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Sailor · 2011–2026

Bill Jayson

noroton yacht club SonarJ/105Etchells

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Events
9

70 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 9

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 48%–60%, 201 boats)

Best class ranking
#51

Helm in Sonar · rating 173

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Damian Emery

0–17 head to head in 17 races

Rival
Lee Morrison

14–15 in 29 races

Best day
7 Sep 2019

1-3-11-9-10-1-2-3 · 2019 Sonar Atlantic Coast Championships

Signature result
8th of 37

2018 Sonar North American Championships · Sonar · 14 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 17 sailors

  • Christopher Beane · Vixen · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2015
  • Basil Lyden · Cathy Hoyt Schulz, Team 500 · Sonar 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Ross Curtis · Jester · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jan 2012 – Mar 2012
  • Robert Burgess · Jester · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jan 2012 – Mar 2012
  • Norm Reid · Vixen · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Shannon Lane · Vixen · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Cathy Hoyt Schulz · Cathy Hoyt Schulz · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Bill Vernon · Cathy Hoyt Schulz · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Will Graves · Team 500 · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Sheyne Branconnier · Vixen · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015

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

Rating history

-1123618320122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 9

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 May 2026Sunday Fleet Racing Series 2026Bill JaysonSonarSkipper6th / 9
20 Sep 2025International Sonar Class Association | 2025 North American ChampionshipCathy Hoyt SchulzSonarCrew7th / 17
10 Sep 20242024 Sonar World ChampionshipTeam 500SonarSkipper9th / 31
7 Sep 20192019 Sonar Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsTeam 500SonarOther5th / 13
14 Sep 20182018 Sonar North American ChampionshipsTeam 500SonarOther8th / 37
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIVixenJ/105Main Trimmer12th / 16
23 Mar 20122012 Etchells US National ChampionshipJesterEtchellsCrew21st / 37
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells Coral Reef CupJesterEtchellsCrew21st / 37
20 Jun 20112011 Block Island Race Week XXIVVixenJ/105Main Trimmer12th / 13

Crew rating across all classes: -84, #54,660.Helm rating across all classes: 183, #20,628. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.