Sailor · 1996–2024

William Porter

disc PHRF handicap B C

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Events: 76
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 34%
Typically beats: 58%
Best class ranking: #199
Longest win streak: 7

Most successful partnership: Alice Porter
Biggest lift: John Gowell
Longest-running crew: Alice Porter
Nemesis: Rob Lambert
Rival: Ann Lane
Best day: 27 Jun 2023
Signature result: 3rd of 85

Partnerships · 39 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alice Porter — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 27 events together · 4% win rate

Alice Porter · (no name), Conundrum · A-Class, B, C, D Fleet 27events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4% win rate · 21 of 142 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2008 – Jul 2017
John Gowell · Temptress · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2019
Tom Elliott · Narwhal · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−51 vs. without) · best 14th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
John Bayldon · Narwhal · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−51 vs. without) · best 14th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
Dan Faria · Temptress · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
Dexter Hoag · Altair, Temptress · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – Sep 2019
Avery Ellis · Temptress · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
Hays Formella · Narwhal · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Michael Dunleavy · Oakcliff Farr 40 Blue · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Maxwell Taylor · Temptress · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 76

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2024	DISC 2024 Hangover Regatta	LARK	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 5
7 Oct 2023	2023 DISC Fall High Point Series	Lark	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 3
29 Aug 2023	DISC KISS Fall Series	LARK	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
25 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Narwhal	J/70	Main Trimmer	25th / 28
27 Jun 2023	DISC KISS Summer II Series	LARK	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 7
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Narwhal	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	21st / 24
9 May 2023	DISC 2023 KISS Summer I Series	LARK	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 3
11 Apr 2023	DISC KISS Spring Series	LARK	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
18 Feb 2023	Girts Rekevics Foulweather Race	Normandie	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Narwhal	J/70	Main Trimmer	14th / 14
3 Oct 2021	2021 Fall Frostbite Series	891234	SonarAM	Skipper	9th / 9
20 Feb 2021	Girts Rekevics Memorial Foulweather Race	Normandie	PHRF 3	Skipper	3rd / 3
17 Oct 2020	Vendovi Island Race (2020)	AREA 51	Fleet 2	Skipper	1st / 2
10 Oct 2020	Clark Point Race (2020)	NORMANDIE	Fleet 2	Skipper	2nd / 4
19 Aug 2020	Wally’s Tour Fall Fun Series 2020	NORMANDIE	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 5
18 Mar 2020	Wednesday Night Spring Series 2020	NORMANDIE	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
7 Mar 2020	Lawson Reef Race	Normandie	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
21 Sep 2019	post point pursuit	Normandie	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
1 Sep 2019	2019 Around the Island Race	Altair	PHRF handicap	Skipper	52nd / 96
21 Aug 2019	Falling Fun Series 2019	Normandie	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
16 Aug 2019	2019 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Temptress	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 10
26 Jun 2019	Wednesday Summer Series 2019	Normandie	PHRF 4	Skipper	2nd / 5
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Oakcliff Farr 40 Blue	IRC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	8th / 9
8 Sep 2018	2018 Washington Sailing Marina Leukemia Cup Regatta	LARK	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 8
17 Aug 2018	2018 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Temptress	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	7th / 14

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	234 provisional	#15280 band 10517–21482	—
J/22 Helm	146 provisional	#199 band 118–300	—
All classes Crew	-117 provisional	#57676 band 46553–62863	—
Laser Radial Helm	-103 provisional	#3980 band 2970–4538	—
J/70 Crew	-120 provisional	#2812 band 2208–3131	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

420 High School division · Helm · 20 races, 2 events · rating -127
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 11
PHRF 4 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 74
Fleet 2 · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 48
PHRF 3 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -28
Etchells · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -2

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	68 events	11 wins	beats 60%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 37%

Positions: Main Trimmer (5) · Headsail Trimmer (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	58%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ann Lane	130	74–56
Louis Mariorenzi	120	66–53
Matt Buechner	94	45–48
Michael Nahmias	82	41–41
Rob Lambert	73	21–52
Matt Dunbar	73	49–24
Chris Brown	61	45–16
Lowell Thomas	53	42–11
EC Helme	44	37–7
Richard Eberhard	36	25–11
Sarah Skeels	31	25–6
Richard Heausler	30	12–18

Most-beaten opponent: Lowell Thomas (42–11).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	25%
2023	8	6	78%
2022	1	0	0%
2021	2	0	0%
2020	5	3	73%
2019	6	0	51%
2018	2	0	56%
2017	8	0	53%
2016	6	2	52%
2015	5	0	66%
2014	3	0	71%
2013	5	0	37%
2012	6	0	55%
2011	5	0	77%
2010	4	0	50%
2009	4	0	61%
2008	3	0	76%
2001	1	0	50%
1996	1	0	30%

Boats

Conundrum · J/22, A-Class, C, B, PHRF handicap, D Fleet · 34 events · 2008–2017
Normandie · PHRF handicap, PHRF 3, Fleet 2, Handicap, PHRF 4 · 9 events · 2019–2023
LARK · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2017–2024
Narwhal · J/70 · 3 events · 2022–2023
Temptress · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2017–2019
165118 · Laser Radial · 3 events · 2010–2012
William porter · J/22, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2014–2016
(no name) · D Fleet, B · 2 events · 2008
891234 · SonarAM · 1 events · 2021
AREA 51 · Fleet 2 · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Jamestown, RI · 16 events
Anacortes, WA · 6 events
Newport, RI, USA · 5 events
Anacortes Yacht Club · 4 events
Alexandria · 4 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 234 (±123), #15,280.Crew rating across all classes: -117 (±205), #57,676. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.