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Sailor · 2007–2026

Bill Symes

willamette sailing club ILCA 7 (Laser)ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Harbor 20

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Events
84

694 races · 175 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 15 of 84

Podium rate
35%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 73%–76%, 1,922 boats)

Best class ranking
#83

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 524

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
LauraLee Symes

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Longest-running crew
LauraLee Symes

Jun 2023 – Jun 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Tracy Usher

26–57 head to head in 83 races

Rival
Andrew Haliburton

24–17 in 41 races

Best day
28 May 2013

2-3-1-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-5-1-1-6 · Summer-1 Series Laser 2013

Signature result
1st of 30

Summer-2 Series Laser 2012 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 16 Jul 2012

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: LauraLee Symes — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • LauraLee Symes · Symbo · Harbor 20 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 33 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Laura Symes · Symbo · Harbor 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2025 – Feb 2026

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

Rating history

03426842008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 84

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 ILCA US Masters ChampionshipBILL SYMESILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper4th / 26
31 Jul 20262026 Skamania Coves Invitational RegattaBILL SYMESILCA (rig not given)Skipper4th / 16
20 Jul 20262026 Summer II - MondayBill SymesILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper14th / 19
18 Jul 20262026 Fiesta CupCherry BombHarbor 20Skipper9th / 16
2 Jun 20262026 Summer I - MondayBill SymesILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper17th / 17
13 Apr 20262026 Spring LaserBill SymesILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper14th / 15
15 Feb 2026W.D. Schock Memorial RegattaSymboHarbor 20Skipper6th / 9
2 Nov 20252025-2026 NHYC Winter SeriesSymboHarbor 20Skipper7th / 17
1 Aug 20252025 Skamania Coves Invitational Regatta212594ILCA (rig not given)Skipper2nd / 18
25 Jul 20252025 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaBill SymesILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper11th / 15
12 Jun 2025Twilights June - NHYCSymboHarbor 20Skipper10th / 15
8 May 2025Twilights May - NHYCSymboHarbor 20Skipper11th / 11
2 Nov 2024NHYC Winter Series (H20/Finn) - Nov. 3, Dec 8, 2024. Jan 5, Feb 9, 2025.SymboHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 14
2 Aug 20242024 Skamania Coves Invitational Regatta212594ILCA (rig not given)Skipper4th / 18
26 Jul 20242024 Columbia Gorge One-Design RegattaBill SymesILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper7th / 19
16 Feb 2024WD Schock Memorial RegattaSymboHarbor 20Skipper1st / 7
4 Nov 2023NHYC Winter Series - Harbor 20 - 2023/2024SymboHarbor 20Skipper9th / 10
12 Oct 20232023 ILCA Masters US National ChampionshipBILL SYMESILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper14th / 41
4 Aug 20232023 Skamania Coves Invitational Regatta212594ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 27
14 Jul 20232023 ILCA Master PCCsBILL SYMESILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper3rd / 17
7 Jun 2023NHYC Twilight Series - JuneSymboHarbor 20Skipper6th / 10
18 Nov 20222022 Turkey Day Regatta (ABYC Holiday Series)Bill SymesILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 5
5 Aug 20222022 Skamania Coves Invitational Regatta212594ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper1st / 15
23 Sep 2021ILCA US Masters Nationals 2021BILL SYMESILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper3rd / 24
17 Sep 2021Laser Pacific Coast MastersBILL SYMESILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 22

Helm rating across all classes: 418, #4,218. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.