Sailor · 2014–2025

Bill Conron

shyc PHRF handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 21
Win rate: 19%
Podium rate: 48%
Typically beats: 52%

Most successful partnership: Ryan Burke
Best trio: Peter Schmiedeck & Ryan Burke
Biggest lift: Ryan Burke
Longest-running crew: Larry Morley
Nemesis: William Purdy
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 39 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ryan Burke — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 31% win rate

Peter Schmiedeck · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 19events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 21% win rate · 4 of 23 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Oct 2025
Ryan Burke · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 13events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 31% win rate · 4 of 16 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
Rick Helmig · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 12events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Oct 2025
John Stanton · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 11 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – May 2025
Christopher Miller · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Aug 2024
Scott Booth · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Aug 2025
Ali Shay · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Oct 2025
Larry Morley · Resolute, Sawtooth · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Oct 2025
Alek Martinovic · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Oct 2025
Lauren Lee · Sawtooth · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Oct 2025	70th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the Gearbuster	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Pit	4th / 6
29 Aug 2025	2025 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Pit	1st / 6
23 May 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Pit	2nd / 7
17 May 2025	14th Annual Geartester	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Pit	2nd / 7
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Pit	1st / 8
16 Aug 2024	2024 Stamford Overnight Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Pit	7th / 8
29 Jun 2024	93rd RYC Stratford Shoal Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	6th / 6
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 7
5 Aug 2023	19th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	6th / 9
24 Jun 2023	92nd RYC Stratford Shoal Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	1st / 9
26 May 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	4th / 10
20 May 2023	12th Annual Geartester	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	2nd / 6
8 Oct 2022	67th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the Gearbuster	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	1st / 7
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	3rd / 14
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	3rd / 5
7 Aug 2021	17th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Pit	6th / 8
12 Sep 2020	2020 65th Edlu Distance Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	7th / 10
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	9th / 9
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Sawtooth	PHRF handicap	Pit	6th / 7
18 Sep 2014	2014 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Resolute	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	11th / 12
31 May 2014	2014 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Resolute	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	2nd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	59 provisional	#33707 band 21475–47045	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating -7

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	21 events	4 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Nav/Tac (10) · Pit (8)

How they race

Closer	+14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	27%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alistair Duke	22	5–17
Brian Williams	17	12–5
William Purdy	17	1–16
Lou Melillo	17	7–10
Richie Palmer	17	7–10
Ronald Ross	12	6–6
Chuck Norris	12	11–1
Bob McHugh	12	3–9
John Hammel	12	0–12
Thomas O'Connell	12	5–7
Richard Reid	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: Chuck Norris (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	4	1	77%
2024	3	1	38%
2023	5	1	57%
2022	2	1	92%
2021	2	0	39%
2020	1	0	33%
2019	1	0	0%
2018	1	0	17%
2014	2	0	46%

Boats

Sawtooth · PHRF handicap · 19 events · 2018–2025
Resolute · Beneteau First 36.7 · 2 events · 2014

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 10 events
Greenwich, CT, USA · 4 events
Mamaroneck, NY, USA · 2 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 2 events
Westport, CT, USA · 1 events
Bridgeport, CT, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 59 (±176), #33,707. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.