Sailor · 2009–2019

Deborah Willits

gbya Etchells J/70 Sonar

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 51%
Best class ranking: #589

Nemesis: Bruce Nelson
Rival: Charlie Mann
Best day: 13 Feb 2009
Signature result: 5th of 45

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Gregg Morton · Mi Amore · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 14th · Mar 2017 – Aug 2017
Katy Lovell · Mi Amore · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 14th · Mar 2017 – Aug 2017
John Lovell · Joust · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jan 2016 – Feb 2016
Timothy Molony · Joust · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jan 2016 – Feb 2016
Patricia Escorihuela · Mi Amore · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Grant Rollerson · Lily · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Dwight LeBlanc · Joust · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 21st · Feb 2016 – Feb 2016
Gregg Plunkett · Lily · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
John Killeen · Joust · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jul 2019	2019 Independence Cup	Lily	Sonar	Other	2nd / 7
17 Aug 2017	2017 Etchells North American Championship	Mi Amore	Etchells	Other	19th / 29
20 May 2017	2017 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Orca Bowl Regatta	Mi Amore	Etchells	Skipper	20th / 22
29 Apr 2017	2017 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast Championship	Mi Amore	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 24
31 Mar 2017	2017 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Mid-Winters West Regatta	Mi Amore	Etchells	Other	14th / 28
17 Mar 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Mi Amore	Etchells	Other	15th / 21
26 Feb 2016	2016 Quantum J 70 Midwinter Championship	Joust	J/70	Mast	21st / 49
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Joust	J/70	Strategist	23rd / 54
13 Feb 2009	SPERRY TOP-SIDER ST. PETERSBURG NOOD REGATTA	Black Widow	Melges 24	Skipper	5th / 45

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	79 provisional	#37211 band 20654–58868	—
Full-size sailing Crew	167 provisional	#18669 band 9379–34133	—
Etchells Helm	30 provisional	#589 band 316–884	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 18 races, 2 events · rating 1
Sonar · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 149
Melges 24 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 54

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 38%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 67%

Positions: Mast (1) · Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	59%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Argyle Campbell	31	4–27
Thomas Carruthers	25	5–20
Bruce Nelson	25	1–24
Keith Whittemore	25	5–20
Charlie Mann	25	10–15
Summer Greene	25	18–7
Michael Terry	25	14–11
Jim Cunningham	25	1–24
Xavier Sheid	25	19–6
Don Jesberg	25	2–23
Patricia Stadel	21	16–5
Eric Doyle	19	3–16

Most-beaten opponent: Tarek Elsharhawy (17–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2019	1	83%
2017	5	27%
2016	2	58%
2009	1	91%

Boats

Mi Amore · Etchells · 5 events · 2017
Joust · J/70 · 2 events · 2016
Lily · Sonar · 1 events · 2019
Black Widow · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

San Diego, CA, USA · 5 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events
ST. PETERSBURG YACHT CLUB · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 79, #37,211.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 167, #18,669. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.