Sailor · 2021–2026

Will Hilborn

bayview yacht club J/35 J/111 PHRF handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 8%
Typically beats: 32%
Best class ranking: #77

Biggest lift: Brian Loerke
Longest-running crew: John Plummer
Nemesis: William Wildner
Best day: 8 Sep 2024
Signature result: 4th of 9

Partnerships · 44 sailors

John Plummer · Dean’s List · J/35, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 42 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Jul 2026
Steven Briggs · Dean’s List · J/35, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 42 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Jul 2026
Mark Whatley · Dean’s List · J/35 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 40 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – May 2026
Gytis Radvilavicius · Dean’s List · J/35 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Richard Dittus · Dean’s List · J/35 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 23 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
Michael Bedard · Dean’s List · J/35, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Brian Loerke · Dean’s List · J/35, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Tony DeConick · Dean’s List · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2024 – May 2025
Roger Hilborn · Belle Bete, Dean’s List · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Jul 2026
Jim Watts · Dean’s List · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2025 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Jul 2026	2026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Dean’s List	ORC handicap	Mast	6th / 13
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Dean’s List	J/35	Mast	5th / 9
16 Aug 2025	2025 Throwdown in Motown Regatta	Dean’s List	J/35	Mast	3rd / 5
5 Aug 2025	2025 Top Gun Twilight Series - Summer	Dean’s List	J/35	Mast	7th / 9
25 Jul 2025	2025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Gentoo	J/111	Spinnaker trimmer	12th / 14
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Dean’s List	J/35	Mast	6th / 10
6 Sep 2024	2024 J/35 North American Championship	Dean’s List	J/35	Bow	7th / 12
31 Aug 2024	2024 Red Fox Regatta	Belle Bete	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 6
6 Aug 2024	2024 Top Gun Twilight Series - Summer Series	Dean’s List	J/35	Mast	7th / 9
26 Jul 2024	2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Gentoo	J/111	Spinnaker trimmer	13th / 13
2 Sep 2023	2023 Red Fox Regatta	Belle Bete	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	4th / 9
9 Oct 2021	2021 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Macatawa Bay	7486	420	Skipper	13th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	79 provisional	#30904 band 20463–43094	—
J/35 Crew	134 provisional	#77 band 56–115	+0.3

3 more classes, not yet ranked

420 · Helm · 14 races, 1 event · rating -77
Full-size sailing · Helm · 14 races, 1 event · rating -79
J/111 · Crew · 6 races, 2 events · rating -136

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 20%
As crew	11 events	0 wins	beats 34%

Positions: Mast (6) · Spinnaker trimmer (2) · Bow (2) · Mid Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	59%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	37%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sheri Dufresne	48	14–34
Robert Landgraf	39	26–13
William Wildner	37	3–34
Mike Welch	32	9–23
Amie Ross	27	21–6
Kimberly Isabell	24	21–3
Michael Gualdoni	18	9–9
Clarke Perry	17	10–7
Robert Gordenker	15	13–2
Gary Shoemaker	15	5–10
Jamie Stewart	14	11–3
Brent Armstrong	14	2–12

Most-beaten opponent: Kimberly Isabell (21–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	54%
2025	4	34%
2024	4	18%
2023	1	63%
2021	1	20%

Boats

Dean’s List · ORC handicap, J/35 · 7 events · 2024–2026
Gentoo · J/111 · 2 events · 2024–2025
Belle Bete · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2023–2024
7486 · 420 · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 3 events
Harrison Twp., MI, USA · 2 events
Charlevoix, MI, USA · 2 events
Holland , MI · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Harrison Twp, MI, United States · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 79, #30,904.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -79. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.