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Sailor · 2023–2025

Richard Knierim

syc ORC handicapHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
18

32 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 18

Podium rate
33%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 48%–59%, 220 boats)

Most successful partnership
Stephanie Arnold

1 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Biggest lift
Stephanie Arnold

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stephanie Arnold

Mar 2024 – May 2025 · 9 events

Signature result
5th of 52

Racing: 2024 Center Sound Series - All 3 Events · PHRF handicap · 2 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stephanie Arnold — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate
  • Stephanie Arnold · Mystery · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 15 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2025
  • Gary Stuntz · Mystery · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Apr 2025

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

Rating history

-3824220242025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Aug 2025Cow Bay Regatta 2025MysteryPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
15 May 2025CYC Pacific NW Offshore International Yacht Race 2025MysteryORC handicapSkipper10th / 14
18 Apr 2025Southern Straits 2025MysteryORC handicapCrew25th / 37
12 Apr 2025Racing: CYC Puget Sound Spring Regatta - ORC/PHRF & DinghiesMysteryORC handicapSkipper1st / 5
15 Mar 2025South Sound Series #4. Islands RaceMysteryORC handicapSkipper3rd / 3
1 Mar 2025Racing: 2025 Center Sound Series - All 3 EventsMysteryORC handicapCrew15th / 27
14 Feb 2025Toliva Shoal Race Southern Sound SeriesMysteryORC handicapSkipper3rd / 3
4 Jan 2025Duwamish Head: SSS-2MysteryORC handicapSkipper6th / 6
7 Dec 2024Winter Vashon (December 7, 2024) SSS -1MysteryORC handicapSkipper2nd / 8
16 May 2024CYC Pacific NW Offshore International Yacht Race 2024MysteryORC handicapSkipper5th / 7
20 Apr 2024Racing: CYC Spring Regatta - Big Boat - 2024MysteryORC handicapSkipper8th / 9
16 Mar 2024GHYC - Islands Race 2024MysteryHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
2 Mar 2024Racing: 2024 Center Sound Series - All 3 EventsMysteryPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 52
16 Feb 2024Toliva Shoal Race Southern Sound SeriesMysteryHandicapSkipper6th / 10
6 Jan 2024TTPYC 2024 Duwamish HeadMysteryHandicapSkipper8th / 11
2 Dec 2023Winter Vashon (December 2, 2023) SSS -1MysteryHandicapSkipper5th / 11
11 Nov 2023Round the County 2023MysteryHandicapSkipper8th / 15
11 Aug 2023Northern CenturyMysteryHandicapSkipper2nd / 4

Helm rating across all classes: -38, #58,992. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.