Sailor · 2017–2026

William Crane

northeastern university College fleet racing PHRF handicap Sonar

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #4795
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Libby Alexander
Best trio: Robert Alexander & Libby Alexander
Biggest lift: Libby Alexander
Longest-running crew: Libby Alexander
Nemesis: Charlie Hibben
Best day: 14 Sep 2018
Signature result: 1st of 37

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: Libby Alexander — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Libby Alexander · byte, Byte, Spitfire · PHRF handicap, Sonar 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 3 of 11 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+45 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – May 2024
Robert Alexander · byte, Byte · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – May 2024
Ben Palmer · Northeastern University (Huskies) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 38 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Mar 2019
Greg Stevens · Spitfire · Sonar 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
Sumner Strumph · Northeastern University (Huskies) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2018 – Oct 2018
Bridget Maguire · Northeastern University (Huskies) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
Karl Ziegler · Spitfire · Sonar 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
Scott MacLeod · Byte · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Jun 2021
Carter Brock · Northeastern University (Huskies) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
Kyle Riggs · Northeastern University (Huskies) · College match racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	2026 Soling North American Championship	Stars aligned	Soling	Crew	11th / 17
18 May 2024	13th Annual Geartester	byte	PHRF handicap	Chef	5th / 11
1 Jan 2024	2024 Lightning No Gas	Two Live Crew	Lightning	Crew	15th / 15
8 Oct 2022	67th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the Gearbuster	byte	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
12 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta	Byte	PHRF handicap	Chef	2nd / 12
10 Oct 2020	65th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the Gearbuster	Byte	PHRF handicap	Chef	1st / 11
23 Mar 2019	Central Series Two	Northeastern University (Huskies)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 12
25 Oct 2018	Dark of Night Regatta	Northeastern University (Huskies)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	6th / 8
13 Oct 2018	2018-NEISA Match Race Champs-Larry White Trophy	Northeastern University (Huskies)	College match racing	A Crew	6th / 8
6 Oct 2018	Hewitt Trophy Division 1	Northeastern University (Huskies)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	13th / 16
29 Sep 2018	Chris Loder Trophy	Northeastern University (Huskies)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	4th / 10
14 Sep 2018	2018 Sonar North American Championships	Spitfire	Sonar	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 37
31 Mar 2018	Central 3 at URI	Northeastern University (Huskies)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	9th / 9
8 Sep 2017	2017 Sonar World Championship Regatta	Spitfire	Sonar	Other	2nd / 25

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	60 provisional	#39870 band 25874–56308	—
College fleet racing Helm	15 provisional	#4795 band 3764–5791	−2.5
All classes Crew	78 provisional	#30558 band 17121–46788	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Sonar · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 142
Soling · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -9
Lightning · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -126
College match racing · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -2

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 41%
As crew	9 events	2 wins	beats 66%

Positions: A Skipper (4) · Chef (3) · A Crew (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1) · B Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	+22 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charlie Hibben	32	6–26
Michael O'Flaherty	32	8–24
Thomas Dugan	32	28–4
Dylan DiMarchi	31	7–24
Kyle Nannig	28	9–19
Peter Galloway	23	15–8
Braden Foster	20	13–7
Sean Beaulieu	20	6–14
Matthew Schryver	20	1–19
Brendan Read	20	0–20
Joshua Stone	20	5–15
Luke Ingalls	20	1–19

Most-beaten opponent: Thomas Dugan (28–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	38%
2024	2	0	30%
2022	1	0	80%
2021	1	0	91%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	91%
2018	6	1	41%
2017	1	0	96%

Boats

Northeastern University (Huskies) · College fleet racing, College match racing · 6 events · 2018–2019
byte · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2020–2024
Spitfire · Sonar · 2 events · 2017–2018
Stars aligned · Soling · 1 events · 2026
Two Live Crew · Lightning · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Greenwich, CT, USA · 3 events
Severn Sailing Association · 2 events
Darien, CT, USA · 1 events
Herman’s Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
MIT · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 60 (±177), #39,870.Crew rating across all classes: 78 (±213), #30,558. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.