Sailor · 2007–2016

William Markel

buffalo yacht club Farr 30 PHRF handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 40%
Best class ranking: #20

Most successful partnership: Matt Kilbridge
Best trio: Andrew Neal & Matt Kilbridge
Biggest lift: Matt Kilbridge
Longest-running crew: Andrew Neal
Nemesis: James Richardson
Rival: Kevin Brown
Best day: 24 Jul 2011
Signature result: 2nd of 14

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matt Kilbridge — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Andrew Neal · Possum, Standard Deviation · Farr 30, J/70, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 49 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Apr 2016
Greg Koski · Standard Deviation · Farr 30, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 43 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Apr 2016
Justin DaMore · Standard Deviation · Farr 30, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 31 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – May 2013
Alan Johnson · Standard Deviation · Farr 30 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2011 – May 2014
Matt Kilbridge · Standard Deviation · Farr 30, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Sep 2011
Jeff Haase · Standard Deviation · Farr 30, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2014 – Apr 2016
Christine Pia · Standard Deviation · Farr 30, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2011 – Sep 2011
Christine Pai · Standard Deviation · Farr 30 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · May 2013 – May 2013
Christopher Hesse · Possum · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2013 – Aug 2013
Richard Fuller · Standard Deviation · Farr 30 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · May 2013 – May 2013

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

Rating history

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 14
23 Jun 2016	Cleveland Race Week 2016 Offshore Regatta	Standard Deviation	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 5
15 Apr 2016	2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6
2 May 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	Standard Deviation	Farr 30	Skipper	6th / 8
10 Aug 2013	2013 J 70 Great Lakes Championships	Possum	J/70	Other	20th / 26
3 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	Standard Deviation	Farr 30	Other	11th / 11
8 Sep 2011	2011 Rolex Big Boat Series / Farr 30 World Championship	Standard Deviation	Farr 30	Other	8th / 12
23 Jul 2011	2011 Youngstown Level Regatta	Standard Deviation	Farr 30	Other	1st / 6
20 Jun 2011	2011 Block Island Race Week XXIV	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
30 Jul 2010	2010 Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA) 126th Regatta	Standard Deviation	Farr 30	Skipper	4th / 6
25 Jul 2009	2009 Youngstown Level Regatta	Standard Deviation	Farr 30	Skipper	4th / 6
26 Jul 2008	2008 Youngstown Level Regatta	Standard Deviation	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
6 Sep 2007	2007 Beneteau 36.7 North American Championship	Quantum Leap	Beneteau First 36.7	Skipper	31st / 47
28 Jul 2007	2007 Youngstown Level Regatta	Quantum Leap	Beneteau First 36.7	Skipper	12th / 25

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	63 provisional	#40231 band 28008–54444	—
Farr 30 Helm	-12 provisional	#20 band 15–25	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating -12
J/70 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -31

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	14 events	1 wins	beats 41%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	38%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	37%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Richardson	25	1–24
Kevin Brown	24	10–14
Kevin McNeil	22	2–20
Don Finkle	20	5–15
Brant Russell	19	13–6
Charlie Wright	19	9–10
Geoff Brown	17	5–12
Roland van Hazel	16	2–14
Ed Hartman	16	7–9
Nate Tower	16	7–9
Rodrick Jabin	16	1–15
Margaret Mary Wagner	14	10–4

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Sonosky (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2016	3	0	52%
2014	1	0	29%
2013	2	0	12%
2011	3	1	60%
2010	1	0	40%
2009	1	0	40%
2008	1	0	20%
2007	2	0	45%

Boats

Standard Deviation · PHRF handicap, Handicap, Farr 30, IRC handicap · 11 events · 2008–2016
Quantum Leap · Beneteau First 36.7 · 2 events · 2007
Possum · J/70 · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Youngstown, NY, USA · 4 events
Buffalo, NY, USA · 3 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 2 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 1 events
Cleveland, OH · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 63, #40,231. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.