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Sailor · 2007–2026

Bill Walker

cedar point yacht club PHRF handicapJ/70ORC handicap

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Possibly the same person: Bill Walker (2025, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
166

562 races · 84 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 19 of 166

Podium rate
38%

63 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 48%–51%, 2,489 boats)

Best class ranking
#822

Helm in ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7) · rating 154

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Hugh Huleatt Jr

4 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 31% win rate

Best trio
Hugh Huleatt Jr & John McCallion

4 wins · 7 podiums in 12 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Cutter Herlihy

+36 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael D'Amelio

Nov 2011 – Aug 2023 · 14 events

Nemesis
Sebastian Sheppard

2–28 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Trevor Roach

35–24 in 59 races

Best day
1 Jul 2020

2-1-6-5-3-2-1-1-2-1-4-1 · Frost Point Series

Signature result
1st of 47

2021 Larchmont Junior Race Week · RS Feva · 11 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Hugh Huleatt Jr — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 31% win rate
  • Bill Jones · Elusive, ELUSIVE, Finistere, Queen's University (Gaels) · Atlantic, College keelboat, PHRF handicap, Storm 18 21events 4 wins together · 14 podiums · 19% win rate · 20 of 55 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2026
  • Allan Stern · Afterglow, F4WD, FAST4WD>>, Linda · Beneteau First 36.7, J/70, PHRF handicap 17events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 12% win rate · 11 of 81 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2018
  • William Jenkins · Denali, DENALI, Temptation/Oakcliff · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 21% win rate · 5 of 20 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – May 2026
  • Michael D'Amelio · Denali, DENALI · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 20 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – Aug 2023
  • Lucy Walker · Afterglow, AFTERGLOW, F4WD · IRC handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 14events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 14 of 58 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2008 – May 2014
  • John McCallion · Denali, DENALI · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 20 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – Aug 2023
  • Hugh Huleatt Jr · Denali, DENALI · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 31% win rate · 4 of 15 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – Aug 2023
  • Peter Carlton · Denali, DENALI · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 23% win rate · 5 of 19 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – Aug 2023
  • Glenn Walker · Denali, DENALI · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 23% win rate · 5 of 19 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Aug 2023
  • Charles Herlihy · Denali · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 18% win rate · 4 of 17 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

01763512008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 166

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Oct 2026Fall 2026FinistereStorm 18Crew1st / 5
26 Aug 2026PCRC - 2026 Fall Series - PHRF Plus - SHADOW SCORINGWAR WAGONHandicapSkipper16th / 16
12 Jul 2026Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club 75th Annual Invitational RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapNav/Tac6th / 6
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapNav/Tac6th / 14
29 May 20262026 Wetherill RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapNav/Tac3rd / 7
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceTemptation/OakcliffORC handicapOther2nd / 2
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyWilliam Walker420Skipper115th / 158
18 Oct 20252025 DIYC ECSA Thundermug RegattaELUSIVEPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
27 Sep 2025ECSA 2025 Bonus Point Daylight Distance RaceELUSIVEPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
20 Sep 20252025 Cross Sound ChallengeElusivePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
12 Sep 20252025 Off Soundings Fall SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapHelm1st / 9
22 Aug 20252025 Atlantic Class National ChampionshipStrangeloveAtlanticCrew11th / 23
23 Jul 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3WAR WagonORC handicapSkipper17th / 21
13 Jul 2025Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club 74th Annual Invitational RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapHelm4th / 7
12 Jul 20252025 64th Branford Annual InvitationalSagaciousPHRF handicapHelm4th / 7
25 Jun 20252025 DIYC - Bob McLellan Wednesday Night Summer SeriesELUSIVEPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 9
22 Jun 20252025 Saybrook Outer Light ClassicELUSIVEPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
21 Jun 20252025 The Essex Rum ChallengeElusivePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
13 Jun 20252025 Off Soundings Spring SeriesSagaciousPHRF handicapHelm3rd / 11
11 Jun 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2WAR WagonORC handicapSkipper15th / 21
7 Jun 20252025 DIYC ECSA Spring RegattaELUSIVEPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
16 May 20252025 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceSagaciousPHRF handicapHelm1st / 5
7 May 20252025 DIYC - Bob McLellan Wednesday Night Spring SeriesELUSIVEPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 9
23 Apr 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1WAR WagonORC handicapSkipper16th / 19
19 Oct 2024ECSA 2024 Bonus Point Thundermug RegattaELUSIVEPHRF handicapOther1st / 11

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 178, #23,028.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 318, #7,223. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.