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Sailor · 2003–2026

Will Stout

sdyc StarEtchellsHandicap

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Events
64

348 races · 71 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 14 of 64

Podium rate
47%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (90%: 79%–82%, 1,497 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Star · rating 878

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Danny Cayard

3 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate

Biggest lift
Danny Cayard

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Danny Cayard

Mar 2025 – May 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Charles Sinks

0–15 head to head in 15 races

Rival
George Szabo

68–47 in 115 races

Best day
5 Jun 2011

36-32-11-9-5-1-57-17-2 · 2011 Etchells World Championship · about 1 in 20,238 by chance

Signature result
1st of 28

2025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup/Midwinters · Star · 19 Feb 2026

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Danny Cayard — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate
  • Danny Cayard · 38, Big E, Catalina Wine Mixer · Etchells, Star 9events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 8 of 52 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – May 2026
  • Rick Merriman · Big E · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2025 – May 2026
  • Parker Mitchell · Catalina Wine Mixer, Will Stout, Zero Gravity 51 · Handicap, ORC handicap, Star 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Chuck Skewes · Alchemy, USA706, Velos · Etchells, Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2008 – Aug 2025
  • Artie Means · Alchemy, USA 706, USA706 · Etchells, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2003 – Jul 2013
  • Thomas Keegan · Brilliant · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2009 – Jun 2015
  • Arthur Kelley · Brilliant · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2009 – Jun 2015
  • Bruce Nelson · BadPak, Zero Gravity 51 · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2018 – May 2024
  • Jason McShane · Ramrod · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2012 – May 2013
  • Jay Davis · Alchemy, Velos · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-1037275420042007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 20262026 Sir Thomas Lipton Star RegattaCatalina Wine MixerStarSkipper1st / 9
11 Jul 2026King of SpainCatalina Wine MixerStarSkipper1st / 12
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipBig EEtchellsTactician28th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlBig EEtchellsTactician9th / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestBig EEtchellsTactician11th / 50
19 Feb 20262025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup/MidwintersCatalina Wine MixerStarSkipper1st / 28
16 Jan 20262025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin/Schoonmaker CupCatalina Wine MixerStarSkipper1st / 28
10 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sid DoranBig EEtchellsTactician10th / 36
13 Dec 20252025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupBig EEtchellsTactician5th / 38
13 Sep 20252025 Hospice Cup XLIVSTOUTgearMelges 15Skipper2nd / 7
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)VelosPHRF handicapOther1st / 8
14 Jun 20252025 Baxter BowlCatalina Wine MixerStarSkipper1st / 10
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisSTOUTgearMelges 15Skipper6th / 16
9 Apr 20252025 Star North American ChampionshipCatalina Wine MixerStar (Int.)Skipper2nd / 6
9 Apr 20252025 Star North American ChampionshipCatalina Wine MixerStar (Int.)Skipper4th / 21
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta38StarSkipper4th / 65
22 Feb 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipWarpathEtchellsTactician10th / 30
6 Feb 20252024-2025 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup / Midwinters38StarSkipper2nd / 34
5 Aug 20242024 Star North American ChampionshipWill StoutHandicapSkipper3rd / 25
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaSTOUTgear.comMelges 15Other2nd / 12
13 Jul 2024King of SpainCatalina Wine MixerStarSkipper2nd / 16
22 Jun 20242024 Sir Thomas Lipton Star RegattaCatalina Wine MixerStarSkipper2nd / 10
30 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Zero Gravity 51ORC handicapAlternate3rd / 6
3 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisSTOUTgearMelges 15Other11th / 12
12 Apr 20242024 Star Western HemispheresCatalina Wine MixerStarOther4th / 33

Helm rating across all classes: 754 (±137), #214.Crew rating across all classes: 308 (±184), #7,254. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.