Sailor · 1978–1979

Walter Wheeler III

Etchells

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Events: 2
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 10%

Signature result: 35th of 39

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Barry Purcell · US151 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 35th · Aug 1978 – Aug 1979
Marc Gimbrere · US151 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 42nd · Aug 1979 – Aug 1979

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

Rating history

Event history · 2

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Aug 1979	1979 Etchells World Championship	US151	Etchells	Skipper	42nd / 45
11 Aug 1978	1978 Etchells World Championship	US151	Etchells	Crew	35th / 39

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating -107
Etchells · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating -107

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 9%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
1979	1	0	7%
1978	1	0	11%

Boats

US151 · Etchells · 2 events · 1978–1979

Where they race

Balboa, California, USA · 1 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -107. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.