team Stripes · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 29th · May 2022 – May 2022

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

Rating history

0108216201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Aug 20262026 Fall Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 15
23 Jun 20262026 Summer AuxiliarySeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 16
30 May 2026Lightning Spring Regatta - Combined CT/RI and NETeam StripesLightningSkipper10th / 13
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisTeam StripesLightningHelm8th / 24
28 Apr 20262026 Spring Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgTeam StripesLightningSkipper16th / 27
19 Aug 20252025 Fall Auxiliary SeriesAuroraPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 11
19 Jul 20252025 Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipTeam StripesLightningSkipper13th / 18
28 Jun 2025Lightning 2025 CT/RI/NE District(s) ChampionshipTeam StripesHandicapSkipper6th / 21
24 Jun 20252025 Summer Auxiliary SeriesAuroraPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
6 May 20252025 Spring Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 20252025 Lightning Frigid DigitTeam StripesLightningSkipper19th / 24
13 Aug 20242024 Fall Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 11
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadTeam StripesLightningOther16th / 27
25 Jun 20242024 Summer Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 13
7 May 20242024 Spring Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
20 Oct 20232023 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipSpoilSportJ/24Spinnaker trimmer3rd / 22
22 Aug 20232023 Fall Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
5 Aug 2023International Lightning Class Association 2023 North American ChampionshipTeam StripesHandicapSkipper23rd / 37
27 Jun 20232023 Summer Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 12
9 May 20232023 Spring Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
16 Sep 20222022 International Lightning Class North American ChampionshipTeam Stripes/Locker 6LightningOther17th / 47
16 Aug 20222022 Fall Auxiliary SeriesAURORAPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 12
15 Jul 20222022 Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipTeam StripesLightningSkipper12th / 44
28 Jun 20222022 Summer Auxiliary SeriesAuroraPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 159, #24,128.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 185, #16,787. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.