Sailor · 2018–2026

Bill Mendel

mbyc MC Scow Ultimate 20 Melges 15

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Events: 12
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 67%
Typically beats: 38%
Best class ranking: #82
Longest win streak: 4

Nemesis: Mark Allen
Best day: 22 Nov 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 5

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Bob Aman · Fast Lane · Ultimate 20 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2023
Richard May · Fast Lane · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2023 – Mar 2023
Doug Jackson · Fast Lane · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
Bill McNally · 1041 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018
Brian Bolin · 1041 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018
Brad Stowe · 1041 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018

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Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Sep 2026	2026 Melges 15 West Coast Championship	Bill Mendel	Melges 15	Skipper	17th / 23
5 Sep 2026	2026 Commodore's Cup	490	Centerboard	Skipper	4th / 7
22 Nov 2025	2025 TURKEY DAY REGATTA	Gravy Boat	MC Scow	Skipper	1st / 4
15 Dec 2023	HOT RUM REGATTA	Bill Mendel	MC Scow	Skipper	1st / 3
18 Aug 2023	MBYC Gales Family One Design Regatta	Bill Mendel	MC Scow	Skipper	2nd / 4
3 May 2023	TNT	Highwire	MC Scow	Skipper	4th / 4
29 Apr 2023	Club Race Short Course	Bill Mendel	MC Scow	Skipper	2nd / 4
17 Mar 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San Diego	Fast Lane	Ultimate 20	Other	3rd / 4
11 Feb 2023	Club Race Short Course	Bill Mendel	MC Scow	Skipper	3rd / 5
25 Mar 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San Diego	Fast Lane	Ultimate 20	Other	2nd / 5
19 Feb 2021	2021 MBYC Midwinter's Regatta	Bill Mendel	MC Scow	Skipper	2nd / 4
27 Apr 2018	2018 J 70 Corinthian National Championship	1041	J/70	Helm	15th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	195 provisional	#19205 band 13106–27525	—
MC Scow Helm	170 provisional	#82 band 45–157	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

Ultimate 20 · Helm · 20 races, 2 events · rating 116
All classes · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -55
J/70 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -64
Melges 15 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -12
Centerboard · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 2

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	11 events	2 wins	beats 58%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%

How they race

Closer	+18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ev Meade	20	10–10
Travis Gregory	20	8–12
Mark Allen	15	4–11
Brian Anderson	13	6–7

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	39%
2025	1	1	100%
2023	6	1	53%
2022	1	0	75%
2021	1	0	67%
2018	1	0	0%

Boats

Bill Mendel · Melges 15, MC Scow · 6 events · 2021–2026
Fast Lane · Ultimate 20 · 2 events · 2022–2023
490 · Centerboard · 1 events · 2026
Gravy Boat · MC Scow · 1 events · 2025
Highwire · MC Scow · 1 events · 2023
1041 · J/70 · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

San Diego, CA · 8 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 2 events
Fort Worth, TX, USA · 1 events
Meriden, KS · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 195 (±134), #19,205.Crew rating across all classes: -55 (±237). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.