Sailor · 2015–2019

William Sweeney

lake minnetonka sailing school Optimist X Boat 420

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #8206

Nemesis: Owen Harrod
Best day: 26 Jul 2015
Signature result: 1st of 39

Partnerships · 2 sailors

John Sweeney · M35 · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
Michael Sweeney · Yes And! · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 27th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jul 2019	2019 ILYA X Boat Championship	Yes And!	X Boat	Skipper	27th / 60
6 Feb 2018	Laser Masters Midwinters	205452	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	51st / 57
26 Jul 2017	2017 ILYA Class X Championship Regatta	M35	X Boat	Skipper	17th / 67
19 Jul 2017	US Sailing Junior Championship, Area K	6142	420	Skipper	22nd / 32
7 Jul 2017	Upper Midwest Junior Olympic Sailing Festival	33	420	Skipper	12th / 21
31 Jul 2016	2016 ILYA Optimist Dinghy Championship Regatta	Will Power	Optimist	Skipper	36th / 57
26 Jul 2015	ILYA Optimist Dinghy Championship Regatta	Will Power	Optimist	Skipper	1st / 39
29 Jun 2015	Upper Midwest Junior Olympic Sailing Festival	16178	Optimist	Skipper	24th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-67 provisional	#66031 band 44668–79242	—
Optimist Helm	33 provisional	#8206 band 3912–13509	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

420 · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating 3
ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 11 races, 1 event · rating -135
X Boat · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 16

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	1 wins	beats 49%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	49%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Max Sigel	24	15–9
Kate Ness	24	7–17
Owen Harrod	24	2–22
Seamus Hendrickson	22	1–21
Lauren Strothman	20	16–4
Emmett Clair	20	18–2
Miles Bailey-Waltz	19	18–1
Janelle Simons	19	19–0
Matt Dresen	19	6–13
Katie Hanley	17	3–14
Cole Schweda	17	9–8
Kit Harned	16	10–6

Most-beaten opponent: Janelle Simons (19–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2019	1	0	56%
2018	1	0	11%
2017	3	0	51%
2016	1	0	38%
2015	2	1	66%

Boats

Will Power · Optimist · 2 events · 2015–2016
Yes And! · X Boat · 1 events · 2019
205452 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2018
M35 · X Boat · 1 events · 2017
6142 · 420 · 1 events · 2017
33 · 420 · 1 events · 2017
16178 · Optimist · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

East Troy, WI · 2 events
Wayzata, MN · 2 events
Deephaven, MN · 1 events
Jensen Beach, FL · 1 events
Clear Lake, IA · 1 events
Delavan, WI · 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: -67, #66,031. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.