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Sailor · 2013–2024

Bill Dowling

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Events
9

50 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
44%

44% win rate · 4 of 9

Podium rate
89%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
90%

of boats faced (range 86%–95%, 110 boats)

Best class ranking
#44

Helm in IOD · rating 159

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stephen Linscott

3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Joseph Weber & Stephen Linscott

3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Brent Sullivan

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stephen Linscott

Jun 2022 – Jul 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Jr. David Rockefeller

4–11 head to head in 15 races

Rival
Parker Brown

11–14 in 25 races

Signature result
1st of 22

The MDI Series for the Haaland Trophy · Handicap · 25 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stephen Linscott — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Stephen Linscott · Dreadnought · Handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 9 of 22 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Kevin Snyder · Dreadnought · Handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 9 of 22 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Joseph Weber · Dreadnought · Handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 9 of 22 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Brent Sullivan · Dreadnought · Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 13 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Barbara Meyers · Dark Star · International One Design 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Rob Windsor · Dreadnought · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Peter Johnstone · Dark Star · International One Design 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Sophie Dowling · Dark Star · International One Design 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

078156Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 9

Helm rating across all classes: 156, #23,974.Crew rating across all classes: 55. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.