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Sailor · 2009–2024

Bill Sleeman

mbyc ORC handicapTP52Melges 32

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Events
27

192 races · 37 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 4 of 27

Podium rate
78%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 52%–64%, 192 boats)

Best class ranking
#139

Crew in TP52 · rating 223

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tom Burnham

3 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate

Best trio
Robert Schermer & Tom Burnham

3 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jim Turner

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Doug DeVos

Dec 2009 – Aug 2024 · 25 events

Nemesis
Victor Wild

35–66 head to head in 101 races

Rival
Robert Hughes

24–22 in 46 races

Best day
4 Apr 2014

1-1-8 · 2014 Miami Spring Challenge - Melges 32 Event No. 3

Signature result
2nd of 14

2014 Miami Spring Challenge - Melges 32 Event No. 3 · Melges 32 · 4 Apr 2014

Partnerships · 59 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Burnham — 3 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate
  • Doug DeVos · Delta, Windquest · Melges 32, ORC handicap, TP52 25events 4 wins together · 19 podiums · 16% win rate · 34 of 176 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Aug 2024
  • Dalton DeVos · Delta, Windquest · Melges 32, ORC handicap, TP52 23events 4 wins together · 17 podiums · 17% win rate · 33 of 160 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Jul 2024
  • Nate Smith · Delta, Windquest · Melges 32, ORC handicap, TP52 22events 4 wins together · 17 podiums · 18% win rate · 30 of 152 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Jul 2024
  • Mark Pinney · Delta, Windquest · Melges 32, ORC handicap, TP52 22events 4 wins together · 19 podiums · 18% win rate · 34 of 145 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2009 – Aug 2024
  • Brad Farrand · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 19events 4 wins together · 18 podiums · 21% win rate · 32 of 137 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jul 2024
  • Andrew Estcourt · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 18events 3 wins together · 16 podiums · 17% win rate · 29 of 129 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2024
  • Matt Cassidy · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 17events 3 wins together · 15 podiums · 18% win rate · 27 of 125 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Aug 2024
  • Brian MacInnes · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 17events 3 wins together · 15 podiums · 18% win rate · 28 of 124 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jul 2024
  • Sara Stone · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 15events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 20% win rate · 28 of 106 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Robert Schermer · Windquest · ORC handicap, TP52 14events 3 wins together · 12 podiums · 21% win rate · 23 of 91 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

-1419540320102012201420162018202020222024Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Aug 20242024 GL52 Little Traverse CupWindquestTP52Other2nd / 6
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaWindquestTP52Other3rd / 8
31 May 20242024 GL52 Big Red RegattaWindquestTP52Grinder3rd / 6
15 Feb 20242024 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupWindquestTP52Other3rd / 5
15 Jan 20242024 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost RegattaWindquestTP52Other3rd / 5
28 Sep 20232023 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipWindquestORC handicapOther4th / 6
11 Aug 20232023 Little Traverse Cup GL52 RegattaWindquestORC handicapOther2nd / 6
28 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaWindquestORC handicapOther3rd / 8
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceWindquestORC handicapOther3rd / 7
10 Jun 20232023 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) - Big Red RegattaWindquestORC handicapOther4th / 6
23 Feb 20232023 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupWindquestORC handicapOther3rd / 4
16 Jan 20232023 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost RegattaWindquestORC handicapOther3rd / 4
9 Sep 20222022 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipWindquestORC handicapOther1st / 5
26 Aug 20222022 Great Lakes 52 Bay Harbor RegattaWindquestTP52Other1st / 4
29 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaWindquestORC handicapOther1st / 5
10 Jun 20222022 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) - Big Red RegattaWindquestORC handicapOther3rd / 3
25 Feb 20222022 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupWindquestORC handicapOther3rd / 5
17 Jan 20222022 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost RegattaWindquestORC handicapOther3rd / 5
10 Sep 20212021 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipWindquestTP52Other3rd / 5
20 Aug 20212021 Great Lakes 52 Bay Harbor RegattaWindquestTP52Other2nd / 4
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoWindquestORC handicapOther2nd / 7
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoWindquestTP52Other1st / 4
3 Dec 20142014 Melges 32 World ChampionshipDeltaMelges 32Other6th / 17
4 Apr 20142014 Miami Spring Challenge - Melges 32 Event No. 3DeltaMelges 32Other2nd / 14
30 Nov 20122012 Melges 32 Gold CupDeltaMelges 32Other7th / 14

Crew rating across all classes: 403, #3,580. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.