Sailor · 2009–2026

Bill Lasher

PHRF handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 15
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 47%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #269
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Dan Romance
Best trio: Dan Romance & Jerry Kerner
Biggest lift: Shawn Phelps
Longest-running crew: Peter Lund
Nemesis: Tom Lewin
Rival: Don Finkle
Best day: 6 Aug 2010
Signature result: 2nd of 14

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Romance — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Peter Lund · Taz, Taz 3, Taz3 · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 15events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 67 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2026
David Warner · Taz, Taz 3, Taz3 · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 14events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 5 of 64 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2025
Brian Lasher · Taz, Taz 3, Taz3 · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 60 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jun 2026
Jerry Kerner · Taz, Taz 3 · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 25% win rate · 5 of 48 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Aug 2016
Cody Foust · Taz 3 · PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 19 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jun 2021
Dan Romance · Taz, Taz 3 · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 24 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2010 – Jun 2023
Katherine Lund · Taz 3 · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Aug 2016
Geoff Betz · Taz 3 · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Aug 2016
Mark Bloomstine · Taz 3, Taz3 · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2026
Shawn Phelps · Taz 3, Taz3 · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jun 2026	2026 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 68th Anniversary	Taz3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 7
28 Jun 2025	2025 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 67th Anniversary	Taz3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 7
25 Jun 2023	2023 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 65th Anniversary	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 6
26 Jun 2022	2022 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 65th Anniversary	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	5th / 6
26 Jun 2021	2021 Lake Erie Interclub Cruise - 64th Anniversary	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 9
5 Aug 2016	2016 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 6
3 Aug 2016	2016 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater Races	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	8th / 11
31 Jul 2015	2015 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	4th / 7
29 Jul 2015	2015 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater Races	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 14
1 Aug 2014	2014 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	4th / 6
30 Jul 2014	2014 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater Races	Taz 3	PHRF handicap	Tactician	4th / 10
6 Sep 2012	2012 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Taz	Beneteau First 36.7	Strategist	18th / 19
6 Aug 2010	2010 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta	Taz	Beneteau First 36.7	Main Trimmer	1st / 7
30 Jul 2010	2010 Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA) 126th Regatta	Taz	Beneteau First 36.7	Main Trimmer	9th / 18
27 Aug 2009	2009 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Taz	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	16th / 28

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	243 provisional	#11506 band 6665–18961	—
Beneteau First 36.7 Crew	81 provisional	#269 band 144–384	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	15 events	2 wins	beats 60%

Positions: Tactician (10) · Main Trimmer (3) · Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	+18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Lewin	37	8–29
Don Finkle	35	16–19
Gary Tisdale	29	12–17
John Histed	28	11–17
Mark Cummings	27	14–13
Dan Shriner	21	3–18
Dave Parkes	21	13–8
Charles Bayer	21	6–15
Ken Sharpe	21	10–11
John Burke	21	7–14
Chris Duhon	21	3–18
Richard Reid	21	2–19

Most-beaten opponent: William Coleman (13–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	83%
2025	1	0	83%
2023	1	0	60%
2022	1	0	20%
2021	1	0	75%
2016	2	1	65%
2015	2	0	71%
2014	2	0	53%
2012	1	0	6%
2010	2	1	77%
2009	1	0	44%

Boats

Taz 3 · PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2014–2023
Taz · Beneteau First 36.7 · 4 events · 2009–2012
Taz3 · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2025–2026

Where they race

Put-In-Bay, OH, USA · 7 events
Erie, PA, USA · 5 events
Buffalo, NY, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 243, #11,506. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.