Sailor · 2012–2026

William McBride

santa barbara yacht club Melges 24 Viper 640 VX One

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 39%
Typically beats: 68%
Best class ranking: #63
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Haydon Stapleton
Best trio: Jackson Benvenutti & Haydon Stapleton
Biggest lift: Geoff Fargo
Longest-running crew: Geoff Fargo
Nemesis: Jackson Benvenutti
Rival: Richard Reid
Best day: 12 Jul 2024
Signature result: 1st of 20

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Haydon Stapleton — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Geoff Fargo · Boomslang, Sentinel · Melges 24, Viper 640, VX One 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 10 of 82 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Aug 2026
Jackson Benvenutti · Sentinel · Melges 24 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 48 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Aug 2026
Grant Janov · Sentinel · Melges 24 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 33 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Jul 2024
Haydon Stapleton · Sentinel · Melges 24 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 25 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Jul 2024
Tucker Atterbury · Boomslang, Sentinel · Melges 24, Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2022 – Nov 2022
Neil Stapleton · Sentinel · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Michael Kiss · Bacio · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2012 – Feb 2012
Nate Housberg · Sentinel · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 12th · Nov 2022 – Nov 2022
Megan Roach · Boomslang · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
Patrick Wilson · Sentinel · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Aug 2026	2026 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	Sentinel	Melges 24	Other	12th / 47
14 Nov 2024	2024 VX One North American Championship	Sentinel	VX One	Other	6th / 41
12 Jul 2024	2024 Melges 24 US National Championship	Sentinel	Melges 24	Medic/Doctor	1st / 20
4 Mar 2024	2024 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta	Sentinel	Melges 24	Other	4th / 18
26 Jan 2024	2024 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2	Sentinel	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 21
17 Dec 2023	2023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1	Sentinel	Melges 24	Other	4th / 17
6 Oct 2023	2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship	Sentinel	Melges 24	Other	6th / 29
28 Mar 2023	Allstate Sugar Bowl 2023 Viper 640 World Championship	Boomslang	Viper 640	Medic/Doctor	3rd / 33
11 Nov 2022	2022 Melges 24 Nationals	Sentinel	Melges 24	Other	12th / 34
20 Oct 2022	Viper 640 North American Championship	Boomslang	Viper 640	Other	9th / 30
28 Aug 2015	2015 NACRA 17, 49er & 49erFX US National Championship	Boat 71341	49er	Other	2nd / 9
17 Oct 2013	27th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta® and Sail-a-thon for Ovarian Cancer Awareness	Tarah Shell	Handicap	Skipper	86th / 110
11 Feb 2012	2012 Melges 20 Miami Winter Regatta :: Event No. 2	Bacio	Melges 20	Other	3rd / 37

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	687 provisional	#314 band 156–780	—
Melges 24 Crew	455 provisional	#63 band 37–105	+3.7

5 more classes, not yet ranked

Viper 640 · Crew · 23 races, 2 events · rating 214
VX One · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating 101
Melges 20 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 61
Full-size sailing · Helm · 5 races, 2 events · rating 110
49er · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 65

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 55%
As crew	11 events	1 wins	beats 85%

Positions: Medic/Doctor (2)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	62%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	74%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dan Berezin	42	39–3
Cuyler Morris	38	25–12
Richard Reid	35	20–15
Zane Yoder	32	22–10
Peter McClennen	31	20–11
Bora Gulari	30	11–19
Jaime Torres	30	28–2
Sandra Askew	27	20–7
Peter Karrié	26	14–12
Bruce Ayres	26	9–17
Greg Chamberlain	25	23–2
Jimmy Praley	23	13–10

Most-beaten opponent: Dan Berezin (39–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	76%
2024	4	1	91%
2023	3	0	86%
2022	2	0	70%
2015	1	0	88%
2013	1	0	22%
2012	1	0	94%

Boats

Sentinel · Melges 24, VX One · 8 events · 2022–2026
Boomslang · Viper 640 · 2 events · 2022–2023
Boat 71341 · 49er · 1 events · 2015
Tarah Shell · Handicap · 1 events · 2013
Bacio · Melges 20 · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 5 events
Pensacola, FL, USA · 1 events
Fontana, WI, United States · 1 events
Gulfport, MS, USa · 1 events
Oyster Bay, NY, USA · 1 events
New Orleans, LA, United States · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 687, #314.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 110. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.