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Sailor · 2009–2026

Will Dixon

chicago yacht club PHRF handicapORC handicapHandicap

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Events
24

79 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 2 of 24

Podium rate
33%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 51%–61%, 253 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Brofman

2 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate

Best trio
Dave Dickerson & Joanna Jakubas

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John Brofman

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steve Daube

Aug 2020 – Aug 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Thomas Barnes

5–7 head to head in 12 races

Signature result
1st of 12

2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago · ORC handicap · 10 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Brofman — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate
  • Doug Hogenkamp · Paradigm Shift · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 9% win rate · 4 of 32 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Thomas Pocius · Ivy Williams, Paradigm Shift · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 23 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2025
  • John Brofman · Paradigm Shift · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 4 of 26 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Steve Daube · Paradigm Shift · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 4 of 29 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
  • John Pavlichko · Paradigm Shift · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 30 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Dave Dickerson · Paradigm Shift · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 18 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2024
  • Shawn Lord · Paradigm Shift · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 26 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Darius Lisowski · Paradigm Shift · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2024
  • Joanna Jakubas · Paradigm Shift · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 15 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Ivy Williams · Ivy Williams, Paradigm Shift · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-135-3859201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 CYC Verve Cup OffshoreParadigm ShiftORC handicapSkipper1st / 5
30 May 2026COLYC COLORS 2026Paradigm ShiftPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
27 May 20262026 CYC Monroe Skyline SeriesParadigm ShiftHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
27 May 20262026 Chicago Beer Can SeriesParadigm ShiftHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
2 May 20262026 Small Boat SeriesWill DixonSmall Boat ClassSkipper3rd / 16
6 Sep 20252025 Small Boat SeriesSyndicateSmall Boat ClassSkipper7th / 20
31 Aug 2025Bi-State - St. Joseph to Chicago - 2025Paradigm ShiftPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 7
29 Aug 20252025 Chicago to St. JoeParadigm ShiftHandicapSkipper6th / 11
22 Aug 20252025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American ChampionshipIvy WilliamsJ/109Crew5th / 9
8 Aug 20252025 CYC Verve Cup OffshoreParadigm ShiftPHRF handicapCrew4th / 8
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaParadigm ShiftPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 10
14 Jun 2025Gold Star Regatta - 2025Paradigm ShiftPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 7
11 Jun 20252025 Chicago Beer Can SeriesParadigm ShiftHandicapCrew4th / 9
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoParadigm ShiftPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 9
9 Aug 20242024 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaParadigm ShiftPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 8
7 Jun 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoParadigm ShiftPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 7
9 Jun 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoParadigm ShiftPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 6
15 Jul 20222022 The Hook RaceDefiancePHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 4
10 Jun 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoParadigm ShiftORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 12
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoParadigm ShiftORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 10
22 Aug 20202020 Columbia Y.C. Leukemia Cup RegattaParadigm ShiftPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 10
7 Aug 20202020 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaParadigm ShiftORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 7
27 Aug 20162016 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaBucephalusJ/70Pit19th / 20
29 Jul 20092009 Wianno Optimist Invitational13015OptimistSkipper27th / 62

Crew rating across all classes: -124, #58,246.Helm rating across all classes: 55, #40,752. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.