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Sailor · 2012–2026

William Hamilton

california yc OptimistHandicap420

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Events
57

478 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 57

Podium rate
5%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 46%–49%, 3,390 boats)

Best class ranking
#2048

Helm in Optimist · rating 250

Longest-running crew
Mike Fleming

Sep 2023 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Hayden Zieger

22–163 head to head in 185 races

Rival
Madeleine Clarke

111–93 in 205 races

Best day
10 Oct 2026

7-13-36-13-10-5-14 · 2026 Goblin Optimist Regatta (SCYYRA Carrie Series #1)

Signature result
7th of 81

2026 Goblin Optimist Regatta (SCYYRA Carrie Series #1) · Optimist · 10 Oct 2026

Partnerships · 26 sailors

  • Mike Fleming · Fulmar · 8 mR, Eight Metre - Mediterranean Cup, Epoque Marconi (EMA), Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Emily Smith · Fulmar · 8 mR, Eight Metre - Mediterranean Cup, Epoque Marconi (EMA), Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • David Smith · Fulmar · 8 mR, Eight Metre - Mediterranean Cup, Epoque Marconi (EMA), Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Mark Morris · Fulmar · 8 mR, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Ewan Rycroft · Fulmar · Eight Metre - Mediterranean Cup, International 8 Metre 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Justin Venton · Fulmar · 8 mR, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Caitlin Ross · Fulmar · 8 mR, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • John Patience · Fulmar · Eight Metre - Mediterranean Cup 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Luke Patience · Fulmar · Eight Metre - Mediterranean Cup 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Issac Righter · Billy Hamilton · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023

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

Rating history

-157322212013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Goblin Optimist Regatta (SCYYRA Carrie Series #1)William HamiltonOptimistSkipper7th / 81
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipWilliam HamiltonOptimistSkipper224th / 319
20 Jun 20262026 Junior Heavy Weather RegattaWilliam HamiltonOptimistSkipper7th / 65
23 May 20262026 CPYC Vanguard 15 Summer SeriesWilliam HamiltonVanguard 15Skipper9th / 17
2 May 20262026 Eli Reuben Memorial Regatta (Opti Harken Series)William HamiltonHandicapSkipper14th / 50
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsWilliam HamiltonOptimistSkipper219th / 228
21 Feb 2026Harken #1 Optimist Spring Regatta Championship Fleet23761OptimistSkipper14th / 57
31 Jan 2026Carrie Series #4 Stephen M. Pitts Memorial Regatta Opti Midwinters 2026William HamiltonOptimistSkipper11th / 60
6 Dec 2025CBYC Holiday Opti Regatta Carrie Series #3William HamiltonOptimistSkipper18th / 54
22 Nov 20252025 Turkey Day RegattaWilliam HamiltonOptimistSkipper5th / 21
8 Nov 20252025 Carrie Series #2William HamiltonHandicapSkipper19th / 51
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)William HamiltonOptimistSkipper259th / 269
27 Sep 20252025 Optimist Pacific Coast ChampionshipWilliam HamiltonOptimistSkipper27th / 50
23 Sep 2025REGATES ROYALES 2025FulmarEpoque Marconi (EMA)Crew12th / 14
29 Aug 20252025 Optimist West Coast ChampionshipWilliam HamiltonOptimistSkipper23rd / 61
15 Aug 20252025-2026 SCYYRA SeriesWilliam HamiltonHandicapSkipper9th / 61
3 Aug 2025International 8 Metre World Cup 2025FulmarInternational 8 MetreCrew18th / 21
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipNorth StarOptimistSkipper87th / 259
27 Jul 2025Airisto Classic Regatta 2025 – Baltic Classic MastersFulmarHandicapCrew5th / 7
25 Jul 2025Airisto Classic Regatta 2025 – Baltic Classic MastersFulmar8 mRCrew12th / 15
24 May 20252025 Memorial Day RegattaNorth StarOptimistSkipper3rd / 21
17 May 20252025 Eli Reuben Memorial Regatta (Opti Harken Series)North StarHandicapSkipper12th / 44
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsWilliam HamiltonOptimistSkipper107th / 250
29 Mar 2025Big Wave Regatta/Carrie Series #5/6North StarHandicapSkipper6th / 31
22 Mar 2025Optimist Harken #2North StarOptimistSkipper17th / 38

Helm rating across all classes: 221, #16,394.Crew rating across all classes: -133, #59,177. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.