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Sailor · 2013–2026

Bill Schopp

cabrillo beach yacht club Cal 20PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
77

301 races · 62 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 14 of 77

Podium rate
52%

40 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 76%–79%, 1,301 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Cal 20 · rating 415

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Greg Clark

2 wins · 8 podiums in 12 events together · 17% win rate

Longest-running crew
Dave Shoemaker

Sep 2016 – Aug 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Mike Burch

24–47 head to head in 71 races

Rival
Mike DeBrincat

65–70 in 135 races

Best day
19 Sep 2024

5-5-3-2-6-9-2-2-4-1-3-4-4-10-5-4-2-6-1-6 · 2024 Wet Wednesday Series

Signature result
1st of 35

2024 Two Gates Pursuit Series · PHRF handicap · 21 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Most successful partnership: Greg Clark — 2 wins · 8 podiums in 12 events together · 17% win rate
  • Dave Shoemaker · Cal Maritime, Esprit de corps, Esprit de Corps, Esprit De Corps · Express 37, Farr 40, Handicap, Mercury 20events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 10% win rate · 12 of 58 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Aug 2026
  • Greg Clark · Esprit de corps, Esprit De Corps · Express 37, Handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 30 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2022 – Jun 2024
  • Reidar Schopp · Cal Maritime, Sluggo · Cal 20, Farr 40 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 40 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2025
  • Bill Clark · Cal Maritime, Esprit de Corps, LOKI, Rapid Transit · Farr 40, Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2016 – Apr 2026
  • Luke Ackerman · Macondo, White Knight · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2021
  • Peter Clark · Cal Maritime, Macondo · Farr 40, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2016 – Jul 2021
  • Joel Buffa · Cal Maritime, Rapid Transit · Farr 40, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2016 – Jul 2017
  • Richard van der Weyde · Sluggo · Cal 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Zoltan Katinszky · White Knight · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Ian Bower · Rapid Transit · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

-782215192014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 77

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Sep 20262026 CBYC Wet Wed Season SeriesSluggoCal 20Skipper7th / 21
28 Aug 202675th Mercury Labor Day RegattaSpotMercurySkipper11th / 17
14 Aug 20262026 Cal 20 Class ChampionshipSluggoCal 20Skipper7th / 28
24 Apr 202678th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceLOKIPHRF handicapSkipper18th / 77
14 Feb 202696th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - LAYC - Mercury ClassSpotMercurySkipper4th / 6
30 Sep 20252025 CBYC Wet Wednesday SeriesSluggoCal 20Skipper5th / 23
21 Sep 20252025 Cal-20 National ChampionshipSluggoCal 20Skipper5th / 16
6 Apr 20252025 Spring Pt. Fermin Inverted StartSluggoPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 30
15 Feb 202595th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - CBYCSluggoCal 20Skipper2nd / 12
2 Nov 20242024 Fall Pt. Fermin Inverted Start Charity RaceSluggoPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 29
19 Sep 20242024 Wet Wednesday SeriesSluggoCal 20Skipper7th / 20
26 Jul 20242024 Cal 20 Class ChampionshipsSluggoCal 20Skipper2nd / 20
30 Jun 2024Express 37 SoCal ChampionshipEsprit De CorpsExpress 37Skipper2nd / 5
18 May 20242024 Catalina Island SeriesEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
12 Apr 2024Fast Friday SeriesEsprit De CorpsExpress 37Skipper3rd / 5
7 Apr 20242024 Spring Pt. Fermin Inverted Start Race: 7 April 2024Esprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 21
10 Feb 202494th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - CBYCSluggoCal 20Skipper2nd / 9
21 Jan 20242024 Two Gates Pursuit SeriesEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 35
4 Nov 20232023 Fall Pt. Fermin Inverted Start RaceEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 24
7 Sep 20232023 Cal 20 Class ChampionshipSluggoCal 20Skipper1st / 24
5 Aug 2023Spinnaker Series Race #4 - KHYC to CBYCEsprit de corpsHandicapSkipper1st / 18
28 Jul 20232023 Santa Barbara to King Harbor RaceEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 9
28 Jul 2023Fast Friday SeriesEsprit De CorpsExpress 37Skipper3rd / 3
20 May 20232023 Catalina Island SeriesEsprit de CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
7 May 20232023 Walt Elliott Harbor Challenge7Catalina 37Skipper3rd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 351, #7,218.Crew rating across all classes: -65, #53,282. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.