Sailor · 2021–2026

William Van Dyke

itchenor sailing club Swan 42 Etchells

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #156
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Matt Reid
Biggest lift: Duncan Gregor
Longest-running crew: Barry Sampson
Nemesis: Pedro Vaquer Comas
Rival: Pit Finis
Best day: 15 Apr 2023
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matt Reid — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Barry Sampson · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 14events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 100 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
Henry Woods · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 92 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Sep 2026
Robert Bailey · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 92 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Sep 2026
Stuart Miller · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 72 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
Daniel Saltmarsh · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 57 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Apr 2026
Peter Greenhalgh · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 52 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – Jul 2024
Tom Offer · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 39 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – May 2025
Ben Cooper · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 37 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2024 – May 2026
Harry Kennedy · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Sep 2026
Alistair Hall · LONG ECHO · Swan 42 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Sep 2026	2026 ROLEX SWAN CUP	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	In the way	4th / 5
25 May 2026	2026 Swan Porto Rotondo Challenge	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	2nd / 4
23 Apr 2026	2026 Swan Bonifacio Challenge	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	4th / 7
18 Jun 2025	2025 Swan One Design Worlds	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	6th / 7
7 May 2025	2025 Swan Bonifacio Challenge	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	5th / 6
24 Oct 2024	2024 Swan One Design Worlds	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	7th / 7
5 Jul 2024	2024 Swan - Trofeo S.M. La Reina	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	6th / 6
31 Jul 2023	2023 Swan - Copa Del Rey MAPFRE	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Mast	7th / 8
21 Jun 2023	2023 Swan - The Nations Trophy	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	7th / 8
15 Apr 2023	2023 International Etchells Spring Regatta	Jolly Roger	Etchells	Bow	1st / 7
13 Sep 2022	2022 ROLEX SWAN CUP	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	6th / 9
7 Aug 2022	2022 Swan - 40th Copa Del Rey MAPFRE	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	7th / 9
6 Jul 2022	2022 Swan One Design World Championship	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Mast	7th / 9
14 Oct 2021	2021 Swan One Design World Championship	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	3rd / 7
16 Sep 2021	2021 Swan - The Nations Trophy	LONG ECHO	Swan 42	Bow	6th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	33 provisional	#38165 band 28730–47410	—
Swan 42 Crew	15 provisional	#156 band 132–163	−5

1 more class, not yet ranked

Etchells · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 68

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	15 events	1 wins	beats 31%

Positions: Bow (12) · Mast (2) · In the way (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Pedro Vaquer Comas	94	14–80
Jose Maria Meseguer	84	10–73
Adriano Majolino	58	14–43
Massimo De Campo	53	10–43
Jerome Stubler	41	16–25
Wargny Christophe et Coralie	34	28–6
Pit Finis	32	13–19
Bernard Marchant	24	23–1
Dominique Tian	20	8–12
Pavel Rejholec	20	15–5
Koyré - Luca Formentini	16	6–10
Christian Plump	15	4–11

Most-beaten opponent: Wargny Christophe et Coralie (28–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	47%
2025	2	0	18%
2024	2	0	0%
2023	3	1	43%
2022	3	0	29%
2021	2	0	33%

Boats

LONG ECHO · Swan 42 · 14 events · 2021–2026
Jolly Roger · Etchells · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Palma, Illes Balears, Spain · 3 events
Unknown · 3 events
Valencia, Spain · 2 events
Porto Cervo, Italy · 2 events
Porto Cervo (SS), Sardinia, Italy · 1 events
Saint-Tropez, France · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 33, #38,165. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.