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Sailor · 2015–2026

Will Fairfax

new bedford yacht club Optimist420ILCA (rig not given)

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Events
34

233 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 34

Podium rate
18%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 69%–72%, 1,920 boats)

Best class ranking
#1563

Helm in Optimist · rating 297

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Sam Sperry

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sam Sperry

Jul 2023 – Aug 2024 · 6 events

Nemesis
Peter Herlihy

28–115 head to head in 143 races

Rival
Jack Spillane

43–38 in 82 races

Best day
8 Aug 2023

4-8-6-1-3-2-DNF-DNF · Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2023

Signature result
2nd of 69

Beverly Junior Regatta 2024 · 420 · 12 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 25 sailors

  • Sam Sperry · Sam Sperry, Will Fairfax · 420 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 48 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Henry Donahue · Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester Polytech) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Sarah Gardner · Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester Polytech) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Owen Peterson · Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester Polytech) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Charlie Fairfax · Charlie Fairfax, Digger -Youth · 420, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Aug 2022
  • Matthew Stecko · Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester Polytech) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Demetry Spinola · Digger -Youth, Gut Feeling · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Ted Herlihy · Gut Feeling · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Paul Adam · Digger -Youth · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Hunter Downing · Gut Feeling · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-9153315201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jun 20262026 ILCA Open Championship of Buzzards Bay John Bentley Memorial RegattaWill FairfaxILCA (rig not given)Skipper19th / 36
13 Sep 2025Hatch Brown Trophy 2025Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester Polytech)College fleet racingC Crew (3)18th / 18
6 Sep 2025Charles InviteWorcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester Polytech)College fleet racingB Skipper (3-9)7th / 9
2 Aug 20252025 Star Sunapee Open & NextGen (under 25) RegattaUSA 7497StarTactician8th / 14
7 Jul 20252025 Thursday One DesignWill FairfaxILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 9
28 Jun 20252025 ILCA Open Championship of Buzzards Bay John Bentley Memorial Regatta District 7 Grand Prix EventSea 3.0ILCA (rig not given)Skipper14th / 21
21 Jun 20252025 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-The-Island RaceGut FeelingPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024Sam Sperry420Crew2nd / 69
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSam Sperry420Crew16th / 129
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024Sam Sperry420Crew3rd / 57
25 Jun 2024Club 420 Association New England ChampionshipSam Sperry420Crew9th / 80
8 Aug 2023Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2023Sam Sperry420Crew12th / 73
24 Jul 20232023 Club 420 North American ChampionshipWill Fairfax420Skipper44th / 130
19 Aug 20222022 Ida Lewis Distance RaceDigger -YouthPHRF handicapIn the way2nd / 12
24 Jul 2022Marblehead Junior Race Week 2022Lil’Yachty 2.0HandicapCrew2nd / 43
20 Jul 20212021 Club 420 US National ChampionshipCharlie Fairfax420Crew56th / 132
13 Aug 2019Beverly Junior Regatta16508OptimistSkipper10th / 82
30 Jul 20192019 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta16508OptimistSkipper1st / 29
24 Jul 20192019 Wianno Yacht Club Opti Regatta16508OptimistSkipper20th / 75
11 Jul 201996th ANNUAL REGATTA - Juniors16508OptimistSkipper8th / 33
6 Jul 2019NBJR 201916508OptimistSkipper22nd / 66
14 Aug 2018Beverly Junior Regatta16508OptimistSkipper31st / 102
8 Aug 20182018 Youth Invitational16508OptimistSkipper16th / 70
7 Jul 2018NBJR 201816508OptimistSkipper29th / 73
15 Aug 2017Beverly Junior Regatta713OptimistSkipper36th / 82

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 83, #36,507.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 88, #29,554. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.