Sailor · 2012–2025

Will Comerford

college of charleston College keelboat ORC handicap J/70

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Events: 45
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #95
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Graham Post
Best trio: Sam Tobio & Graham Post
Biggest lift: Emily Potter
Longest-running crew: Ken Comerford
Nemesis: Connor Bayless
Rival: Morgan Sailer
Best day: 8 Mar 2019
Signature result: 1st of 15

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Graham Post — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate

Sam Tobio · Charleston - Young American, College of Charleston - Young America, College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat, J/105 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 15 of 64 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Mar 2020
Ken Comerford · Dark Storm, Moneypenny, Northerly · J/111, J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 3 of 43 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2013 – Jun 2025
Graham Post · Charleston - Young American, College of Charleston (Cougars), Young American - Gambler CC · College keelboat, IRC handicap, J/105 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 15 of 53 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2020
Burke Anvari · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 9 of 47 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Mar 2020
Emily Essi · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 40 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Nov 2019
Porter Kavle · Annapolis Yacht Club, Annapolis YC Youth Team, Sail22, Seabiscuit · Farr 30, J/70, Match racing, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 50 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2016 – Jul 2021
Paul Luisi · Dark Storm, Moneypenny, Velocity · J/111, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 33 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2025
Kyle Comerford · brotherly, Brotherly, Dark Storm, Moneypenny · J/70, ORC handicap, VX One 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 26 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2025
Jordan Wiggins · College of Charleston - Young America, College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat, J/105 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 10 of 45 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2020
Will Hundahl · Charleston - Young American, College of Charleston (Cougars), Young American - Gambler CC · College keelboat, IRC handicap, J/105 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 33 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Feb 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 45

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Dark Storm	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	1st / 15
6 Jun 2025	2025 Annapolis - Newport Race	Dark Storm	ORC handicap	Co-Skipper	2nd / 13
19 Apr 2024	2024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point	ZORRO	VX One	Other	17th / 25
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Dark Storm	ORC handicap	Switch Flipper	7th / 10
10 Jun 2023	169th NYYC Annual Regatta	Dark Storm	ORC handicap	Switch Flipper	3rd / 10
21 Apr 2023	2023 Charleston Race Week	Chingon	VX One	Other	15th / 29
17 Jan 2022	2022 Southernmost Regatta	Velocity	J/111	Bow	6th / 8
28 Jul 2021	54th Governor's Cup 2021	Annapolis Yacht Club	Match racing	Crew	2nd / 2
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Moneypenny	J/111	Co-Skipper	5th / 7
12 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta	Moneypenny	ORC handicap	Co-Skipper	3rd / 12
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Moneypenny	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 7
28 Apr 2021	2021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1	Moneypenny	ORC handicap	Bow	7th / 11
6 Mar 2020	Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup	College of Charleston (Cougars)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 10
2 Nov 2019	Kennedy Cup	College of Charleston (Cougars)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 9
12 Oct 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club / Larchmont Yacht Club - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	College of Charleston - Young America	J/105	In the way	7th / 12
7 Jun 2019	2019 Annapolis - Newport Race	Moneypenny	ORC handicap	Co-Skipper	3rd / 7
2 Jun 2019	2019 Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing Series	Watermark	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 9
12 Apr 2019	2019 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Brotherly	VX One	Chef	16th / 30
8 Mar 2019	Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup	College of Charleston (Cougars)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 9
16 Feb 2019	Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (SCOR) A Div	College of Charleston (Cougars)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 5
3 Nov 2018	Kennedy Cup	College of Charleston (Cougars)	College keelboat	A Skipper	7th / 10
13 Oct 2018	McMillan Cup	College of Charleston (Cougars)	College keelboat	A Skipper	2nd / 10
6 Oct 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Charleston - Young American	J/105	Helm	1st / 12
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Young American - Gambler CC	IRC handicap	Other	4th / 4
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Seabiscuit	Farr 30	Floater	2nd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	353 provisional	#5184 band 3406–7838	—
All classes Helm	278 provisional	#11503 band 5841–20771	—
College keelboat Crew	241 provisional	#95 band 23–249	+4.4
VX One Crew	46 provisional	#89 band 49–121	—
J/111 Crew	-20 provisional	#232 band 185–273	—
420 Helm	24 provisional	#2676 band 1444–3914	—
College keelboat Helm	70 provisional	#103 band 42–147	+4.4

8 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating 103
Farr 30 · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating 178
J/70 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 12
C-420 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 18
Match racing · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 28
J/105 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 120
495 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 8
J/105 · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 18

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	16 events	1 wins	beats 55%
As crew	29 events	3 wins	beats 58%

Positions: Co-Skipper (5) · A Crew (4) · A Skipper (3) · Switch Flipper (2) · Bow (2) · Chef (2)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	49%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Casey Cabot	45	16–29
Connor Bayless	39	2–37
Ryan Hennessey	39	11–28
Porter Kavle	39	5–34
Kyle Riggs	35	10–25
Jenn Wulff	34	9–25
Kyle Comerford	34	10–24
Morgan Sailer	32	18–14
Bennet Greenwald	32	10–22
Johannes McElvain	32	18–14
Phillip Schofield	31	14–17
Luke Ingalls	30	10–19

Most-beaten opponent: Marty McKenna (23–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	1	96%
2024	1	0	33%
2023	3	0	54%
2022	1	0	29%
2021	5	0	31%
2020	1	0	89%
2019	7	2	71%
2018	6	1	60%
2017	6	0	64%
2016	4	0	49%
2015	3	0	66%
2014	2	0	43%
2013	3	0	51%
2012	1	0	40%

Boats

College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat · 8 events · 2017–2020
Moneypenny · J/111, ORC handicap · 5 events · 2019–2021
Dark Storm · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 4 events · 2023–2025
Seabiscuit · Farr 30, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2015–2018
GNAR 2 · 420 · 3 events · 2016
4763 · 495, Handicap, 420 · 3 events · 2012–2014
Brotherly · VX One, J/70 · 2 events · 2014–2019
Northerly · J/70 · 2 events · 2013
ZORRO · VX One · 1 events · 2024
Chingon · VX One · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 11 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 4 events
Navy · 4 events
Newport, RI, USA · 4 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 3 events
Cal Maritime · 3 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 353, #5,184.Helm rating across all classes: 278, #11,503. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.