Sailor · 2013–2025

Lynda Hiller

annapolis yacht club island heights yacht club J/105 J/22 J/70

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Events: 16
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 19%
Typically beats: 67%
Best class ranking: #149

Most successful partnership: Sarah Phelps
Biggest lift: Bruce Stone
Longest-running crew: Todd Hiller
Nemesis: Bill Zartler
Best day: 28 Sep 2024
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sarah Phelps — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Todd Hiller · Arbitrade, Church Key, Hot Ticket, Leading Edge · J/105, J/22, J/70, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 3 of 62 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2013 – Jun 2025
Quinn Schwenker · Hot Ticket, Leading Edge · J/22, J/70 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2016 – May 2022
Sandy Adzick · Hot Ticket · J/22 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2019 – May 2022
Sarah Phelps · Go Nil-Doghouse, Leading Edge · J/105, J/70 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Sep 2024
Sandra Libby · Go Nil-Doghouse · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2024
Bruce Stone · Arbitrade · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Jun 2025
JoAnn Fisher · Go Nil-Doghouse · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2024
Lesley Cook · Go Nil-Doghouse, Hot Ticket · J/105, J/22 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2021 – Sep 2024
Nicole Breault · Arbitrade · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Jun 2025
Lisa Simpkins · Go Nil-Doghouse · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Sep 2025	2025 J/88 North American Championship	QUIXY	J/88	In the way	11th / 12
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Arbitrade	J/105	Pit	3rd / 17
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Church Key	ORC handicap	Bow	6th / 9
26 Sep 2024	2024 J105 North American Championship	Arbitrade	J/105	Pit	6th / 26
1 Sep 2024	2024 J/105 Women’s Regatta	Go Nil-Doghouse	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 19
5 Oct 2023	The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American Championship	Arbitrade	J/105	Bow	8th / 31
3 Sep 2023	2023 J/105 Women’s Regatta	Go Nil-Doghouse	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 14
25 Jun 2022	2022 J/105 Women’s Regatta	Go Nil-Doghouse	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 13
13 May 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Hot Ticket	J/22	Bow	5th / 22
22 Oct 2021	2021 J/24 and J/22 East Coast Championship	Hot Ticket	J/22	Crew	12th / 19
25 Apr 2021	2021 AYC Spring One Design Regatta	Hot Ticket	J/22	Other	3rd / 6
3 May 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Hot Ticket	J/22	Other	8th / 23
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Leading Edge	J/70	Captain	11th / 41
11 Jun 2016	80th AYC Annual Regatta	Leading Edge	J/70	Stunt Owner	1st / 6
29 Apr 2016	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016	Leading Edge	J/70	Stunt Owner	13th / 43
19 Apr 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Leading Edge	J/22	Other	4th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	340 provisional	#5720 band 3155–10158	—
J/105 Crew	292 provisional	#149 band 76–324	−0.6
J/22 Crew	209 provisional	#77 band 30–156	−2.3
J/70 Crew	137 provisional	#1025 band 481–1929	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/88 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -79

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	16 events	1 wins	beats 64%

Positions: Bow (3) · Headsail Trimmer (3) · Pit (2) · Stunt Owner (2) · In the way (1) · Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	57%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	76%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	65%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Zartler	29	6–23
Jake Doyle	23	8–15
Peter Bowe	22	13–9
Kevin Kenny	20	13–7
Aaron Freeman	20	11–9
Aden King	20	7–13
Chris Doyle	19	7–12
James Golden	19	18–1
Andrew Lennox	19	18–1
George Chernev	19	12–7
Paul Beaudin	18	13–5
Kristen Robinson	18	12–6

Most-beaten opponent: James Golden (18–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	3	0	45%
2024	2	0	71%
2023	2	0	69%
2022	2	0	66%
2021	2	0	49%
2019	1	0	68%
2017	1	0	75%
2016	2	1	86%
2013	1	0	63%

Boats

Hot Ticket · J/22 · 4 events · 2019–2022
Leading Edge · J/70, J/22 · 4 events · 2013–2017
Arbitrade · J/105 · 3 events · 2023–2025
Go Nil-Doghouse · J/105 · 3 events · 2022–2024
QUIXY · J/88 · 1 events · 2025
Church Key · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 11 events
Rye, NY, USA · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 340 (±170), #5,720. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.