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Sailor · 2022–2026

Gene Williams

tred avon yacht club Optimist42029er

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Possibly the same person: Gene Williams (1982, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
55

305 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 5 of 55

Podium rate
27%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 51%–54%, 3,293 boats)

Best class ranking
#150

Helm in 420 · rating 448

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Vaughn Brooks

3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Biggest lift
Vaughn Brooks

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Vaughn Brooks

Jun 2026 – Aug 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Trey Waters

20–94 head to head in 114 races

Rival
Eleanore Cowles

72–60 in 132 races

Best day
6 Aug 2026

3-1-1-1-1-1 · MRYC Annual Junior Regatta

Signature result
1st of 22

2026 Sandy MacVickar Junior Regatta · 420 · 1 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Vaughn Brooks — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Vaughn Brooks · Gene Williams, Gene Williams (Matthew) · 420 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 13 of 29 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Saoirse Taylor · Gene Williams · 420, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Sky Hillel · Gene Williams · 29er 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Mercer Rensberger · Gene Williams · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 27th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Philip Logan · Bubbles (Spinnaker) · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Zak Samih · Bubbles (Spinnaker) · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Bill Hinman · Bubbles (Spinnaker) · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Hartley Cooper · Hartley Cooper · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 61st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

-802415622023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 US Youth ChampionshipGene Williams29erSkipper10th / 20
20 Aug 202629er North American ChampionshipGene Williams29erSkipper5th / 13
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Jr Club 420 & Jr ILCA 6 & Jr 29’erGene Williams (Matthew)420Skipper2nd / 23
6 Aug 2026MRYC Annual Junior Regatta9463420Skipper1st / 18
29 Jul 2026C420 Women's North American ChampionshipGene Williams420Skipper27th / 48
10 Jul 20262026 Gibson Island Junior RegattaGene Williams420Skipper1st / 18
1 Jul 20262026 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaGene Williams420Skipper1st / 22
30 Jun 20262026 AYC Annual Junior RegattaGene Williams420Skipper2nd / 25
29 Jun 2026WRSC Jr Regatta - Maryland State Championship9463420Skipper2nd / 23
25 Jun 20262026 Hampton Yacht Club Junior Annual & USODA Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipGene Williams420Skipper1st / 2
18 Aug 20252025 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper71st / 112
9 Aug 20252025 Oxford Regatta - Opti Green & RWB classesGene Williams (Matthew)OptimistSkipper7th / 58
7 Aug 2025MRYC Annual Junior Regatta23791OptimistSkipper5th / 46
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper68th / 259
30 Jul 20252025 Optimist US Girls National ChampionshipGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper21st / 110
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaGene Williams420Skipper81st / 148
16 Jul 2025Club 420 Women's North American ChampionshipGene WilliamsHandicapSkipper29th / 46
2 Jul 20252025 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper2nd / 40
1 Jul 20252025 AYC Annual Junior RegattaGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper5th / 43
30 Jun 20252025 WRSC Junior Regatta23791OptimistSkipper9th / 40
18 Jun 2025U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championships for the Ida Lewis TrophyGene Williams420Skipper7th / 21
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper83rd / 250
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper164th / 224
6 Feb 20252025 Valentine's Day RegattaGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper95th / 201
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipGene WilliamsOptimistSkipper109th / 141

Helm rating across all classes: 422, #4,115.Crew rating across all classes: -29. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.