Sailor · 2005–2026

Will Palmer

PHRF handicap IRC handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 18%
Podium rate: 36%
Typically beats: 52%

Most successful partnership: Joe Palmer
Best trio: Alan Eland & John Palmer
Biggest lift: Joe Palmer
Longest-running crew: Joe Palmer
Best day: 1 Sep 2005
Signature result: 7th of 61

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joe Palmer — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Joe Palmer · Avalon, Intangible, Susan Ann · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
John Palmer · Avalon, Intangible, Susan Ann · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
Alan Eland · Avalon, Susan Ann · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Thomas Corkett · Runaway, USA 889 · Etchells, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2005 – Mar 2018
Bill Dauska · Avalon, Intangible · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Aug 2024
Stephen Heidenthal · Avalon · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Peter Kinney · Runaway · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
Doug McLean · Runaway · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
Max Kohlhoff · VARUNA 6 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 198th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Marcus Kelly · Susan Ann · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	89th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 30th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Susan Ann	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 3
9 Aug 2025	88th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 29th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Susan Ann	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 5
26 Jul 2025	Rolex Fastnet Race	VARUNA 6	IRC handicap	Crew	198th / 379
16 Aug 2024	2024 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Avalon	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 10
9 Aug 2024	87th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 28th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Susan Ann	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 7
12 Aug 2023	86th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 27th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Susan Ann	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6
20 Feb 2023	RORC Caribbean 600 Race	TULIKETTU	IRC handicap	Crew	18th / 19
13 Aug 2022	85th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 26th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Susan Ann	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Intangible	ORC handicap	Bow	2nd / 5
1 Mar 2018	2018 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Runaway	Handicap	Runners	4th / 5
1 Sep 2005	2005 Etchells World Championship	USA 889	Etchells	Skipper	7th / 61

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 48
All classes · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 48
All classes · Crew · 6 races, 6 events · rating -10

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	2 wins	beats 76%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 40%

Positions: Bow (2) · Runners (1)

How they race

Closer	−38 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	2	0	49%
2024	2	0	44%
2023	2	0	23%
2022	1	1	100%
2018	2	0	50%
2005	1	0	90%

Boats

Susan Ann · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2022–2026
VARUNA 6 · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2025
Avalon · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
TULIKETTU · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2023
Intangible · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2018
Runaway · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
USA 889 · Etchells · 1 events · 2005

Where they race

Mentor, OH, USA · 5 events
Unknown · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Point Richmond, California, USA · 1 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 48.Crew rating across all classes: -10. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.