Sailor · 2010–2025

Bill Walters

sbyc ORC handicap IRC handicap Handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 42%

Most successful partnership: Henry Brauer
Best trio: Will Welles & Stuart Johnstone
Biggest lift: Henry Brauer
Longest-running crew: Burak Kocal
Nemesis: David Halliwill
Best day: 26 Jul 2015
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Henry Brauer — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Burak Kocal · Dare Dare, Invictus · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 49 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2016 – May 2023
Jacques Benkoski · Dare Dare, Invictus · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 49 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2016 – May 2023
Gerhard Esterhuizen · Invictus · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 42 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2017 – May 2023
Nicolas Popp · Dare Dare, Invictus · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 44 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2016 – May 2023
Henry Brauer · Fleetwing, Fleetwing (J/111 OD), Rascal · IRC handicap, J/111, J/70, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+51 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – Jul 2015
Will Welles · Fleetwing, Fleetwing (J/111 OD) · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – Jun 2013
Michael Ryan · Cygnette · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2010 – May 2012
Rob Lindley · Cygnette · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2010 – May 2012
Julia Langford · Fleetwing, Fleetwing (J/111 OD) · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – Jun 2013
Stuart Johnstone · Fleetwing, Fleetwing (J/111 OD) · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – Jun 2013

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Jul 2025	2025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Lynx	ORC handicap	Mast	6th / 10
16 Aug 2024	2024 Ted Hood Regatta	Lynx	Handicap	Other	2nd / 3
19 Jul 2024	2024 Beringer Bowl Overnight Ocean Race	Hall pass	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
25 May 2023	Friday Night Spring Series 2023	Invictus	Handicap	Crew	5th / 5
16 Sep 2021	2021 Rolex Big Boat Series	Invictus	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 8
20 Aug 2021	2021 Aldo Alessio; Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup; Santa Cruz 27 National Championship	Invictus	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 9
12 Sep 2019	2019 Rolex Big Boat Series	Invictus	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 7
27 Sep 2018	2018 J 70 World Championship	Natsuko	J/70	Pit Assist	61st / 91
13 Sep 2018	2018 Rolex Big Boat Series	Invictus	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 10
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	Invictus	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 5
15 Sep 2016	2016 Rolex Big Boat Series	Dare Dare	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 9
24 Jul 2015	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2015	Rascal	J/70	Other	6th / 23
14 Jun 2013	159th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex - FRIDAY (Around-the-Island)	Fleetwing (J/111 OD)	IRC handicap	Mast	3rd / 12
13 Jun 2013	159th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Fleetwing	J/111	Mast	1st / 5
25 May 2012	2012 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Cygnette	IRC handicap	Other	5th / 9
20 Apr 2012	2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Fleetwing	PHRF handicap	Mast	5th / 12
11 Jun 2011	157th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Cygnette	IRC handicap	Other	6th / 6
28 May 2010	2010 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Cygnette	IRC handicap	Other	9th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	66 provisional	#33213 band 22786–44582	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 20 races, 2 events · rating 68
J/111 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 108

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	18 events	1 wins	beats 41%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (6) · Mast (4) · Pit Assist (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	35%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Barry Lewis	32	4–28
David Halliwill	32	1–31
Bruno Pasquinelli	20	5–15
Daan Goedkoop	20	12–8
Tyler Doyle	20	12–8
Nancy Glover	20	13–7
Will Welles	20	4–16
Frank McNamara	20	13–7
Jud Smith	20	2–18
Ted Johnson	20	12–8
John Brim	20	6–14
Stein Skaane	20	13–6

Most-beaten opponent: Louis Donahue (17–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	44%
2024	2	0	46%
2023	1	0	0%
2021	2	0	32%
2019	1	0	33%
2018	2	0	28%
2017	1	0	25%
2016	1	0	38%
2015	1	0	77%
2013	2	1	91%
2012	2	0	57%
2011	1	0	0%
2010	1	0	20%

Boats

Invictus · Handicap, ORC handicap · 6 events · 2017–2023
Cygnette · IRC handicap · 3 events · 2010–2012
Lynx · ORC handicap, Handicap · 2 events · 2024–2025
Fleetwing · J/111, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2012–2013
Hall pass · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
Natsuko · J/70 · 1 events · 2018
Dare Dare · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2016
Rascal · J/70 · 1 events · 2015
Fleetwing (J/111 OD) · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 6 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 4 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 2 events
Marblehead, MA, United States · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 66, #33,213. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.