Sailor · 2013–2026

William Gould

carsington Handicap Zenith 2 BLAZE

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 36%
Typically beats: 52%
Longest win streak: 4

Nemesis: Jack Hanslope
Best day: 1 Jan 2018
Signature result: 1st of 72

Partnerships · 3 sailors

James Cokayne · Light Fantastic · Merlin Rocket 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 31st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Angus Kirk · Light Fantastic · Merlin Rocket 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 31st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Oscar Nowell · 103 · Zenith 2 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	Chase SC Hartley Boats EOS	103	Zenith 2	Skipper	3rd / 3
1 Jan 2026	Zenith, Zen & Zenith 2 Nationals	103	Zenith 2	Skipper	4th / 7
1 Jan 2024	IOSSC Blaze Open Meeting 2024	869	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 15
1 Jan 2024	LOMO Blaze Inland Championships 2024	869	BLAZE	Skipper	6th / 32
1 Jan 2018	DYS Overall 2018	622	Handicap	Skipper	44th / 72
1 Jan 2018	Sailwave results for at 2018	1078	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 13
1 Jan 2017	2017 Merlin Rocket National Championships	Light Fantastic	Merlin Rocket	Crew	31st / 38
1 Jan 2017	Overall 2017	1056	Handicap	Skipper	49th / 81
1 Jan 2017	Sailwave results for at 2017	1056	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 15
1 Jan 2017	Sailwave results for at 2017	1056	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 15
1 Jan 2016	DYS Race Series - Overall 2016	1056	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 72
1 Jan 2015	2015 RYA Youth Nationals	174537	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	28th / 29
1 Jan 2015	Race Series 2015 Overall	174537	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 58
1 Jan 2013	NSSA Laser and Laser Radial Fleet	192746	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	80th / 90

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	52 provisional	#56940 band 34796–81758	—

6 more classes, not yet ranked

Zenith 2 · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating 9
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -89
Full-size sailing · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -71
ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -189
Merlin Rocket · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -72
BLAZE · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 52

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	13 events	2 wins	beats 58%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 19%

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−34 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	30%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jack Hanslope	16	2–14
Sam MCKAY	13	3–10
David Shafto	12	10–2
Charlie Matthews	12	1–11
Douglas Clow	12	5–7

Most-beaten opponent: David Shafto (10–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	25%
2024	2	0	81%
2018	2	1	70%
2017	4	0	58%
2016	1	1	100%
2015	2	0	42%
2013	1	0	11%

Boats

1056 · Handicap · 4 events · 2016–2017
103 · Zenith 2 · 2 events · 2026
869 · Handicap, BLAZE · 2 events · 2024
174537 · ILCA 7 (Laser), Handicap · 2 events · 2015
622 · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
1078 · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
Light Fantastic · Merlin Rocket · 1 events · 2017
192746 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Unknown · 7 events
The Poole Yacht Club · 1 events
Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club · 1 events
Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy · 1 events
Bassenthwaite SC · 1 events
Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 52, #56,940.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -71. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.