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Sailor · 2014–2026

Bill Wagner

rcyc Merit 25ORC handicapHandicap

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Possibly the same person: WILLIAM Wagner Jr. (2016, 1 events), Will Wagner (2012–2017, 8 events), Bill Wagner (2022, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
36

117 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 5 of 36

Podium rate
58%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 51%–63%, 205 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Merit 25 · rating 262

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matt Noble

3 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate

Best trio
Matt Noble & Jamie Schwarz

3 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Tod Bassham

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jamie Schwarz

Jul 2021 – Jul 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Michael Morrissey

7–32 head to head in 39 races

Best day
27 Sep 2026

2-2-1 · PYC Winter Sailing on Sundays 2026-27

Signature result
2nd of 10

2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta · ORC handicap · 26 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 58 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matt Noble — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate
  • Jamie Schwarz · Pied Piper · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 4 of 14 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2026
  • Jack Jennings · Pied Piper · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 4 of 14 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2026
  • Matt Noble · Pied Piper · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 4 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2026
  • Jay Davis · Pied Piper · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 8 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2025
  • Graham Post · Pied Piper · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 8 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – May 2025
  • Pedro Trouche · Pied Piper · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 8 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Alan McCormack · Pied Piper · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Owen Beckley · Pied Piper · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 6 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Jul 2026
  • James Kuppe · Pied Piper · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2024
  • Michael Giles · Pied Piper · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-7381234201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Sep 2026PYC Winter Sailing on Sundays 2026-27Blue HorizonJ/24Skipper8th / 13
12 Sep 2026RCYC Long Distance RaceBlue HorizonHandicapSkipper6th / 6
30 Aug 2026SYSCO 2026 One Design Fall RegattaBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper2nd / 4
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaPied PiperORC handicapMain Trimmer6th / 12
21 Jul 2026SYSCO 2026 Twilight Evening Series - TuesdayBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper4th / 8
2 Jun 2026SYSCO 2026 Summer Evening Series - TuesdayBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper3rd / 9
14 Apr 2026SYSCO 2026 Spring Evening Series - TuesdayBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper2nd / 8
22 Jul 2025SYSCO 2025 Twilight Evening Series - TuesdayBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper3rd / 9
20 Jul 2025PYC Summer Sailing on Sunday SeriesBlue HorizonHandicapSkipper5th / 9
12 Jul 2025SYSCO 2025 Dual Bridge DuelBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper3rd / 6
14 Jun 2025RCYC Medium Distance RaceBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper2nd / 4
3 Jun 2025SYSCO 2025 Summer Evening Series - TuesdayBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper3rd / 8
29 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Pied PiperORC handicapMain Trimmer4th / 4
15 Apr 2025SYSCO 2025 Spring Evening Series - TuesdayBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper2nd / 9
13 Apr 2025Opening Day RegattaBlue HorizonJ/24Skipper4th / 9
15 Mar 2025RCYC Frost Bite RegattaBlue HorizonMerit 25Skipper2nd / 5
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaPied PiperORC handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 10
12 Jul 20242024 Super Mac RacePied PiperORC handicapMain Trimmer4th / 4
23 Jul 2023PYC Summer Sailing on SundayNausicaaHandicapSkipper8th / 10
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RacePied PiperHandicapMain Trimmer3rd / 10
17 Jun 2023RCYC Medium Distance RaceNausicaaMerit 25Skipper2nd / 4
1 Jun 20232023 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Pied PiperORC handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 3
2 Jun 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Pied PiperORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 4
30 May 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupPied PiperORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 4
28 May 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupPied PiperPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 234, #15,682.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -11, #45,859. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.