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Sailor · 2014–2026

William Conners

portland yc HandicapEtchellsB Some links uncertain

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Events
34

146 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 4 of 34

Podium rate
47%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (90%: 37%–45%, 398 boats)

Best class ranking
#229

Helm in J/22 · rating 122

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Alex Agnew

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tracy Sommers

Jun 2023 – Aug 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Don Brush

1–29 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Charlie Agnew

17–14 in 32 races

Signature result
3rd of 17

2019 PYC Thursday Night Races · B · 30 May 2019

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Tracy Sommers · Fortitude · A-Class, Etchells, Handicap, Open 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Alex Agnew · Fortitude, Touch of Grey · B, Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2016 – Aug 2018
  • D Coyle · Fortitude · B 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • A Crowley · Fortitude · A-Class 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
  • D Coyle · Fortitude · B 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 27th · May 2017 – May 2017
  • Alyson Crowley · Fortitude · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • A Crowley · Fortitude · A-Class 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • D Coyle · Fortitude · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

-1671158201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 2026SailMaine Festival and RegattaFortitudeEtchellsSkipper5th / 10
31 Jul 2026Monhegan Island Race & Seguin SprintC'Est La VieHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
11 Jul 2026The Pilot RegattaFortitudeHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
11 Oct 2025Fall Series Race #4C'Est La VieHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
4 Oct 2025Fall Series Race #3C'Est La VieHandicapSkipper1st / 3
27 Sep 2025Fall Series Race #2C'Est La VieHandicapSkipper1st / 3
20 Sep 2025Fall Series Race #1 - The Lightship RaceC'Est La VieHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
12 Sep 2025Lobster Bowl RegattaFortitudeOpenSkipper27th / 28
9 Aug 2025SailMaine Festival and RegattaFortitudeEtchellsSkipper9th / 10
1 Aug 2025Monhegan Island Race & Seguin SprintC'Est La VieHandicapSkipper6th / 8
17 Jul 2025Thursday Night RacesC'Est La VieCSkipper4th / 10
2 Aug 2024Monhegan Island Race & Seguin SprintC'Est La VieHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
13 Jul 2024The Pilot RegattaC'Est La VieHandicapSkipper5th / 5
13 Jun 2024Thursday Night RacesC'Est La VieCSkipper3rd / 8
13 Jun 2024Thursday Night RacesFortitudeA-ClassSkipper18th / 28
6 Jul 2023Thursday Night RacesC'Est La VieA-ClassSkipper24th / 30
8 Jun 2023Thursday Night RacesFortitudeA-ClassSkipper9th / 30
17 Sep 2022Lobster Bowl RegattaFortitudeEtchellsSkipper19th / 23
23 Jun 2022Thursday Night RacesC'Est La VieCSkipper6th / 8
21 Aug 202149th Annual Handy Boat/Hallett Sails RegattaFortitudeHandicapSkipper4th / 6
12 Aug 2021Thursday Night RacesC'Est La VieBSkipper12th / 15
14 Sep 20192019 Fleet 27: Lobster Bowl RegattaFortitudeEtchellsSkipper19th / 19
30 May 20192019 PYC Thursday Night RacesFortitudeBSkipper3rd / 17
22 Sep 20182018 Fleet 27: Lobster Bowl RegattaFortitudeEtchellsSkipper23rd / 28
18 Aug 20182018 MS Harborfest RegattaFortitudeEtchellsSkipper2nd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 60 (±114), #39,851. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.