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Sailor · 2010–2026

William Tifft

beverly yacht club H12PHRF handicapBullseye

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Events
117

412 races · 73 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 14 of 117

Podium rate
44%

51 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 60%–64%, 1,259 boats)

Best class ranking
#14

Helm in H12 · rating 364

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Chris Collings

10–62 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Susan Vogler

38–42 in 80 races

Best day
2 Jun 2024

2-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-1-2 · Series 1 Sunday (Bullseye, H12)

Signature result
1st of 16

Hurricane Cup Pursuit Race · PHRF handicap · 25 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Kathryn Collings · Squannit · H12 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

-1173347201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 117

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 2026Hurricane Cup (Pursuit)FreyaHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
5 Sep 2026Singlehanded ChallengeSquannitH12Skipper1st / 6
9 Aug 2026Sunday Afternoon Racing, Series 3 (Bullseye, H12)SquannitH12Skipper1st / 11
25 Jul 2026H Class ChampionshipSquannitHandicapSkipper19th / 29
8 Jul 2026PHRF Wednesday Twilight Series 2, SummerFreyaHandicapSkipper5th / 14
5 Jul 2026Sunday Afternoon Racing, Series 2 (Bullseye, H12)SquannitH12Skipper8th / 14
31 May 2026Sunday Afternoon Racing, Series 1 (Bullseye, H12)SquannitH12Skipper3rd / 13
27 May 2026PHRF Wednesday Twilight Series 1, SummerFreyaHandicapSkipper6th / 8
20 Sep 2025Hurricane Cup (Pursuit)FreyaHandicapSkipper8th / 12
6 Sep 2025Singlehanded ChallengeSquannitH12Skipper1st / 9
8 Aug 2025Thayer Francis Moonlight RaceSquannitH12Skipper1st / 4
20 Jul 2025Sunday Afternoon Racing, Summer(Bullseye, H12)SquannitH12Skipper2nd / 11
16 Jul 2025PHRF Wednesday Twilight Racing, SummerFreyaHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
29 Jun 2025Van Rensselaer One Design RaceSquannitH12Skipper2nd / 6
28 Jun 2025Van Rensselaer Pursuit RaceFreyaHandicapSkipper6th / 10
1 Jun 2025Sunday Afternoon Racing, Spring(Bullseye, H12)SquannitH12Skipper1st / 11
28 May 2025PHRF Wednesday Twilight Racing, SpringFreyaHandicapSkipper5th / 10
7 Sep 2024Singlehanded ChallengeSquannitH12Skipper4th / 11
24 Aug 2024Rocket Intergalactics Regatta1Fulcrum Rockets with the original rig and foilsSkipper14th / 14
17 Aug 2024Van Rensselaer One Design Race RescheduledSquannitH12Skipper1st / 7
27 Jul 2024Parker Converse Tower RaceFreyaHandicapSkipper5th / 13
21 Jul 2024Series 2 Sunday (Bullseye, H12)SquannitH12Skipper1st / 10
19 Jul 2024Thayer Francis Moonlight RaceSquannitH12Skipper1st / 6
17 Jul 2024Series 2 Wednesday Twilight (PHRF)FreyaHandicapSkipper8th / 13
29 Jun 2024Van Rensselaer Pursuit RaceFreyaHandicapSkipper9th / 11

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 306, #9,800. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.