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Sailor · 2013–2026

Billy Russell

royal thames yacht club EtchellsPHRF handicapBluenose

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Events
22

125 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 22

Podium rate
18%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 72%–78%, 687 boats)

Best class ranking
#33

Crew in Etchells · rating 591

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Graham Vials

1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Graham Vials & Andrew Lawson

1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Graham Vials

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Andrew Lawson

Mar 2019 – May 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
Jim Cunningham

11–30 head to head in 41 races

Rival
Scott Kaufman

36–37 in 73 races

Best day
31 Jan 2026

1-3-1 · 2025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship

Signature result
2nd of 62

2026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca Bowl · Etchells · 25 Apr 2026

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Graham Vials — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Andrew Lawson · no dramas, No Dramas, Renegade · Etchells 14events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 8 of 91 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – May 2026
  • Graham Vials · no dramas, No Dramas · Etchells 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 38 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2026
  • Graham Vails · No Dramas · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Mar 2026
  • Lisa Ross · Gabhar, Sandpiper · Bluenose, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Dirk Kneulman · No Dramas, Renegade · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2023 – May 2025
  • JJ Hall · Sandpiper · Bluenose 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Hamish Mackay · No Dramas · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Martin Rubing · Falsat · Albin Express 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
  • Diane Reid · Ellementary · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • John Heseltine · Gabhar · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

-672575802014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2026Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026SandpiperBluenoseIn the way9th / 32
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsMain Trimmer16th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlNo DramasEtchellsMain Trimmer2nd / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestNo DramasEtchellsMain Trimmer6th / 50
30 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsCrew3rd / 39
10 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sid DoranNo DramasEtchellsMain Trimmer4th / 36
13 Aug 2025Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025SandpiperBluenoseIn the way5th / 28
4 Jul 20252025 Etchells European Championshipno dramasEtchellsMain Trimmer1st / 13
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsMain Trimmer21st / 38
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipNo DramasEtchellsCrew2nd / 40
6 Oct 20232023 Etchells New England ChampionshipRenegadeEtchellsOther6th / 20
26 Aug 20232023 EYC OpenEllementaryPHRF handicapOther6th / 6
24 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winter East RegattaNo DramasEtchellsCrew25th / 56
14 Jan 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaNo DramasEtchellsMain Trimmer22nd / 47
21 Sep 20222022 International Etchells WorldsNo DramasEtchellsMain Trimmer4th / 42
30 Apr 20222022 Sir Kenneth Preston Trophy - WORLD QUALIFIERNo DramasEtchellsOther6th / 22
11 Aug 20212021 Helly Hansen Chester Race WeekGabharPHRF handicapBow9th / 10
22 Mar 20192019 International Etchells Class - 13th Annual Coral Reef CupNo DramasEtchellsOther22nd / 33
8 Jun 2018Færderseilasen 2018FalsatAlbin ExpressCrew6th / 30
19 Aug 20172017 Governor's Cup Charity RegattaImpulsivePHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 7
13 Aug 20152015 Cow Bay Cruising Association SeriesIMPULSIVE**GUEST**PHRF handicapSkipper8th / 10
31 May 20132013 Susan Hood Trophy RaceJersey GirlPHRF handicapOther5th / 12

Crew rating across all classes: 580, #783.Helm rating across all classes: -67. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.