Sailor · 2022–2026

Richard Evans

Possibly the same person: Richard Evans (2019–2026, 41 events), Rich Evans (2021, 2 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 65%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Michael Evans
Longest-running crew: Michael Evans
Nemesis: John Maybury
Rival: Pat Kelly
Best day: 1 Jan 2022
Signature result: 2nd of 22

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michael Evans — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Michael Evans · Snapshot, The Big Picture, THE BIG PICTURE · Handicap, IRC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 41 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jun 2026
Shane Hughes · Snapshot · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Martin Lemarchand · THE BIG PICTURE · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Eric Phillips · Snapshot · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Graham Curran · Snapshot · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Tom Cheney · THE BIG PICTURE · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Diana Curran · Snapshot · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Daragh White · Snapshot · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Brian Moran · THE BIG PICTURE · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Des Flood · Snapshot · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2026	Round Ireland Race	THE BIG PICTURE	IRC handicap	Skipper	8th / 45
1 Jan 2026	2026 Poole IRC European Championship	The Big Picture	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 13
11 Jun 2025	Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race	THE BIG PICTURE	IRC handicap	Skipper	36th / 40
1 Jan 2025	J Cup Ireland 2025	The Big Picture	IRC handicap	Skipper	2nd / 2
7 Jul 2023	Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023	Snapshot	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 22
18 Jun 2022	SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race 2022	Snapshot	IRC handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
1 Jan 2022	Volvo Cork Week 2022	Snapshot	IRC handicap	Skipper	4th / 16
1 Jan 2022	Volvo Cork Week 2022	Snapshot	IRC handicap	Skipper	4th / 16
1 Jan 2022	Volvo Cork Week 2022	Snapshot	IRC handicap	Skipper	4th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 86
Full-size sailing · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 10

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	8 events	1 wins	beats 62%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 95%

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Pat Kelly	25	14–11
Barry Cunningham	25	13–12
John Maybury	25	8–17
Finbarr O'Regan	21	17–4
David Dwyer	19	9–10
Colin Kavanagh	19	19–0
Pat Tanner	19	19–0
Mel Collins	19	15–4
John Downing	19	17–2
Nicolas Holman	19	19–0
Paddy Royall	15	15–0

Most-beaten opponent: Colin Kavanagh (19–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	75%
2025	2	0	5%
2023	1	0	95%
2022	4	1	84%

Boats

Snapshot · Handicap, IRC handicap · 5 events · 2022–2023
THE BIG PICTURE · IRC handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2025–2026

Where they race

Unknown · 4 events
Royal Cork Yacht Club · 2 events
Royal Irish Yacht Club · 1 events
INTERNATIONAL PAINT POOLE REGATTA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 86.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 10. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.