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Sailor · 2016–2026

Bill Ackerman

f one manera PHRF handicapWingfoilHandicap

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Events
31

106 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 6 of 31

Podium rate
55%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (90%: 41%–49%, 477 boats)

Best class ranking
#23

Helm in Wingfoil · rating 181

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nigel Haywood

6 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events together · 32% win rate

Best trio
Dave Roberts & Nigel Haywood

6 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Nigel Haywood

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dave Roberts

Mar 2021 – Oct 2026 · 23 events

Nemesis
John Subranni

6–40 head to head in 46 races

Rival
Morgan Ostermann

16–19 in 35 races

Best day
18 May 2023

7-7-2-2-10-2-17-3-4-5-4-14-2-9 · 2023 Wingfoil and Windsurf Course Slalom Series · about 1 in 538 by chance

Signature result
1st of 12

2022 Papa's Pilar Rumgatta · PHRF handicap · 22 Oct 2022

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nigel Haywood — 6 wins · 15 podiums in 19 events together · 32% win rate
  • Dave Roberts · Legacy, LEGACY, Legacy (S), Legacy DC · Handicap, PHRF handicap 23events 6 wins together · 16 podiums · 26% win rate · 6 of 24 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Diane Metcalf · Legacy, LEGACY, Legacy (S), Legacy DC · Handicap, PHRF handicap 23events 6 wins together · 16 podiums · 26% win rate · 6 of 24 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Nigel Haywood · Legacy, Legacy (S), Legacy DC, Legacy Declared chute 3-9-2021 · Handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 6 wins together · 15 podiums · 32% win rate · 6 of 20 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Feb 2026
  • Chris Gulden · Legacy, LEGACY · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Dave Roberts DC · Legacy · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
  • Penny Simone · LEGACY · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Karon Velek · High Five · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 121st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Brian Conlin · Legacy (S) · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Dawn Iglesias · Legacy (S) · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • DC Roberts · Legacy (S) · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022

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

Rating history

-907624120172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026SPYC 2026 Fall Bay Race/ Ted Irwin Memorial RegattaLegacyPHRF handicapOther4th / 4
30 Jul 20262026 Parawing RacesBilly AckermanHandicapSkipper4th / 15
16 Apr 20262026 Thursday Slalom Foil RacingBilly AckermanHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
7 Mar 20262026 Pennington Cup SPYCLEGACYPHRF handicapOther6th / 6
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgLegacy DCPHRF handicapOther8th / 14
8 Mar 20252025 SPYC Pennington CupLegacyPHRF handicapOther5th / 7
1 Feb 20252025 SPYC John Jennings Memorial RegattaLegacyPHRF handicapOther3rd / 3
9 Aug 20242024 San Francisco Bay ChallengeF-One & ManeraWingfoilSkipper29th / 60
8 Aug 20242024 Summer Wingding - U.S. Wingfoil ChampionshipF-One & ManeraWingfoilSkipper15th / 50
6 Apr 20242024 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charley Morgan MemorialLegacyPHRF handicapOther6th / 9
9 Mar 20242024 SPYC Pennington CupLegacyPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
24 Feb 202459th Annual Gasparilla RegattaLegacyPHRF handicapOther3rd / 10
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgLegacyPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 12
7 Sep 20232023 E Scow National ChampionshipHigh FiveE ScowOther121st / 126
18 May 20232023 Wingfoil and Windsurf Course Slalom SeriesBilly AckermanWingfoilSkipper7th / 33
11 May 20232023 Friday Night Foil SeriesBilly AckermanWingfoilSkipper11th / 20
1 Apr 20232023 SPYC 81 Bay Invitational Ted Irwin MemorialLegacyDCPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 3
5 Mar 20232023 SPYC Pennington CupLegacy/DCPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 3
25 Feb 202357th Annual Gasparilla RegattaLegacyPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 8
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgLegacy (S)PHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 9
22 Oct 20222022 Papa's Pilar RumgattaLegacy (S)PHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 12
8 Oct 20222022 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceLegacy (S)PHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 3
17 Sep 2022The 40th Annual Fall Kick Off RegattaLegacy (S)PHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 4
27 Mar 20222022 Pennington CupLegacy (S)PHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 4
26 Mar 202240th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin MemorialLegacy (S)PHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 241 (±218), #14,633.Crew rating across all classes: 41 (±180), #36,606. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.