Sailor · 2013–2026

William Kirk

wild harbor PHRF handicap Optimist 420

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #10532

Nemesis: Francis Selldorff
Rival: Julia O'Connor
Best day: 15 Jul 2013
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Greg Yates · Kiska · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Will Richmond · Kiska · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Charles Kineke · Kiska · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Rom Sena · Kiska · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Joe Crocker · Kiska · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Jeff Elsbecker · Kiska · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 Jun 2026	2026 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer Series	Hope	PHRF handicap	Captain	8th / 12
28 May 2025	2025 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer Series	Hope	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
5 Jun 2024	2024 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer Series	Hope	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 11
22 May 2019	2019 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer Series	Cosmo	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
23 May 2018	2018 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer Series	Cosmo	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
18 Aug 2017	2017 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Kiska	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 4
8 Jul 2017	NBJR 2017	1631	420	Skipper	71st / 74
24 May 2017	2017 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer Series	Cosmo	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
4 Aug 2016	WHYC 420 Invitational	1631	420	Skipper	15th / 38
24 May 2016	2016 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer Series	Cosmo	PHRF handicap	Other	11th / 11
3 Jun 2015	2015 East Greenwich Yacht Club Summer Series	Cosmo	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 9
12 Aug 2014	Beverly Junior Regatta	14770	Optimist	Skipper	45th / 86
23 Jul 2014	Wianno Yacht Club Optimist Regatta 2014	14770	Optimist	Skipper	44th / 89
13 Aug 2013	Beverly Junior Regatta	9165	Optimist	Skipper	63rd / 84
15 Jul 2013	18th Annual Stone Horse Yacht Club Opti x-treme Regatta	Mini Dragon	Optimist	Skipper	9th / 82

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	125 provisional	#29335 band 18886–43272	—
Optimist Helm	-13 provisional	#10532 band 5206–15079	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

420 · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating -104
Full-size sailing · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 23

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	14 events	1 wins	beats 46%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 67%

Positions: Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bob Lewis	35	28–7
Matthew Lopes	35	12–23
Isaac Goldman	34	8–26
Peter Allstrom	32	8–24
Francis Selldorff	30	3–27
Abbi Seward	30	9–21
James McCullough	29	6–22
Mark Gervais	29	7–22
Julia O'Connor	27	14–13
Sean Clark	27	12–15
Chris Tate	25	8–17
Timothy First	23	6–17

Most-beaten opponent: Bob Lewis (28–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	36%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	90%
2019	1	0	50%
2018	1	0	13%
2017	3	0	38%
2016	2	0	31%
2015	1	0	38%
2014	2	0	50%
2013	2	0	58%

Boats

Cosmo · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2015–2019
Hope · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2024–2026
1631 · 420 · 2 events · 2016–2017
14770 · Optimist · 2 events · 2014
Kiska · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017
9165 · Optimist · 1 events · 2013
Mini Dragon · Optimist · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

East Greenwich, RI, USA · 8 events
Marion, MA · 2 events
Harwich Port, MA · 1 events
North Falmouth, MA · 1 events
South Dartmouth, MA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 125, #29,335.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 23. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.