Sailor · 2008–2020

William Mills

Possibly the same person: Bill Mills (2013–2025, 6 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 10%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #355

Nemesis: Bill Hardesty
Rival: Scott Kaufman
Best day: 21 May 2011
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Chris Constant · USA 1199 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2010 – Sep 2020
Harcourt Schutz · USA 1199 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
Christoph Constant · USA1199 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 60th · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Sep 2020	2020 Etchells Long Island Sound Championship	USA 1199	Etchells	Other	11th / 26
21 Jun 2015	2015 SIYC Herreshoff 12 Foot Class Series	The Rose	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 31
24 Jun 2014	2014 Etchells World Championship	USA 1199	Etchells	Skipper	54th / 95
28 Feb 2014	2014 Etchells Midwinters	USA 1199	Etchells	Skipper	38th / 70
8 Feb 2014	2014 Etchells Florida State Championship	USA 199	Etchells	Skipper	24th / 80
9 Sep 2011	2011 Etchells North American Championship	Eleven Ninety Nine	Etchells	Skipper	12th / 38
21 May 2011	2011 Etchells Long Island Sound Championships	USA 1199	Etchells	Other	4th / 16
2 Oct 2010	2010 Etchells U.S. National Championship	USA 1199	Etchells	Other	8th / 34
19 Jun 2010	2010 Etchells Long Island Sound Championships	USA 1199	Etchells	Skipper	1st / 16
23 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells World Championship	USA1199	Etchells	Crew	60th / 83

Titles

2010 Etchells Long Island Sound Championship helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	138 provisional	#27198 band 14298–47316	—
Etchells Helm	126 provisional	#355 band 181–656	—

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	10 events	1 wins	beats 65%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	60%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	59%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Scott Kaufman	45	24–21
Michael Gavin	39	21–18
Gary Gilbert	38	17–21
Ethan Doyle	38	17–21
Jeff Nehms	38	23–15
Peter Duncan	38	9–29
Jonathan Nye	37	28–8
Jeffrey Siegal	35	11–24
Jerry Wendt	31	17–14
Jose Fuentes	31	14–17
Steve Girling	31	10–21
Wade Edwards	26	11–15

Most-beaten opponent: Jonathan Nye (28–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2020	1	0	60%
2015	1	0	70%
2014	3	0	54%
2011	2	0	75%
2010	2	1	89%
2008	1	0	28%

Boats

USA 1199 · Etchells · 6 events · 2010–2020
The Rose · Handicap · 1 events · 2015
USA 199 · Etchells · 1 events · 2014
Eleven Ninety Nine · Etchells · 1 events · 2011
USA1199 · Etchells · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 2 events
Shelter Island, NY, USA · 2 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events
Westport, CT, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 138, #27,198. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.