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Sailor · 2009–2026

Billy Liberty

lake stockton yacht club IRC handicapORC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
62

435 races · 57 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 6 of 62

Podium rate
53%

33 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 58%–66%, 464 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Crew in Cape 31 · rating 87

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Samuel Hodges

3 wins · 9 podiums in 15 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Samuel Hodges & Patrick Murphy

3 wins · 9 podiums in 15 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Matt Brink

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Cooper

May 2009 – Aug 2026 · 61 events

Nemesis
Paul Zabetakis

28–71 head to head in 100 races

Rival
James Coffman

21–24 in 45 races

Best day
13 Jul 2016

1-3-3-2-4-2-1-2-2-3-4-3-6 · NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap

Signature result
1st of 11

2009 Block Island Race Week XXIII · IRC handicap · 22 Jun 2009

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Samuel Hodges — 3 wins · 9 podiums in 15 events together · 20% win rate
  • John Cooper · Alliance, Cool Breeze · Cape 31, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 61events 6 wins together · 33 podiums · 10% win rate · 57 of 427 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2009 – Aug 2026
  • David Hyer · Cool Breeze · Cape 31, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 44events 4 wins together · 25 podiums · 9% win rate · 49 of 311 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Aug 2026
  • Andrew Waine · Cool Breeze · Cape 31, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 43events 4 wins together · 24 podiums · 9% win rate · 34 of 302 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Aug 2026
  • Patrick Murphy · Cool Breeze, COOL BREEZE · Cape 31, ClubSwan 28, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 41events 4 wins together · 22 podiums · 10% win rate · 43 of 283 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Aug 2026
  • John Borowski · Alliance, Cool Breeze · Cape 31, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 29events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 10% win rate · 27 of 209 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – Aug 2026
  • Andrew Pappas · Cool Breeze · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 27events 0 wins together · 15 podiums · 0% win rate · 22 of 198 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Ed Liberty · Alliance, Cool Breeze · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 27events 1 wins together · 15 podiums · 4% win rate · 24 of 198 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Jun 2019
  • Rhone Findlay · Cool Breeze, COOL BREEZE · Cape 31, ClubSwan 28, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 26events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 12% win rate · 21 of 179 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Brandon Henne · Cool Breeze · Cape 31, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 25events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 12% win rate · 18 of 171 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Aug 2026
  • Daniel Liberty · Cool Breeze, COOL BREEZE · Cape 31, ClubSwan 28, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 21events 1 wins together · 11 podiums · 5% win rate · 18 of 144 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

0259517201020132016201920222025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendCool BreezeORC handicapTactician4th / 5
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician9th / 10
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesCool BreezePHRF handicapOwner1st / 9
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointCool BreezeORC handicapTactician6th / 11
20 Mar 20262026 ClubSwan 28 USA League Event 1 | Pensacola CupCOOL BREEZEClubSwan 28Tactician5th / 5
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician5th / 11
4 Oct 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician2nd / 11
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendCool BreezeORC handicapTactician1st / 10
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekCool BreezeORC handicapTactician5th / 13
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointCool BreezeCape 31Tactician2nd / 3
20 Jan 20252025 Southernmost RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician3rd / 6
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendCool BreezeORC handicapTactician9th / 9
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexCool BreezeCape 31Tactician4th / 4
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician2nd / 14
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointCool BreezeCape 31Tactician2nd / 4
15 Jan 20242024 Southernmost RegattaCool BreezeCape 31Tactician4th / 4
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleCool BreezeORC handicapTactician8th / 10
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician6th / 10
16 Jan 20232023 Southernmost RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician3rd / 7
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician1st / 8
25 Sep 20212021 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician2nd / 9
16 Jul 20212021 ORC East Coast ChampionshipCool BreezeORC handicapTactician3rd / 8
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleCool BreezeORC handicapTactician3rd / 13
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician1st / 8
15 Jul 2019175th NYYC Anniversary RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapTactician2nd / 7

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 500, #1,654.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 3. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.