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Sailor · 2008–2026

Will Graves

noroton yacht club Melges 15Viper 640Handicap

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Events
47

252 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 3 of 47

Podium rate
19%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–63%, 1,809 boats)

Best class ranking
#42

Helm in Viper 640 · rating 360

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Luke Raymond

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Luke Raymond

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gillian Graves

Sep 2024 – Jun 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Leopold Brandl

12–35 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Michael Faugust

24–16 in 40 races

Best day
17 May 2024

1-4-3-5-2-1-2-5 · Northeast Lipton Challenge Cup · about 1 in 26,798 by chance

Signature result
1st of 23

2020 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta · Viper 640 · 2 Mar 2020

Partnerships · 59 sailors

Most successful partnership: Luke Raymond — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Gillian Graves · 999, Gillian Graves, Team 500, Will Graves · Melges 15, Sonar 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 60 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Sarah Ragle · Qubit · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Max Albert · Qubit · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Thomas Young · Qubit · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Shawn Burke · Qubit · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Luke Raymond · Hilarius II, Smokeshow, Will Graves · ORC handicap, Viper 640 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2019 – May 2024
  • Chris Price · Qubit · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Steve Benjamin · Members Only, Robotic Oncology · IRC handicap, Melges IC37 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2010 – Apr 2021
  • Chris Lewis · Qubit · IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Jennifer Hylander · Qubit · IC37 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

-54194441200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipQubitIC37Tactician7th / 34
23 Jul 20262026 Cedar Point Yacht Club JSA Race WeekEloise AntoszewskiFevaCrew19th / 30
8 Jul 2026BYC Wednesday Night Racing 2026Hokey PokeyHandicapSkipper7th / 7
11 Jun 20262026 Melges 15 U.S. National ChampionshipWill GravesMelges 15Skipper12th / 75
30 May 2026M15 Long Island Sound Champs Part 1Will GravesMelges 15Skipper9th / 44
20 Mar 20262026 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipWill GravesMelges 15Skipper14th / 99
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3Will GravesMelges 15Skipper67th / 125
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Gillian GravesMelges 15Crew43rd / 133
22 Nov 20252025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #1Will GravesMelges 15Skipper17th / 89
24 Jul 20252025 Cedar Point Yacht Club Jr. Race WeekWilliam GravesFevaSkipper14th / 24
23 Jul 20252025 Opti Area C Regatta at CPYCCoyoteOptimistSkipper16th / 32
21 Jul 20252025 STAM Cannon Cup Opti Area CCoyoteOptimistSkipper27th / 39
12 Jul 2025127th Larchmont Race Week999Melges 15Skipper2nd / 8
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week2.0ORC handicapTactician9th / 13
30 May 20252025 East Coast ChampionshipWill GravesMelges 15Skipper9th / 36
14 May 2025BYC Wednesday Night Racing 2025SouwesterHandicapSkipper4th / 7
21 Mar 20252025 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipWill GravesMelges 15Skipper27th / 95
22 Feb 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3Will GravesMelges 15Crew39th / 92
4 Jan 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Will GravesMelges 15Skipper34th / 109
10 Sep 20242024 Sonar World ChampionshipTeam 500SonarCrew9th / 31
3 Aug 20242024 JSA Optimist ChampionshipsCoyoteOptimistSkipper77th / 121
23 Jul 2024MYC OptiSail Regatta Area C with Green FleetCoyoteOptimistSkipper7th / 24
21 Jul 20242024 STAM Cannon Cup Opti Area CCoyoteOptimistSkipper24th / 45
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexQubitIC37Helm2nd / 17
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaQubitIC37Tactician5th / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 426 (±163), #3,987.Crew rating across all classes: 300 (±191), #7,680. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.