Sailor · 1996–2026

Richard Pearce

sfyc IOD Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 59
Win rate: 32%
Podium rate: 71%
Typically beats: 62%
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Mark Pearce
Biggest lift: Mark Pearce
Longest-running crew: Mark Pearce
Nemesis: Glenn Isaacson
Rival: Paul Zupan
Best day: 30 Mar 2013
Signature result: 1st of 23

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mark Pearce — 19 wins · 40 podiums in 52 events together · 37% win rate

Mark Pearce · Bolero, BOLERO, Fjaer, FJAER · Handicap, IOD, IOD World Championship, PHRF handicap 52events 19 wins together · 40 podiums · 37% win rate · 73 of 220 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2012 – Aug 2026
Jeff Pearce · Fjaer · IOD, IOD World Championship 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2023 – Jun 2024
Kurt Winkleman · GBR 61 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 40th · Jun 1996 – Jun 1996
Jenni Dailey · Board · RS21 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
Quentin Hills · Board · RS21 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
Tim Thubron · GBR 61 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 40th · Jun 1996 – Jun 1996
Laurence Bekins · Board · RS21 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
Paul Zupan · Fjaer · IOD World Championship 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Ethan Doyle · Board · RS21 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
Scott Lynch · Fjaer · IOD 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2023 – Nov 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 59

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Aug 2026	Belvedere Classic Regatta & Great SF Schooner Race	Fjaer	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
25 Jul 2026	Moonrise Maritime Marathon	Salient	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 10
18 Oct 2025	2025 Jessica Cup	Fjaer	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 10
23 Aug 2025	Belvedere Classic Regatta & Great SF Schooner Race	Fjaer	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 7
15 Mar 2025	SFYC Club Championship Series	Fjaer	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 16
17 Jun 2024	IOD World Championship	Fjaer	IOD World Championship	Skipper	20th / 20
25 Apr 2024	Leadership Cup	Board	RS21	Crew	3rd / 6
15 Mar 2024	2024 Club Championship Series	Fjaer	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 12
17 Nov 2023	IOD SF Bay Championship	Fjaer	IOD	Skipper	3rd / 3
3 Jul 2023	Fireworks Folly	Bolero	PHRF handicap	Skipper	10th / 10
11 Sep 2022	SFYC Club Championsnhip Series	Bolero	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
26 Sep 2021	2021 SFYC Club Championship Series	Bolero	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
5 Oct 2019	2019 Fall Classic Regatta and Easom Founders Trophy:	Fjaer	SFBIOD	Skipper	4th / 5
4 Jul 2019	Fireworks Folly Pursuit Race	Fjaer	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 20
8 Jun 2019	SYC 2019 Classic Boat Invitational Regatta (Bear/Bird/Folkboat/SFBIOD/Knarr)	Fjaer	IOD	Skipper	1st / 6
23 Mar 2019	2019 Club Championship Series	Fjaer	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 11
13 Oct 2018	2018 Fall Classic Regatta and Easom Founders Trophy	Bolero	SFBIOD	Skipper	2nd / 4
9 Jun 2018	SYC 2018 Classic Boat Invitational Regatta (Bear/Bird/Folkboat/SFBIOD/Knarr)	Bolero	IOD	Skipper	2nd / 4
19 May 2018	Elite Keel Regatta	Bolero	SFBIOD	Skipper	3rd / 5
24 Mar 2018	2018 Club Championship Series	Bolero	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
28 Oct 2017	Round the Island Race	Bolero	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
22 Oct 2017	2017 SF Bay Area Leukemia Cup	Bolero	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
10 Jun 2017	2017 - CBRA Series	BOLERO	IOD	Skipper	1st / 3
22 Apr 2017	2017 Club Championship Series	Bolero	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 11
29 Oct 2016	Round the Island Race	Bolero	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	135 provisional	#27164 band 15819–43497	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 11 races, 2 events · rating 26
IOD World Championship · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -54
Gold Fleet · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 31
IOD · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 70
International One Design · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 23
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 2
RS21 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 68

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	57 events	19 wins	beats 67%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 49%

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	68%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Paul Zupan	96	46–50
Paul Manning	85	55–30
Ron Young	49	39–10
Jim Macove	36	29–7
George Janson	34	17–16
Glenn Isaacson	28	6–22
Carl Flemming	27	6–21
Greg Arkus	26	16–10
Roy Weedon	23	7–16
james Vellinger	22	20–2
Charles Pick	20	20–0
Spencer Fulweiler	18	10–8

Most-beaten opponent: Ron Young (39–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	47%
2025	3	2	91%
2024	3	0	35%
2023	2	0	0%
2022	1	0	57%
2021	1	0	60%
2019	4	1	66%
2018	4	0	63%
2017	4	2	90%
2016	12	5	63%
2015	7	2	72%
2014	6	1	71%
2013	6	4	78%
2012	3	2	92%
1996	1	0	38%

Boats

Bolero · PHRF handicap, SFBIOD, IOD, Handicap · 28 events · 2013–2023
Fjaer · Handicap, IOD World Championship, IOD, SFBIOD, PHRF handicap · 21 events · 2012–2026
Rich Pearce · Gold Fleet, IOD, International One Design · 4 events · 2012–2016
Sailent · Handicap · 3 events · 2014–2015
Salient · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Board · RS21 · 1 events · 2024
GBR 61 · Etchells · 1 events · 1996

Where they race

Belvedere, CA · 30 events
CA · 10 events
San Francisco, CA · 6 events
Sausalito, CA · 4 events
Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay · 2 events
Tiburon, CA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 135 (±198), #27,164.Crew rating across all classes: 26 (±228). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.