Sailor · 2006–2025

Linda Richards

T-10 PHRF handicap

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Events: 28
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 44%
Best class ranking: #218

Most successful partnership: Ralph Richards
Biggest lift: Ralph Richards
Longest-running crew: Ralph Richards
Nemesis: Greg Kinney
Rival: Sean Murphy
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ralph Richards — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 25 events together · 8% win rate

Ralph Richards · No rebase, No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 25events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 8% win rate · 5 of 152 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2006 – May 2024
Bruce Richardson · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 78 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – May 2025
Joe Smyk · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 11events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 72 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – May 2025
Paul Hoff · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 44 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – May 2025
Matthew Parlow · No Rebase, Norebase · T-10 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 53 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2014 – May 2025
Justin Herring · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2015 – Jun 2023
Linda Johnson · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2014 – May 2024
Larry Petersen · Norebase · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Adeline Chimel · No Rebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Jun 2021
Anthony Masseur · Norebase · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2015 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 28

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	No Rebase	T-10	Owner	7th / 8
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	No Rebase	T-10	Crew	5th / 9
25 May 2024	2024 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Owner	4th / 16
23 Aug 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - Fall	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Owner	7th / 11
2 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	No Rebase	T-10	Owner	11th / 11
3 Jun 2021	2021 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Offside trimmer	9th / 16
14 Aug 2020	2020 Bayview One Design Regatta	No Rebase	T-10	Offside trimmer	3rd / 6
15 Aug 2019	2019 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 16
15 Sep 2018	2018 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance Race	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 4
1 Jun 2018	2018 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Skipper	7th / 8
24 May 2018	2018 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 23
16 Sep 2017	2017 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance Race	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
8 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 15
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Skipper	9th / 10
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Other	8th / 9
19 May 2016	2016 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 16
13 Aug 2015	2015 T-Ten North American Championship	Norebase	T-10	Other	19th / 22
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Owner	8th / 9
21 May 2015	2015 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 14
17 May 2015	2015 Bayview Yacht Club Centenial Anniversary Race	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 8
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 6
22 May 2014	2014 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 17
31 May 2013	2013 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Other	7th / 12
16 May 2013	2013 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 12
1 Jun 2012	2012 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Other	8th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-42 provisional	#61570 band 48504–71793	—
T-10 Helm	-201 provisional	#150 band 134–159	−3.3
Full-size sailing Crew	85 provisional	#29926 band 19614–42205	—
T-10 Crew	12 provisional	#218 band 156–276	−3.3

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	20 events	2 wins	beats 47%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 41%

Positions: Owner (5) · Offside trimmer (2) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	37%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ken Schram	81	17–64
Hanson Bratton	78	22–56
Greg Kinney	77	4–73
Scott Irwin	71	3–68
John Schaeffer	68	47–21
Robb Finicle	53	6–47
Sean Murphy	49	28–21
Dave Disbrow	47	11–36
Kelli Murphy	46	25–21
Larry Petersen	42	22–20
Donald Lang	40	19–21
Heidi Backus	39	3–36

Most-beaten opponent: John Schaeffer (47–21).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	14%
2024	2	0	65%
2023	2	0	20%
2021	1	0	47%
2020	1	0	60%
2019	1	0	67%
2018	3	1	64%
2017	3	0	49%
2016	2	1	56%
2015	4	0	40%
2014	2	0	51%
2013	2	0	50%
2012	1	0	36%
2010	1	0	24%
2007	1	0	37%
2006	1	0	11%

Boats

Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 · 19 events · 2007–2019
No Rebase · T-10, PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2006–2025

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 25 events
Vermilion, OH, USA · 1 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -42, #61,570.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 85, #29,926. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.