Sailor · 2013–2026

Bill Williams

bayview yacht club J/111 PHRF handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 26%
Best class ranking: #60

Biggest lift: Stephen Beskange
Nemesis: Brad Kimmel
Rival: James Cooper
Signature result: 3rd of 6

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Stephen Beskange · Chroma · J/111 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – May 2026
Brian Wagner · Chroma · J/111 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – May 2026
Jerry Bresser · Chroma · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – May 2026
Steve Lorenz · Chroma · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2022 – May 2024
Dan Bommarito · Chroma · J/111 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2023 – May 2024
Geoff Brieden · Chroma · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026
Ethan Wheeler · Chroma · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024
Glenn Stevens · Chroma · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026
Steven Thoms · Chroma · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – May 2026
David DeWitt · Chroma · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Chroma	J/111	Owner	3rd / 6
20 May 2026	2026 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Chroma	J/111	Skipper	3rd / 5
14 May 2025	2025 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Chroma	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Chroma	J/111	Other	5th / 7
29 May 2024	2024 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Chroma	J/111	Other	6th / 6
4 Oct 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club - CHIMO Race	Chroma	J/111	Skipper	4th / 5
23 Aug 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - Fall	Chroma	J/111	Skipper	5th / 5
2 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	Chroma	J/111	Other	5th / 6
31 May 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - Spring	Chroma	J/111	Other	4th / 6
17 Aug 2022	2022 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series	Chroma	J/111	Other	2nd / 4
3 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview One Design Regatta	Chroma	J/111	Owner	7th / 8
1 Jun 2013	2013 Bayview One Design Regatta	Chroma	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	90	#37768 band 28571–48297	—
J/111 Helm	24 provisional	#60 band 53–74	−4.2

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	12 events	0 wins	beats 28%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (2)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	57%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	28%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Cooper	71	30–40
Mark Symonds	70	27–42
Brad Kimmel	48	6–41
Jim Weyand	41	8–31
Kevin Young	30	4–26
Ed Kriese	22	2–19
George Kriese	22	7–15
Jeffrey Davis	14	0–14
Steve Young	12	0–11

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	55%
2025	1	17%
2024	2	17%
2023	4	21%
2022	2	41%
2013	1	10%

Boats

Chroma · J/111, PHRF handicap · 12 events · 2013–2026

Where they race

Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 7 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 5 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 90, #37,768. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.