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Sailor · 2012–2026

Will Sargent

wild harbor yacht club Match racing420Optimist

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Events
45

279 races · 56 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 15 of 45

Podium rate
51%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 49%–53%, 1,837 boats)

Best class ranking
#103

Helm in Match racing · rating 204

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jess Tavener

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Jess Tavener

+43 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Taylor Walshe

1–40 head to head in 41 races

Rival
Charles Downey

25–28 in 54 races

Best day
20 Aug 2025

5-2-1 · SB20 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2025

Signature result
1st of 45

Round Ireland Race · IRC handicap · 20 Jun 2026

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Jess Tavener — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Jess Tavener · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA · Match racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Nathan Gulliksen · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA · Match racing 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 16 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Finn Tapper · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA · Match racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Ryan Ewings · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, CYCA · Match racing 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Archie Ibbott · Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, The Friends Schools, TAS · Match racing 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Eddie Reid · Derwent Sailing Squadron, Will Sargent · Match racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Dec 2023
  • Tim Ryan · Vamos · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2023 – May 2024
  • Robert Greenhalgh · Vamos · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2023 – May 2024
  • Evelyn Buxton · University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Minutemen) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Anna Reid · Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, The Friends Schools, TAS · Match racing 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018

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

Rating history

-281373012013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 2026Round Ireland RaceKHUMBUIRC handicapCrew1st / 45
18 Aug 2025SB20 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2025Desert EagleSB20Crew1st / 42
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Porco RossoIRC handicapCrew57th / 78
7 Sep 2024Charles InvitationalUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst (Minutemen)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 8
13 Jul 2024The Tideway J/70 UK National Championships 2024JelvisJ/70Main Trimmer2nd / 24
5 Jul 2024OPEN BELGIAN'S & NATION'S CUP SB20 - DUVEL CUP DRAGONBreaking BodSB20Crew3rd / 23
21 May 2024European ChampionshipVamosJ/70Crew27th / 84
14 Apr 2024Central 4 UNHUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst (Minutemen)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 13
10 Mar 20242024 Icebreaker Fleet RaceUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst (Minutemen)College fleet racingB Skipper18th / 18
12 Dec 2023Youth Match Racing World Championship 2023Will SargentMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
16 Sep 2023NSW Youth Match Racing Championships 2023Will SargentMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
5 Sep 20232023 J/70 European ChampionshipVamosJ/70Spinnaker trimmer6th / 48
10 Aug 2023Aircalin Match Racing Cup 2023Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
4 Apr 202352 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía MallorcaAUS 222154LaserSkipper132nd / 184
7 Feb 2023Hardy Cup Match Racing Regatta 2023Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
23 Nov 2022Bolle International Youth Match Racing Regatta 2022CYCAMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
27 Jul 202255th Governor's Cup 2022Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
27 May 2022CentrePort Youth International Match Racing Championships 2022CYCAMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
20 Mar 2022NSW Youth Match Racing Championships 2022CYCAMatch racingCrew1st / 2
26 Dec 2021Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021QuestHandicapCrew16th / 50
24 Nov 2021Bollé Australia Match Cup 2021Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
20 Nov 2021RPAYC ecostore Regatta 2021Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
8 Feb 2021Hardy Cup Match Racing Regatta 2021Will SargentMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
27 Nov 2020Bollé Australia Match Cup 2020CYCAMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
1 Oct 2019Australian Youth Match Racing Championships 2019Derwent Sailing SquadronMatch racingSkipper1st / 2

Helm rating across all classes: 260, #12,965.Crew rating across all classes: 301, #7,609. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.