Sailor · 2009–2025

William Canty

manchester yc Etchells Handicap PHRF handicap Some links uncertain

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Events: 18
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #1206

Longest-running crew: Michael Bellingham
Nemesis: John Bertrand
Rival: Paul Minter
Best day: 13 Jan 2009
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Michael Bellingham · AFRICAN QUEEN, Avalon, AVALON, EAUS1346 · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 35 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 11th · Jan 2017 – Oct 2018
Vincent Graziano · Scylla · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Drew Fung · Scylla · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Markus Lahrkamp · Scylla · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Jared Balanoff · Scylla · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Thomas Beaton · Scylla · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Barry Gold · Scylla · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2024 – Aug 2024
Harry Bethwaite · AVALON · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Jack Dowd · Scylla · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2023 – May 2024
David Richman · Scylla · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2023 – May 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 May 2025	2025 Sam Wetherill Trophy Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 4
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Scylla	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Scylla	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	8th / 11
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Scylla	PHRF handicap	Helm	6th / 9
10 Jul 2021	54th Annual S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	AURIGA	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
22 Oct 2018	2018 Etchells World Championship	Avalon	Etchells	Crew	58th / 94
14 Jul 2018	2018 S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	AURIGA	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
16 Feb 2018	2018 Etchells NSW State Championship	EAUS1346	Etchells	Crew	30th / 40
1 Jan 2018	2018 Etchells Australasian Championship	AFRICAN QUEEN	Etchells	Crew	41st / 44
8 Jul 2017	2017 S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	AURIGA	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 9
1 Jan 2017	2017 Etchells Australian Championship	AVALON	Etchells	Crew	38th / 45
1 Jan 2017	2017 Etchells NSW State Championship	AVALON	Etchells	Crew	11th / 38
9 Jul 2016	2016 S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	AURIGA	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 12
11 Jul 2015	2015 S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	AURIGA	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
12 Jul 2014	2014 S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	AURIGA	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 10
1 Jan 2013	2013 Etchells Australasian Winter Championship	Carabella IV	Etchells	Crew	23rd / 38
26 Dec 2011	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011	One For The Road	IRC handicap	Crew	32nd / 72
12 Jan 2009	2009 Etchells Australian Championship	YANDOO XX (M)	Etchells	Crew	17th / 44

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-146 provisional	#60607 band 49714–64754	—
Etchells Crew	-109 provisional	#1206 band 909–1336	−5.2

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 6 races, 6 events · rating 109

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	6 events	2 wins	beats 78%
As crew	12 events	0 wins	beats 39%

Positions: Watch Captain (2)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	40%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Billingham	40	12–26
Jeanne-Claude Strong	40	10–29
Peter Merrington	40	6–34
Don Wilson	36	29–6
Chris Hampton	36	6–30
Doug Flynn	35	7–28
Peter Conde	35	3–32
John Bertrand	34	2–31
Iain Murray	34	4–30
Martin Hill	34	5–29
Dirk Van Der Struyf	34	12–22
Peter McNeill	34	6–28

Most-beaten opponent: Don Wilson (29–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	67%
2024	2	0	21%
2023	1	0	38%
2021	1	0	67%
2018	4	1	43%
2017	3	0	55%
2016	1	0	36%
2015	1	1	100%
2014	1	0	89%
2013	1	0	41%
2011	1	0	56%
2009	1	0	63%

Boats

AURIGA · Handicap · 6 events · 2014–2021
Scylla · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2023–2024
Avalon · Etchells · 3 events · 2017–2018
Arcadia · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2025
EAUS1346 · Etchells · 1 events · 2018
AFRICAN QUEEN · Etchells · 1 events · 2018
Carabella IV · Etchells · 1 events · 2013
One For The Road · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2011
YANDOO XX (M) · Etchells · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 3 events
Final Results · 3 events
Mooloolaba Yacht Club · 2 events
Manchester YC · 2 events
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club · 2 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -146, #60,607.Helm rating across all classes: 109. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.