Sailor · 2008–2024

Bill Martin

bayview yacht club ORC handicap PHRF handicap Alerion 28

Possibly the same person: Bill Martin (2021, 1 events), Bill Martin (2017–2026, 2 events), Billy Martin (2017–2023, 4 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 35
Win rate: 37%
Podium rate: 69%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Stu Pettit
Best trio: Bill Babel & Stu Pettit
Biggest lift: Tim LaBute
Longest-running crew: John Teeter
Nemesis: Robert Hughes
Best day: 14 Jul 2018
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 59 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stu Pettit — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 71% win rate

John Teeter · Stripes, STRIPES · GL 70, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 9 wins together · 14 podiums · 47% win rate · 21 of 52 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2024
Bill Babel · Stripes, STRIPES · GL 70, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 18events 8 wins together · 14 podiums · 44% win rate · 18 of 49 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Jul 2024
Dan Knight · Stripes · GL 70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 7 wins together · 14 podiums · 41% win rate · 15 of 44 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Jul 2024
Eric Rasmussen · Stripes, STRIPES · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 6 wins together · 13 podiums · 35% win rate · 12 of 35 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2011 – Jul 2024
Mike DeLano · Stripes, STRIPES · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 6 wins together · 13 podiums · 35% win rate · 13 of 38 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2024
Mike Martin · Stripes · GL 70, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 42% win rate · 9 of 28 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Aug 2021
Bruce Nelson · Stripes · GL 70, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 6 wins together · 10 podiums · 50% win rate · 19 of 53 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2024
Stu Pettitt · Stripes, STRIPES · GL 70, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 27% win rate · 9 of 34 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2024
Chris Woodall · Stripes, STRIPES · ORC handicap, Santa Cruz 70 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 6 of 17 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jul 2024
Brad Terpstra · Stripes · GL 70, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 38% win rate · 13 of 36 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 35

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jul 2024	2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 10
5 Aug 2023	2023 Trans Superior International Yacht Race	STRIPES	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 7
29 Jul 2023	2023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 6
23 Aug 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Fall Tuesday Night Series	Still Crazy	Alerion 28	Skipper	7th / 8
30 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	ORC handicap	Helm	1st / 5
28 Jun 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night Series	Still Crazy	Alerion 28	Other	13th / 13
6 Aug 2021	2021 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Stripes	ORC handicap	Skipper	1st / 8
31 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 7
3 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Saturday One Design Series	Still Crazy	Alerion 28	Skipper	8th / 8
22 Jun 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night Series	Still Crazy	Alerion 28	Skipper	10th / 12
15 Jun 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Spring Tuesday Night Series	Still Crazy	Alerion 28	Skipper	6th / 9
2 Aug 2019	2019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 5
26 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 5
28 Jun 2019	2019 Muskegon Yacht Club - TRANS-Michigan Cup Race	Stripes	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
27 Jul 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 6
30 Jun 2018	2018 Great Lakes 70 Summer Season	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 6
5 Aug 2017	2017 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 6
28 Jul 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 9
23 Jun 2017	2017 Muskegon Yacht Club - TRANS-Michigan Cup Race	Stripes	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 5
29 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 9
10 Jun 2016	2016 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Stripes	PHRF handicap	Owner	5th / 6
31 Jul 2015	2015 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Stripes	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
25 Jul 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
23 Jul 2015	2015 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta - Thursday OD	Stripes	GL 70	Skipper	2nd / 5
26 Jul 2014	2014 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Stripes	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	244 provisional	#14342 band 9678–20494	—
GL 70 Helm	219 provisional	#1 band 1–3	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Alerion 28 · Helm · 9 races, 5 events · rating -47
Santa Cruz 70 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 142

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	35 events	13 wins	beats 68%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−24 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	34%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	71%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Lance Smotherman	52	35–17
Brien Baker	32	27–5
Tom Anderson	30	20–10
Chris Saxton	27	23–4
Bruce Aikens	27	17–10
Albert D'Ottavio	24	22–2
Mark Hauf	24	23–1
John Nedeau	22	21–1
Tom Neill	17	12–5
Bert Dottavio	17	16–1
Pete Reichelsdorfer	12	6–6
Robert Hughes	12	2–10

Most-beaten opponent: Brien Baker (27–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	44%
2023	2	0	65%
2022	3	1	38%
2021	5	2	51%
2019	3	2	83%
2018	2	0	80%
2017	3	0	53%
2016	2	0	54%
2015	3	0	53%
2014	1	1	100%
2013	2	2	100%
2012	1	1	100%
2011	2	1	70%
2010	1	0	60%
2009	2	1	94%
2008	2	2	100%

Boats

Stripes · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, GL 70, IRC handicap, Santa Cruz 70 · 30 events · 2008–2024
Still Crazy · Alerion 28 · 5 events · 2021–2022

Where they race

Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 22 events
Duluth, MN, USA · 7 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 2 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 244 (±127), #14,342. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.