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Sailor · 2007–2026

Bill Baxter

delta sailing association PHRF handicapLightningJ/111

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Events
154

624 races · 129 race wins

Win rate
34%

34% win rate · 52 of 154

Podium rate
61%

94 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (90%: 58%–62%, 1,623 boats)

Best class ranking
#251

Helm in Lightning · rating 85

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jackie Baxter

46 wins · 82 podiums in 108 events together · 43% win rate

Best trio
Jackie Baxter & Max Hutter

7 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Tucker Edmundson

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jackie Baxter

Sep 2007 – Aug 2026 · 108 events

Nemesis
Tanner Probst

0–24 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Andrew Ward

45–50 in 95 races

Best day
18 Feb 2023

1-1-1-1 · 2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg · about 1 in 579 by chance

Signature result
1st of 20

2010 Captains Harbor Friday Night Series · PHRF handicap · 11 Jun 2010

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Jackie Baxter — 46 wins · 82 podiums in 108 events together · 43% win rate
  • Jackie Baxter · Fireball, FIREBALL, Fireball (C), Fireball(C) · Handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 108events 46 wins together · 82 podiums · 43% win rate · 108 of 378 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2007 – Aug 2026
  • Maximilian Hutter · Blue Fire, Fireball · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 36% win rate · 15 of 65 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2026
  • Brendan O'Leary · Blue Fire, Fireball · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 5 of 62 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2023
  • Lutz Lange · Fireball · J/111, PHRF handicap 11events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 46% win rate · 9 of 45 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Thomas Pluchino · Fireball · J/111, PHRF handicap 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 12 of 38 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2026
  • Max Hutter · Fireball · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 7 wins together · 8 podiums · 70% win rate · 21 of 28 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – May 2025
  • Scott Stone · Fireball · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 67% win rate · 17 of 35 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
  • John Logue · Fireball, Playdate · J/111, J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 15 of 53 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Claire Baxter · Fireball · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 12 of 70 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Feb 2026
  • Alex Curtiss · Fireball, Shield team 6 · J/111, PHRF handicap, Shields 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 52 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

-1294200200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 154

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Aug 20262024 Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18FireballPHRF handicapOther1st / 10
27 Jun 202695th RYC Stratford Shoal RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
20 Jun 202622nd Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)FireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
19 Jun 20262026 Annual Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18/Melges 15FireballPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
13 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaFireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 16
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual Regatta Friday Around the Island RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 20
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
16 May 202615th Annual GeartesterFireballPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
14 May 20262026 Vespers - PHRF & PursuitFireballHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
9 May 202671st Annual Edlu Distance RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgFireballORC handicapSkipper1st / 9
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaFireballJ/111Skipper3rd / 6
4 Oct 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaFireballPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
28 Sep 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta Saturday Coastal Race and Sunday Coastal RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 9
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
2 Aug 202521st Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)FireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekFireballPHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
20 Jun 20252025 & 20th Annual Captain Harbor Friday Night Series - PHRF + Ideal 18/Melges 15FireballPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 14
13 Jun 2025Mississippi Valley Lightning Districts June 14-15, 2025William BaxterLightningSkipper2nd / 9
24 May 20252025 Commo. Juby Wynne Memorial One Design Regatta15580LightningSkipper1st / 9
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
22 May 20252025 Vespers - PHRF & PursuitFireballHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
17 May 202514th Annual GeartesterFireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
10 May 202570th Annual Edlu Distance RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 13
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceVIVA LA VIDAIRC handicapCrew18th / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 152 (±132), #24,663.Crew rating across all classes: 48 (±209), #35,506. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.