Sailor · 2011–2026

William Adams

PHRF handicap J/70

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 10%
Typically beats: 17%

Longest-running crew: Nicholas Adams
Nemesis: Terry Schnare
Signature result: 5th of 11

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Nicholas Adams · Annie Amelia, Catch the Wind, Vortex II · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Steve Adams · Annie Amelia, Catch the Wind, Vortex II · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Greg BEZANSON · Annie Amelia, Catch the Wind, Vortex II · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Ales Jirotka · Annie Amelia, Catch the Wind, Vortex II · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Todd Yeadon · Catch the Wind, Vortex II · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Jake Harris · Annie Amelia, Catch the Wind · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 11th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2023
Alex McKiggan · Annie Amelia, Catch the Wind · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Noah Naugler · Catch the Wind · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Larry Hicks · Irrational Too · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · May 2019 – May 2019
Suzanne Maillet · Catch the Wind · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Vortex II	PHRF handicap	Pit Assist	8th / 12
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Vortex II	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 13
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Catch the Wind	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	13th / 13
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Catch the Wind	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	11th / 12
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Annie Amelia	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	15th / 15
25 May 2019	2019 Figawi Race Weekend	Irrational Too	PHRF handicap	Other	11th / 12
23 Sep 2016	2016 J 70 Canadian Championship	Re-demp-tion	J/70	Other	7th / 7
10 Aug 2016	2016 Chester Race Week	Re-demp-tion	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 11
12 Aug 2015	2015 Chester Race Week	Re-demp-tion	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 13
6 Aug 2011	22nd Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Indigo	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 2

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-324 provisional	#65589 band 64249–65910	—
All classes Helm	-96 provisional	#70357 band 53565–80227	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -121

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 24%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 9%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (3) · Pit Assist (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	62%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	20%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Terry Schnare	32	0–32
Paul Fillbee-Dexter	32	2–30
Chris MacDonald	32	1–30
Chris Power	25	3–21
Don Williams	25	1–24
Colin Mann	18	0–18
Mitchell Horn	18	2–16
Graeme Carr	16	2–14
Kim Gibson	16	9–7
Matt Wawrzyszyn	14	0–14
Justin Bean	14	0–14
Rebecca Swan	14	0–14

Most-beaten opponent: Drew Bethune (10–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	36%
2024	1	8%
2023	1	0%
2022	1	9%
2021	1	0%
2019	1	9%
2016	2	30%
2015	1	25%
2011	1	0%

Boats

Re-demp-tion · J/70, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2015–2016
Vortex II · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2024–2026
Catch the Wind · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2022–2023
Annie Amelia · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Irrational Too · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Indigo · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 7 events
West Hyannisport, MA, USA · 1 events
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events
Duluth, MN, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -324, #65,589.Helm rating across all classes: -96, #70,357. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.