Sailor · 2010–2026

Bill Higgins

massachusetts maritime academy J/105 College fleet racing Optimist

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Events: 15
Win rate: 27%
Podium rate: 53%
Typically beats: 68%
Best class ranking: #6
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: John Sahagian
Best trio: John Sahagian & Nicole Breault
Biggest lift: Bruce Stone
Longest-running crew: Bruce Stone
Nemesis: Charles Wilkinson
Rival: Adam Spiegel
Best day: 28 Jul 2018
Signature result: 1st of 35

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Sahagian — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Bruce Stone · Arbitrage, Good Trade, Gryphon · J/105 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 17 of 64 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+53 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
Nicole Breault · Arbitrage, Good Trade, Gryphon · J/105 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 17 of 64 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+53 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
John Sahagian · Arbitrage, Good Trade · J/105 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 12 of 39 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
Halsey Richartz · Arbitrage, Good Trade, Gryphon · J/105 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 35 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Sep 2019
Philipp Berner · Arbitrage · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2018
Stuart Johnstone · Good Trade · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 15 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Sep 2019
Henry MacMillan · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 2), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 44 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Marc Acheson · Good Trade · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 15 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Jun 2017
Casey Williams · Good Trade · J/105 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 17 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jul 2019
Trevor Doane · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 16th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 Oct 2026	Peak Foliage	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College fleet racing	B Crew	3rd / 16
10 Oct 2026	Hewitt Trophy	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9-12)	16th / 18
4 Oct 2026	SHU Trophy 2026	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	6th / 8
25 Jun 2022	2022 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta	NA	Optimist	Skipper	41st / 41
30 Oct 2021	2021 J/105 North American Championship	Ne*Ne	J/105	Bow	1st / 35
5 Sep 2019	2019 J 105 North American Championship	Good Trade	J/105	Bow	1st / 18
26 Jul 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Good Trade	J/105	Bow	1st / 15
13 Sep 2018	2018 Rolex Big Boat Series	Arbitrage	J/105	Bow	8th / 28
25 Aug 2018	2018 Sequim Bay Regatta	Pagoda	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 12
27 Jul 2018	2018 J 105 North American Championship	Gryphon	J/105	Bow	2nd / 15
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	Arbitrage	J/105	Bow	3rd / 24
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Good Trade	J/105	Bow	1st / 14
20 Oct 2016	2016 Stella Artois J 105 North American Championships	Good Trade	J/105	Bow	2nd / 39
15 Sep 2016	2016 Rolex Big Boat Series	Arbitrage	J/105	Bow	4th / 26
15 Sep 2010	2010 Rolex Big Boat Series	Alchemy	J/105	Other	18th / 24

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	699 provisional	#281 band 146–714	—
J/105 Crew	750 provisional	#6 band 3–17	±0
Full-size sailing Helm	-88 provisional	#69016 band 51503–79627	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating -58
College fleet racing · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 90

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 17%
As crew	11 events	4 wins	beats 87%

Positions: Bow (9) · B Crew (1) · B Skipper (9-12) (1) · B Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−38 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mark Masur	32	32–0
Ruby Turner	28	20–8
Nathaniel Hartwell	28	2–26
Charles Wilkinson	28	0–28
Jake Homberger	28	0–28
Henry Ladd	28	0–28
Rolf Kaiser	28	17–11
James O’Gwen	28	0–28
Teddy Bower	28	0–28
Jeff Littfin	28	9–19
Marco Welch	28	2–26
Adam Spiegel	28	15–13

Most-beaten opponent: Mark Masur (32–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	42%
2022	1	0	0%
2021	1	1	100%
2019	2	2	100%
2018	3	0	65%
2017	2	1	96%
2016	2	0	93%
2010	1	0	26%

Boats

Good Trade · J/105 · 4 events · 2016–2019
Arbitrage · J/105 · 3 events · 2016–2018
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2026
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2026
NA · Optimist · 1 events · 2022
Ne*Ne · J/105 · 1 events · 2021
Pagoda · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
Gryphon · J/105 · 1 events · 2018
Alchemy · J/105 · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 4 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Bowdoin · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 699, #281.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -88, #69,016. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.