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Sailor · 2007–2026

William Wilson

seneca ThistleHandicapLightning

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Possibly the same person: William Wilson (2013, 1 events), William Wilson (2026, 1 events), Bill Wilson (2024, 2 events), Will Wilson (2020, 1 events), Bill Wilson (2025, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
16

65 races · 1 race win

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 16

Podium rate
13%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 43%–50%, 510 boats)

Best class ranking
#172

Helm in Thistle · rating 72

Longest-running crew
Carol Wilson

Jul 2014 – Jun 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Mike Ingham

4–30 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Thomas Hubbell

16–24 in 40 races

Best day
6 Oct 2007

2-2-8-4-1 · Chautauqua Lake Regatta - Johnson Memorial

Signature result
1st of 16

Chautauqua Lake Regatta - Johnson Memorial · Thistle - Lake Erie Fall Series · 6 Oct 2007

Partnerships · 7 sailors

  • Carol Wilson · Alma, Must be Present · Lightning, Thistle 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2014 – Jun 2026
  • Roy Ingham · Alma · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Marke Smith · Horizon Day Cat Boat · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Chris Wilson · Alma · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Andrew Green · Alma · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
  • John Wilson · Alma · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 50th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Philip Lange · Must be Present · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 31st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

0841682008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 2026Adirondack Thistle Invitational Regatta (NF Districts)AlmaThistleSkipper8th / 20
4 Oct 2025Kayaderosseras Kup Thistle Regatta (ECFS)AlmaThistleSkipper5th / 17
4 Oct 2025State Fair Regatta 2025Horizon Day Cat BoatHandicapCrew3rd / 4
6 Sep 20252025 Fall Frontier Thistle RegattaAlmaThistleSkipper8th / 14
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipAlmaHandicapSkipper27th / 87
3 Jun 20232023 Niagara Frontier and Lake Erie Thistle District ChampionshipAlmaThistleSkipper22nd / 24
16 Sep 20222022 International Lightning Class North American ChampionshipMust be PresentLightningIn the way31st / 47
2 Aug 20212021 Thistle National ChampionshipAlmaThistleOther38th / 40
17 Jul 20212021 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipAlmaThistleSkipper18th / 38
2 Mar 20202020 Thistle Midwinters EastAlmaThistleOther27th / 42
11 Jul 20152015 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipAlmaThistleSkipper16th / 41
28 Jul 20142014 Thistle National ChampionshipsAlmaThistleOther50th / 56
14 Jul 20122012 Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipAlmaThistleSkipper14th / 35
15 Jun 2012Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipAlmaThistleSkipper12th / 35
27 Sep 2008Chautauqua Lake Regatta (NY) - Johnson MemorialAlmaThistleSkipper10th / 10
6 Oct 2007Chautauqua Lake Regatta - Johnson MemorialAlmaThistle - Lake Erie Fall SeriesSkipper1st / 16

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 168, #23,018.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -22. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.