Sailor · 2015–2026

Bill Dexter

rochester canoe club Thistle Sunfish J/24

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 52%
Best class ranking: #156

Biggest lift: Don Stehle
Nemesis: Mike Ingham
Best day: 29 Jul 2026
Signature result: 7th of 57

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Don Stehle · DWB, NF · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Jun 2026
Rob Dexter · 1400, Growler · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jul 2024 – Jan 2025
Mary Ellen Brown · DWB · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
Christopher Stone · Velocidad · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015
Molly Dexter · Growler · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Mary Ellen Ingham · 1400 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Judy Gesner · NF · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Oliver Ouida · Velocidad · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015
Lynne Parsons · NF · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Bradford Russell · Velocidad · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Sep 2026	2026 Fall Frontier Thistle ECFS Regatta	1400	Thistle	Skipper	13th / 15
27 Jul 2026	Thistle Nationals 2026	NF	Thistle	Crew	7th / 57
20 Jun 2026	Adirondack Thistle Invitational Regatta (NF Districts)	NF	Thistle	Crew	12th / 20
6 Sep 2025	2025 Fall Frontier Thistle Regatta	1400	Thistle	Skipper	10th / 14
1 Jan 2025	2025 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship	1400	Thistle	Crew	14th / 14
13 Jul 2024	2024 Newport Regatta	Growler	Thistle	Staysail trimmer	22nd / 36
3 Jun 2023	2023 Niagara Frontier and Lake Erie Thistle District Championship	DWB	Thistle	Skipper	8th / 24
11 Jun 2022	2022 Don VanVechten Memorial & NY Upstate Sunfish Regional Championship	28777	Sunfish	Skipper	18th / 32
8 Oct 2021	2021 Sunfish US Masters Championship	28777	Sunfish	Skipper	24th / 54
2 Aug 2021	2021 Thistle National Championship	DWB	Thistle	Other	27th / 40
3 Apr 2015	2015 J 24 Easter Regatta	Velocidad	J/24	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	184 provisional	#16824 band 7960–32209	—
All classes Helm	-31 provisional	#59483 band 38368–75422	—
Thistle Crew	70 provisional	#156 band 72–230	−6.7

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Sunfish · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating 25
Thistle · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating -100
J/24 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating 101

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 43%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 46%

Positions: Staysail trimmer (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Doug Kaukeinen	34	6–28
Mike Ingham	34	2–32
Jim Gindling	31	10–21
Greg Griffin	28	8–20
Dan Hesse	27	3–24
Eric Gesner	25	4–21
Peter Hudson	23	9–14
Don Stehle	22	5–17
John Baker	20	9–11
Roy Ingham	19	7–12
David Hudson	18	11–7
Steve Powers	17	6–11

Most-beaten opponent: Sam Brauer (15–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	49%
2025	2	15%
2024	1	40%
2023	1	70%
2022	1	45%
2021	2	45%
2015	1	72%

Boats

1400 · Thistle · 3 events · 2025–2026
NF · Thistle · 2 events · 2026
DWB · Thistle · 2 events · 2021–2023
28777 · Sunfish · 2 events · 2021–2022
Growler · Thistle · 1 events · 2024
Velocidad · J/24 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Rochester , NY · 3 events
Rochester, NY · 2 events
Ballston Spa, NY · 1 events
Columbia, SC, USA · 1 events
Rocky River, OH, USA · 1 events
Severn Sailing Association · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 184, #16,824.Helm rating across all classes: -31, #59,483. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.