Sailor · 2005–2024

William Sheers

sandringham yacht club IRC handicap Handicap Some links uncertain

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 50%

Biggest lift: Blake Anderson
Longest-running crew: John Neville
Signature result: 16th of 83

Partnerships · 44 sailors

John Neville · White Noise · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024
David Richards · White Noise · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024
Daniel Edwards · White Noise · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2024
Blake Anderson · White Noise · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 16th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2023
Stuart Stirling · White Noise · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 29th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2022
Andy Roper · White Noise · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 29th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2022
Gary Caulfield · Icefire · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2005 – Dec 2005
Tom Hogan · White Noise · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2024
Ben Frecheville · White Noise · Handicap, IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 29th · Dec 2021 – Dec 2022
David Sturge · Icefire · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2005 – Dec 2005

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Dec 2024	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024	White Noise	IRC handicap	Crew	28th / 78
26 Dec 2023	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023	White Noise	IRC handicap	Crew	16th / 83
26 Dec 2022	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022	White Noise	IRC handicap	Crew	84th / 91
26 Dec 2021	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021	White Noise	Handicap	Crew	29th / 50
26 Dec 2019	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019	White Noise	IRC handicap	Crew	54th / 120
26 Dec 2005	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005	Chutzpah	IRC handicap	Crew	27th / 62
26 Dec 2005	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005	Icefire	Handicap	Crew	21st / 23

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 7 races, 7 events · rating -40

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 46%

How they race

Big fleets (25+)

52%

of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	1	65%
2023	1	82%
2022	1	8%
2021	1	43%
2019	1	56%
2005	2	33%

Boats

White Noise · IRC handicap, Handicap · 5 events · 2019–2024
Chutzpah · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2005
Icefire · Handicap · 1 events · 2005

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 6 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -40 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.