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Sailor · 1993–2025

Bill Burns

lavallette yacht club OptimistA ScowE Scow

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Events
67

336 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 67

Podium rate
9%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 47%–50%, 3,124 boats)

Best class ranking
#24

Helm in A Scow · rating 187

Biggest lift
Marty Schreiber

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Holly Burns

Jun 2008 – Jun 2015 · 8 events

Nemesis
Henry Drapeau

5–70 head to head in 75 races

Rival
Liam McManus

42–49 in 93 races

Best day
10 Aug 2020

17-3-2-2-2 · 2020 Doug D'Alessandro One Day Only Optimist Regatta

Signature result
1st of 44

2020 Doug D'Alessandro One Day Only Optimist Regatta · Handicap · 10 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 23 sailors

  • Holly Burns · Severn Way · PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Jun 2015
  • Tim Narhi · Severn Way · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Jun 2015
  • Kim Narhi · Severn Way · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Jun 2015
  • David Coleman · Severn Way · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 3 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Jun 2013
  • Jerry Partridge · Severn Way · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 3 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Jun 2013
  • John Gutenkunst · Bill Burns, Ship Captain Crew · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 13th · Dec 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Joe Barker · Bill Burns, Ship Captain Crew · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 13th · Dec 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Marty Schreiber · Severn Way · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2015
  • Ron Gmeiner · Severn Way · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Jun 2011
  • Tom Kershner · Intuition · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 17th · Sep 2013 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

01282551994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 67

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Jun 20252025 Club 420 Association Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipWill Burns420Skipper45th / 45
22 Aug 20242024 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsWilliam BurnsILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper44th / 48
29 Jul 20242024 Seggel Family Junior Regatta3571420Skipper14th / 23
22 Jul 2024USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2024William BurnsILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper7th / 16
19 Jul 2024The 7th Annual Little Bay Day Junior Regatta223976ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper9th / 18
28 Jun 2024Feed the Need Regatta 2024223976ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper3rd / 10
7 Sep 20232023 E Scow National ChampionshipShip Captain CrewE ScowOther45th / 126
21 Aug 20232023 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipWilliam BurnsOptimistSkipper40th / 61
30 Jul 20232023 Simmons Boatworks Optimist US National ChampionshipWilliam BurnsOptimistSkipper203rd / 209
25 Jul 20232023 Caryn Wilson Opti Regatta22151OptimistSkipper29th / 96
24 Jul 20232023 Seggel Family Jr. Regatta3571420Skipper11th / 24
14 Jul 2023The 6th Annual Little Bay Day Junior Regatta22151OptimistSkipper24th / 104
30 Jun 2023Feed the Need Regatta221515OptimistSkipper24th / 61
31 Dec 20222023 E Scow Championship SeriesBill BurnsE ScowSkipper13th / 26
7 Oct 20222022 Optimist Atlantic Coast Championship (2023 TTQ)William BurnsOptimistSkipper63rd / 105
22 Sep 20222022 MCSA National ChampionshipDave MagnoMC ScowCrew44th / 84
12 Aug 20222022 Manahawkin Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM Optimist NJ State Championship (2023 TTQ)William BurnsOptimistSkipper89th / 112
26 Jul 20222022 Caryn Wilson Opti Regatta11770OptimistSkipper26th / 97
22 Jul 2022Beachwood Blast Junior Regatta11770OptimistSkipper9th / 59
18 Jul 2022USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2022William BurnsOptimistSkipper5th / 47
15 Jul 2022The 5th Annual Little Bay Day Junior Regatta11770OptimistSkipper50th / 78
6 Jul 20222022 ILYA E Scow InvitationalBill BurnsE ScowSkipper23rd / 38
30 Jun 2022Feed the Need Regatta11770OptimistSkipper28th / 57
31 Dec 20212022 E Scow SailingBill BurnsE ScowSkipper13th / 25
16 Aug 20212021 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipWild WillyOptimistSkipper105th / 109

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 126, #29,164.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 15. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.