Sailor · 2003–2026

Bill Fortenberry

conanicut yacht club IC37 IRC handicap Etchells

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #740
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Bill Zartler
Rival: Andrew Hodkinson
Best day: 18 Sep 2003
Signature result: 14th of 92

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Julie Wilson · Knot Today · IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 16th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Paul Kuechler · Knot Today · IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 16th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Josefina Ruggieri · Knot Today · IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 16th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Juliana Ruggieri · Knot Today · IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 16th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Will Fitzpatrick · Knot Today · IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 16th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Jacqueline Ruggieri · Knot Today · IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 16th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
John Fisher · Watermark · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Lisa LeFort · Watermark · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Joey Mello · Watermark · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Josh Trout · Watermark · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Zammermoos	ORC handicap	Tactician	1st / 5
12 Jun 2026	172nd NYYC Annual Regatta	Zammermoos	ORC handicap	Tactician	6th / 10
8 Aug 2025	2025 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Knot Today	IC37	Main Trimmer	17th / 19
18 Jul 2025	2025 IC37 National Championship	Knot Today	IC37	Tactician	23rd / 26
12 Jul 2025	2025 Newport Regatta	Knot Today	IC37	Tactician	16th / 16
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Knot Today	IC37	Tactician	22nd / 23
1 Sep 2019	2019 Around the Island Race	Quinn	PHRF handicap	Skipper	58th / 101
9 Jun 2017	163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Watermark	IRC handicap	Tactician	6th / 6
13 Jul 2016	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap	Watermark	IRC handicap	Floater	6th / 8
11 Jun 2016	162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Watermark	IRC handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 8
17 Aug 2012	2012 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Blazer	IRC handicap	Other	3rd / 6
2 Feb 2005	2005 Etchells Midwinters	Ten Zero One	Etchells	Skipper	40th / 68
29 Jan 2005	2005 Etchells Florida State Championship	Ten Zero One	Etchells	Skipper	43rd / 61
8 Jan 2005	2005 Etchells Sid Doren Memorial	Ten Zero One	Etchells	Skipper	43rd / 55
18 Sep 2003	2003 Etchells World Championship	USA 1001	Etchells	Skipper	14th / 92

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	78 provisional	#32136 band 21283–44378	—
IC37 Crew	-206 provisional	#478 band 427–501	—
Full-size sailing Helm	-9 provisional	#58345 band 34161–78419	—
Etchells Helm	-6 provisional	#740 band 422–1023	—

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 45%
As crew	10 events	1 wins	beats 33%

Positions: Tactician (6) · Main Trimmer (2) · Floater (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	39%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Liebel	28	2–26
Peter Wagner	28	3–25
Bill Zartler	28	1–27
Andrew Hodkinson	28	12–16
Chris Lewis	28	2–26
Daniel Thielman	28	6–22
Nathan Allman	27	11–16
Hannah Swett	27	3–24
Henry Spingler	25	14–11
Phil Garland	25	6–19
Tom Piper	25	14–11
Wade Edwards	25	11–14

Most-beaten opponent: Glenn Walters (12–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	72%
2025	4	0	7%
2019	1	0	43%
2017	1	0	0%
2016	2	0	50%
2012	1	0	60%
2005	3	0	31%
2003	1	0	86%

Boats

Knot Today · IC37 · 4 events · 2025
Watermark · IRC handicap · 3 events · 2016–2017
Ten Zero One · Etchells · 3 events · 2005
Zammermoos · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2026
Quinn · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Blazer · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2012
USA 1001 · Etchells · 1 events · 2003

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 10 events
Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 3 events
Jamestown, RI · 1 events
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 78, #32,136.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -9, #58,345. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.