Sailor · 2012–2016

Bill Bishop

PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 42%
Podium rate: 75%
Typically beats: 80%
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Phil Fleming
Best trio: Phil Fleming & Carlos Hernandez
Biggest lift: Phil Fleming
Longest-running crew: Dorsey Ruley
Nemesis: Jerry O'Neill
Rival: Jerry O'Neill
Best day: 7 Jun 2014
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 58 sailors

Most successful partnership: Phil Fleming — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Dorsey Ruley · Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 16 of 44 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
David Schy · Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 16 of 44 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
Arthur Roden · Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 41 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
Vytas Bradunas · Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 14 of 34 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jun 2014
Tom Barnard · Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 11 of 27 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jun 2015
Eric Charsky · Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 22 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – May 2014
Doug Weakly · Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 29 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2015
Ken Wottowa · Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 24 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Aug 2013
Phil Fleming · 24 Heures, Spirit Walker · PHRF handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Dec 2016
Carlos Hernandez · 24 Heures, Spirit Walker · PHRF handicap 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Dec 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 Dec 2016	2016 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht Race	24 Heures	PHRF handicap	Helm	1st / 7
27 Aug 2016	2016 Columbia Y.C. Leukemia Cup Regatta	Mattie T	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 9
12 Aug 2016	2016 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Spirit Walker	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 6
4 Dec 2015	2015 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Yacht Race	24 Heures	PHRF handicap	Helm	1st / 9
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Scout	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 8
6 Jun 2015	2015 Columbia Y.C. Goose Island COLORS Regatta	Scout	PHRF handicap	Chef	2nd / 4
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Scout	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 9
31 May 2014	2014 Columbia Y.C. Goose Island COLORS Regatta	Scout	PHRF handicap	Grinder	2nd / 6
8 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Scout	ORC handicap	Grinder	2nd / 8
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Scout	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 6
1 Jun 2013	2013 Columbia Y.C. Goose Island COLORS Regatta	Scout	PHRF handicap	Grinder	4th / 4
11 Aug 2012	2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Scout	ORC handicap	Grinder	5th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	257 provisional	#10349 band 6095–16755	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 22

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 88%
As crew	11 events	5 wins	beats 76%

Positions: Grinder (4) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Main Trimmer (1) · Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−32 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	77%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jerry O'Neill	32	13–19
Vern McCain	30	20–10
John Gottwald	22	19–3
Bill Hoyer	21	12–9
Eric Oesterle	20	18–2
Robert McManus	19	18–1
Mitchell Padnos	15	8–7
Alice Martin	15	13–2

Most-beaten opponent: Robert McManus (18–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2016	3	2	96%
2015	3	1	75%
2014	2	1	90%
2013	3	1	62%
2012	1	0	50%

Boats

Scout · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 8 events · 2012–2015
24 Heures · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2015–2016
Mattie T · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016
Spirit Walker · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 9 events
Palm Beach, FL, USA · 2 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 257, #10,349.Helm rating across all classes: 22. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.