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Sailor · 2007–2026

Rich Baker

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Events
64

139 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 7 of 64

Podium rate
31%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 66%–70%, 1,277 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lexie Baker

1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Byron Lubenkov & Benjamin Wilson

1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Dan Callinan

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Byron Lubenkov

Jun 2019 – Jun 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
John Ling

4–15 head to head in 19 races

Rival
Brian Bullock

23–24 in 47 races

Best day
1 Jan 2021

4-12-8 · Results are final as of 9:03 on May 31, 2021

Signature result
1st of 12

AIS Single/Double Hander 2026 · Handicap · 13 Jun 2026

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lexie Baker — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Byron Lubenkov · Black Swan · Handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 3 of 20 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Benjamin Wilson · Black Swan · Handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 3 of 19 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Sean Hendrickson · Black Swan, Rasta Racing · J/70, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Jun 2025
  • Dan Callinan · Black Swan · PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2022
  • Lexie Baker · Black Swan · Handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Michael Socha · Black Swan, Grey Swan · Handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Luca Hynnek · Black Swan · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Jul 2022
  • Nicolie Hendrickson · Black Swan, Rasta Racing · J/70, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 22 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Kendra Baker · Black Swan · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Jun 2025
  • Seamus Hendrickson · Black Swan · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

-3898234200820112014201720202023Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jun 2026AIS Bayfield Race Week 2026Black SwanHandicapSkipper5th / 10
27 Jun 2026AIS Around the Islands 2026Black SwanHandicapCrew4th / 20
13 Jun 2026AIS Single/Double Hander 2026Black SwanHandicapSkipper1st / 12
23 May 2026AIS Champs Series 2026Black SwanHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
23 May 2026AIS Spring Series 2026Black SwanHandicapSkipper5th / 14
1 Jan 2026Results are final as of 17:33 on April 20, 2026213530PYSkipper9th / 23
1 Jan 2026Results are final as of 17:33 on April 20, 2026213530HandicapSkipper9th / 23
20 Sep 2025AIS Dobson Regatta 2025Black SwanHandicapSkipper5th / 13
30 Aug 2025AIS Fall Series 2025Black SwanHandicapSkipper6th / 16
27 Aug 20252025 Champ of ChampsAISMelges 15Skipper3rd / 18
2 Aug 20252025 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceBlack SwanPHRF handicapOther5th / 8
30 Jun 2025AIS Bayfield Race Week 2025Black SwanHandicapSkipper1st / 6
28 Jun 2025AIS Around the Islands 2025Black SwanHandicapCrew4th / 24
26 Jun 20252024 Summer Season Championship - Lake Superior Yachting Association (LSYA)Black SwanPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
14 Jun 2025AIS Single/Double Hander 2025Black SwanHandicapSkipper9th / 9
24 May 2025AIS Champs Series 2025Black SwanHandicapSkipper4th / 9
24 May 2025AIS Spring Series 2025Black SwanHandicapSkipper9th / 14
3 May 20252025 Dave Cool IcebreakerGrey SwanJ/70Skipper7th / 14
26 May 2024AIS Champs Series 2024Black SwanHandicapSkipper3rd / 13
25 May 2024AIS Spring Series 2024Black SwanHandicapSkipper3rd / 15
23 Sep 20232023 WYC/AIS MW Dobson RegattaBlack SwanPHRF handicapOther5th / 13
2 Sep 20232023 WYC/AIS Labor Day / Fall SeriesBlack SwanPHRF handicapOther11th / 17
12 Aug 20232023 WYC/AIS Silver Bay ScrambleBlack SwanPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
5 Aug 20232023 Trans Superior International Yacht RaceBlack SwanPHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
3 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekBlack SwanPHRF handicapOther3rd / 11

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 182, #22,554.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 2, #44,499. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.