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Sailor · 2014–2025

Bill Steel

nyc EnsignPHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
16

93 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 16

Podium rate
44%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
37%

of boats faced (range 29%–44%, 110 boats)

Best class ranking
#70

Helm in Ensign · rating 80

Most successful partnership
Dan Chekan

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Max Hooker & Dan Chekan

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Chuck Taylor

Jul 2014 – Sep 2024 · 7 events

Nemesis
Charles Shoemaker

7–45 head to head in 52 races

Rival
David Goss

21–20 in 41 races

Best day
1 Jun 2016

1-2-1-3 · 2016 Newport Yacht Club Spring Series

Signature result
1st of 5

2016 Newport Yacht Club Spring Series · Ensign · 1 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Chekan — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Chuck Taylor · Cydarydigo, CYDARYDIGO · Ensign, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 29 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2014 – Sep 2024
  • Max Hooker · Cydarydigo, CYDARYDIGO · Ensign, Handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Dan Chekan · Cydarydigo, CYDARYDIGO · Ensign, Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Olivia Dube · CYDARYDIGO · Ensign, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Mollie Williams · Cydarydigo, CYDARYDIGO · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Bill Corcoran · Cydarydigo · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Lee Chase · CYDARYDIGO · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Chris Burrell · Cydarydigo · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
  • John Richardson · Cydarydigo · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014

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

Rating history

-313192201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Sep 20252025 Sail for HopeCYDARYDIGOHandicapSkipper1st / 3
16 Jul 20252025 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series 2CYDARYDIGOEnsignSkipper3rd / 4
15 Jul 20252025 Newport Yacht Club Tuesday Night Series 2CYDARYDIGOEnsignSkipper2nd / 3
28 May 20252025 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series 1CYDARYDIGOEnsignSkipper2nd / 4
27 May 20252025 Newport Yacht Club Tuesday Night Series 1CYDARYDIGOEnsignSkipper2nd / 3
28 Sep 20242024 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaCYDARYDIGOPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaCYDARYDIGOEnsignSkipper9th / 9
30 Sep 20232023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaCYDARYDIGOPHRF handicapOther9th / 13
9 Jul 20222022 Newport RegattaCYDARYDIGOEnsignHelm8th / 9
28 Sep 20192019 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaCydarydigoPHRF handicapHelm9th / 11
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaCydarydigoEnsignHelm7th / 13
7 Jul 20172017 Newport RegattaCydarydigoEnsignOther8th / 11
5 Jul 20162016 Newport Yacht Club Summer SeriesCydarydigoEnsignOther5th / 6
1 Jun 20162016 Newport Yacht Club Spring SeriesCydarydigoEnsignSkipper1st / 5
17 May 20162016 Newport Yacht Club Spring SeriesCydarydigoEnsignOther2nd / 6
11 Jul 20142014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race WeekCydarydigoEnsignHelm12th / 19

Helm rating across all classes: 88, #34,751. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.