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Sailor · 2017–2026

William Arnold

shelter island yacht club Optimist420Alerion 28

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Events
36

192 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 36

Podium rate
6%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 54%–59%, 1,100 boats)

Best class ranking
#2706

Helm in Optimist · rating 206

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Arnold

1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Longest-running crew
John Arnold

Jan 2020 – Jan 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Loic Freeman

12–50 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Era Inglis-Nela

23–21 in 44 races

Best day
19 Oct 2019

8-21-4-14-3-20-5-5-4-16-8-23-4-21-8-16-8-23-1-24 · UCSD Open

Signature result
7th of 39

PGJSA Championship Regatta · Optimist · 14 Aug 2019

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Arnold — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • John Arnold · DIANA, RAVEN · Alerion 28, Handicap, Santana 22 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Jan 2026
  • Luc LaMontagne · University of California at Berkeley (Bears 2), University of California at Berkeley (Bears 4) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 28 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2018 – Feb 2019
  • Marlena Tavernier-Fine · University of California at Berkeley (Bears 2), University of California at Berkeley (Bears 4) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2018 – Mar 2019
  • Marco Friezo · Will Arnold, William Arnold · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jul 2021 – Aug 2022
  • Clementine Golden · Will Arnold, William Arnold · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Lindsea Hayes · University of California at Berkeley (Bears 1), University of California at Berkeley (Bears 2) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 30 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Josh Greene · William Arnold · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Gregory Reich · University of California at Berkeley (Bears 2) · College team racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
  • Holden Payne · University of California at Berkeley (Bears 2) · College team racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2019
  • Nicolas Deshler · University of California at Berkeley (Bears) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 9th · Nov 2019 – Nov 2019

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

Rating history

01202392018201920202021202220232024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Jan 20262025 - 2026 Berkeley MidwintersDIANAAlerion 28Skipper7th / 9
31 Jul 2024JSA Champs with Girls Champs - ILCA/C420William Arnold420Skipper18th / 30
26 Jul 2024Carol Smith Regatta PGJSA Qualifier Laser(ILCA) and C420 Regatta - SYC62061420Skipper14th / 34
10 Jul 2024Shelter Island 420/ILCA/FEVA InvitationalWilliam Arnold420Skipper10th / 22
9 Jul 2024PGJSA Qualifier C420 Regatta - OYC9436420Skipper12th / 27
9 Aug 2023PGJSA Qualifier Opti, Sunfish, Laser and C420 Regatta - DYC943420Skipper2nd / 9
1 Aug 20232023 JSA CHAMPIONSHIPS LASER, LASER RADIAL, LASER 4.7, C420 & GIRLS CHAMPSWilliam Arnold420Skipper20th / 31
26 Jul 20232023 ILCA/C420/Feva InvitationalWill Arnold420Skipper12th / 25
21 Jul 2023Carol Smith Regatta PGJSA Qualifier Sunfish, Laser and C420 Regatta - SYC1139420Skipper9th / 32
3 Aug 2022Shelter Island 420/Laser/Feva InvitationalWill Arnold420Skipper23rd / 30
2 Aug 2022PGJSA Qualifier C420 Regatta - OYC5521420Skipper20th / 27
15 May 20222022 - The YRA Shorthanded Sunday SeriesDIANAAlerion 28Skipper7th / 13
28 Jul 2021SIYC Open Laser/C420 Invitational RegattaWilliam Arnold420Skipper18th / 30
6 Jul 2021JSA OPTI InvitationalWilliam ArnoldHandicapSkipper10th / 14
2 May 20212021 - The YRA Shorthanded Sunday SeriesDIANAAlerion 28Skipper8th / 11
27 Mar 20212021 - Round the RocksDIANAAlerion 28Skipper5th / 8
27 Feb 20212021 - CorinthianDIANAAlerion 28Skipper5th / 5
8 Aug 20202020 - Round the RocksDIANAHandicapSkipper14th / 15
25 Jan 20202020 - Three Bridge FiascoRAVENSantana 22Skipper1st / 5
16 Nov 2019Fall Pacific Coast Champs - JVUniversity of California at Berkeley (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 24
19 Oct 2019UCSD OpenUniversity of California at Berkeley (Bears 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)10th / 27
14 Aug 2019PGJSA Championship Regatta18930OptimistSkipper7th / 39
11 Aug 2019JSA of LIS Opti ChampionshipWilliam ArnoldOptimistSkipper65th / 119
7 Aug 2019Waldo Cup Opti Area A at HBCWilliam ArnoldOptimistSkipper13th / 72
31 Jul 2019PGJSA Qualifier Opti and 420 Regatta - MYC18930OptimistSkipper9th / 41

Helm rating across all classes: 159, #24,264.Crew rating across all classes: 114. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.