Sailor · 2009–2025

Joe Williams

seattle yacht club Melges 20 IRC handicap J/70

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Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 69%
Best class ranking: #156
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: Frederic Laffitte
Nemesis: Marc Hollerbach
Best day: 5 Apr 2024
Signature result: 46th of 380

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Janet Laffitte · Lift Ticket, Ocean Breeze · Handicap, J/70 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 25 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Apr 2024
Frederic Laffitte · Lift Ticket · J/70, Melges 20 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2011 – Apr 2024
Jamie Parker · WHITE KNIGHT 7 · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 46th · Jun 2025 – Jul 2025
Mathieu Laffitte · Lift Ticket · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Apr 2024
Charlie Thornton · WHITE KNIGHT 7 · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 46th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Matthew Clarke · WHITE KNIGHT 7 · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 46th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Kevin Callaghan · Ocean Breeze · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2022 – May 2022
Andy Burdick · Lift Ticket · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
William Heston · Ocean Breeze · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2022 – May 2022
Josh May · Ocean Breeze · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2022 – May 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jul 2025	Rolex Fastnet Race	WHITE KNIGHT 7	IRC handicap	Crew	46th / 380
11 Jul 2025	Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)	WHITE KNIGHT 7	IRC handicap	Crew	65th / 162
27 Jun 2025	Morgan Cup Race (R4 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)	WHITE KNIGHT 7	IRC handicap	Crew	52nd / 100
5 Apr 2024	Racing: CYC Spring Regatta - Small Boat - 2024	Lift Ticket	J/70	Crew	3rd / 17
1 Jun 2023	Corinthian World Cup	Lift Ticket	J/70	Crew	16th / 75
1 May 2022	2022 Antigua Sailing Week	Ocean Breeze	Handicap	Grinder	2nd / 2
24 Jun 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Ashe	PHRF handicap	Grinder	9th / 13
7 Mar 2011	2011 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Lift Ticket	Melges 20	Skipper	18th / 26
12 Feb 2011	2011 Miami Winter Series Regatta	Lift Ticket	Melges 20	Skipper	24th / 25
11 Dec 2010	2011 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 1	Lift Ticket	Melges 20	Skipper	18th / 26
27 Aug 2010	2010 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship	Bad Habit	Melges 20	Skipper	19th / 23
26 Jun 2010	SPERRY TOP-SIDER SAN FRANCISCO NOOD REGATTA	Habit	Melges 20	Skipper	1st / 5
14 May 2010	SPERRY TOP-SIDER SEATTLE NOOD REGATTA	Habit	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
12 Dec 2009	2010 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 1	Lift Ticket	Melges 20	Skipper	8th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	4 provisional	#50999 band 32642–67888	—
All classes Crew	112 provisional	#25511 band 14725–39935	—
Melges 20 Helm	-63 provisional	#156 band 109–188	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 162

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 41%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Grinder (2)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	49%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Marc Hollerbach	23	2–21
Robert Wilber	23	12–11
Erik Post	23	8–15
Sid Gorham	19	3–16
John Arendshorst	18	7–11
Michael Kiss	18	3–15
Jon Messenger	17	3–14
Paul Reilly	17	2–15
Anthony Tabb	17	1–16
George Gamble	17	5–12
Thomas Ritter	17	1–16
Andrew Loe	16	7–9

Most-beaten opponent: Lance Smotherman (10–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	3	0	66%
2024	1	0	88%
2023	1	0	80%
2022	1	0	0%
2019	1	0	33%
2011	2	0	18%
2010	4	1	52%
2009	1	0	42%

Boats

Lift Ticket · J/70, Melges 20 · 6 events · 2009–2024
WHITE KNIGHT 7 · IRC handicap · 3 events · 2025
Habit · Melges 20, Handicap · 2 events · 2010
Ocean Breeze · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
Ashe · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Bad Habit · Melges 20 · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 4 events
Unknown · 3 events
Seattle, WA · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
English Harbour, Antigua, West Indies · 1 events
Riva del Garda · 1 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: 4, #50,999.Crew rating across all classes: 112, #25,511. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.