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Sailor · 2014–2026

Bill Gassman

larchmont yacht club PHRF handicapIdeal 18

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Events
34

68 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 4 of 34

Podium rate
44%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 43%–53%, 281 boats)

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jon Yoder

4 wins · 13 podiums in 32 events together · 13% win rate

Longest-running crew
Jon Yoder

Jul 2014 – Jun 2026 · 32 events

Nemesis
Charles A. Taus

1–16 head to head in 17 races

Signature result
1st of 12

2021 Can One Thursday Night Series · PHRF handicap · 17 Jun 2021

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jon Yoder — 4 wins · 13 podiums in 32 events together · 13% win rate
  • Jon Yoder · Blackcomb, Falcon, Whistler, Yale - Blackcomb · Ideal 18, PHRF handicap 32events 4 wins together · 13 podiums · 13% win rate · 9 of 63 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jun 2026
  • Kathryn Clulo · Yale - Blackcomb · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Liviu Mosnoi · Yale - Blackcomb · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Adam Wolnikowski · Yale - Blackcomb · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Emery Wallace · Yale - Blackcomb · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Jacob Asher · Yale - Blackcomb · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Martin Tipton · Yale - Blackcomb · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018

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

Rating history

-25-16-72017Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jun 202695th RYC Stratford Shoal RaceWhistlerPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
9 May 202671st Annual Edlu Distance RaceWhistlerPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 10
29 Jun 202493rd RYC Stratford Shoal RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
20 Jun 20242024 Can One Thursday Night SeriesBlackcombPHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
11 May 202469th Annual Edlu Distance RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
13 Oct 20232023 The Bitter EnderBlackcombPHRF handicapOther9th / 9
14 Jul 2023125th Larchmont Race WeekBlackcombPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
24 Jun 202392nd RYC Stratford Shoal RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
1 Jun 20232023 Can One Thursday Night SeriesBlackcombPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
24 Jul 2022124th Larchmont Race WeekBlackcombPHRF handicapOther11th / 11
25 Jun 202291st RYC Stratford Shoal RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
14 May 202267th Annual Edlu Distance RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther3rd / 10
10 Jul 2021123rd Larchmont Race WeekBlackcombPHRF handicapOther10th / 10
26 Jun 202190th Stratford Shoal RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
17 Jun 20212021 Can One Thursday Night SeriesBlackcombPHRF handicapOther1st / 12
12 Sep 20202020 65th Edlu Distance RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther11th / 14
19 Jul 2020122nd Larchmont Race WeekBlackcombPHRF handicapOther8th / 8
27 Jun 202089th Stratford Shoal RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
4 Jun 20202020 Can One Thursday Night SeriesBlackcombPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
5 Oct 2019The Vanderbilt CupBlackcombPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 14
12 Jul 2019121st Larchmont Race WeekBlackcombPHRF handicapOther7th / 11
11 May 20192019 64th Edlu Distance RaceBlackcombPHRF handicapOther3rd / 8
6 Oct 20182018 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaYale - BlackcombPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 9
14 Jul 2018120th Larchmont Race WeekBlackcombPHRF handicapOther10th / 15
5 Jul 20182018 Can One Thursday Night SeriesBlackcombPHRF handicapOther1st / 7

Helm rating across all classes: -25. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.