Sailor · 2012–2016

William Smith

bay harbor J/111 ORC handicap Handicap

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Events: 27
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 37%
Typically beats: 57%
Best class ranking: #20
Longest win streak: 4

Biggest lift: Bill Richards
Longest-running crew: Quentin Bruhn
Nemesis: Karl Brummel
Rival: Rob Ruhlman
Best day: 14 Aug 2013
Signature result: 2nd of 11

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Quentin Bruhn · Wooton · J/111, ORC handicap 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 83 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2012 – Jun 2016
Dorin Candea · Wooton · J/111 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 69 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2016
James Elvart · Wooton · J/111, ORC handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 59 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2012 – Jun 2015
Jim Considine · Wooton · J/111, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 56 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2012 – Jan 2015
Arvydas Laucius · Wooton · J/111, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 57 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2012 – Jun 2015
Gerard O'Neil · Wooton · J/111 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 44 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2014 – Jun 2016
John Travis · Wooton · J/111, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 40 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2012 – Jan 2015
Paul Baskett · Wooton · J/111 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
Allan Terhune · Wooton · J/111 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Bill Richards · Wooton · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 27

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	5th / 15
4 Jun 2016	2016 Columbia Y.C. Goose Island COLORS Regatta	Wooton	J/111	Other	4th / 9
15 Apr 2016	2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Wooton	J/111	Other	2nd / 6
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	4th / 9
15 Aug 2015	2015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Fall Series	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	1st / 3
7 Aug 2015	2015 Verve Cup	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	3rd / 8
18 Jul 2015	2015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Summer Series	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	2nd / 3
16 Jun 2015	2015 J 111 World Championship	Wooton	J/111	Owner	8th / 25
13 Jun 2015	161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Wooton	J/111	Owner	12th / 19
12 Jun 2015	161st NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	2nd / 11
17 May 2015	2015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	1st / 3
17 Apr 2015	2015 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Wooton	J/111	Other	6th / 7
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	Wooton	J/111	Other	5th / 7
13 Sep 2014	2014 Sheldon Clark	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	2nd / 3
8 Aug 2014	2014 Verve Cup	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	8th / 8
24 Jul 2014	2014 J 111 North American Championship	Wooton	J/111	Captain	7th / 13
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Wooton	J/111	Captain	5th / 6
31 May 2014	2014 Columbia Y.C. Goose Island COLORS Regatta	Wooton	J/111	Other	1st / 5
14 Sep 2013	2013 Sheldon Clark	Wooton	ORC handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
14 Aug 2013	J111 North American Championship	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	5th / 14
8 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Wooton	J/111	Owner	5th / 9
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	2nd / 7
1 Jun 2013	2013 Columbia Y.C. Goose Island COLORS Regatta	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	5th / 6
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Summer Series/Full Season Registration	Wooton	J/111	Skipper	4th / 6
11 Aug 2012	2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Wooton	ORC handicap	Skipper	4th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	316	#9212 band 6620–12645	—
J/111 Helm	235	#20 band 13–26	+3.8

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	27 events	3 wins	beats 57%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (3) · Captain (2)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Karl Brummel	94	35–59
Richard Witzel	67	43–24
Rob Ruhlman	60	24–35
Dreher Miz	58	42–16
Martin Roesch	58	23–35
Len Siegal	56	39–17
George Gamble	50	16–34
Gary Weisberg	40	31–9
Douglas Curtiss	40	28–12
George Miz	39	31–8
Edman Dabrowski	39	24–15
David Irish	37	23–14

Most-beaten opponent: Dreher Miz (42–16).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2016	4	0	69%
2015	9	2	64%
2014	5	1	44%
2013	6	0	56%
2012	3	0	48%

Boats

Wooton · J/111, ORC handicap, Handicap · 27 events · 2012–2016

Where they race

Chicago, IL · 9 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 9 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Key West, FL, USA · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 2 events
Middletown, RI · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 316, #9,212. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.