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Sailor · 2019–2026

Wills Gandy

cryc Optimist420Handicap

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Events
63

416 races · 44 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 8 of 63

Podium rate
19%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 59%–61%, 6,249 boats)

Best class ranking
#140

Helm in 420 · rating 466

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Annie Ulmer

39–110 head to head in 150 races

Rival
Luke Roman

85–58 in 143 races

Best day
13 Jul 2026

1-1-1-3-1-11-1-1-1-8 · 2026 Larchmont Junior Race Week

Signature result
1st of 45

2026 Larchmont Junior Race Week · 420 · 13 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Eric Panebianco · Eric "Rico" Panebianco, Rico Panebianco, Wills Gandy · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 8th · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Clayton Kinney · Wills Gandy · 420 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 19 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Margot Robillard · Wills Gandy · 420 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 12 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Rico Panebianco · Rico Panebianco · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 85th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Reid Smith · Wills Gandy · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-1092946972020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 63

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 US Youth ChampionshipWills Gandy420Skipper8th / 25
5 Aug 2026JSA Championship for Club 420 & ILCA, including JSA Girls ChampionshipsWills Gandy420Skipper1st / 23
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansRico Panebianco420Crew85th / 170
13 Jul 20262026 Larchmont Junior Race WeekWills Gandy420Skipper1st / 45
6 Jun 2026Wickford Regatta 202656973420Skipper7th / 11
20 Mar 20262026 High Performance MidwintersEric "Rico" Panebianco420Crew15th / 23
14 Feb 2026I420 Midwinter Championship 202656973420Skipper11th / 26
17 Jan 20262026 I-420 AND 470 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA56973420Skipper15th / 36
27 Dec 20252025 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTAWills Gandy420Skipper12th / 27
25 Oct 20252025 I420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipWills Gandy420Skipper8th / 20
5 Aug 20252025 RYC - JSA Laser, C420, & Girls ChampsWills Gandy420Skipper2nd / 29
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipWills GandyOptimistSkipper40th / 259
24 Jul 20252025 Cedar Point Yacht Club Jr. Race WeekWills Gandy420Skipper1st / 28
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipWills GandyOptimistSkipper13th / 164
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsWills GandyOptimistSkipper113th / 250
15 Mar 20252025 MIAMI SAIL WEEK - Youth17807HandicapSkipper94th / 101
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipWills GandyOptimistSkipper46th / 224
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Wills GandyOptimistSkipper68th / 213
15 Nov 2024NYCC Team Trials SeriesWills GandyHandicapSkipper29th / 60
25 Oct 20242024 New York State Optimist ChampionshipWills GandyOptimistSkipper2nd / 50
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipWills GandyOptimistSkipper5th / 141
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipWills GandyOptimistSkipper24th / 148
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipWills GandyOptimistSkipper40th / 285
10 Jun 2024St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicUSA17807OptimistSkipper4th / 61
23 May 2024PAN PEPIN INTERNATIONAL DINGHY REGATTA 2024Wills GandyOptimistSkipper26th / 54

Helm rating across all classes: 697, #395.Crew rating across all classes: -74. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.