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Sailor · 2019–2025

Bud Richley

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Events
11

15 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
55%

55% win rate · 6 of 11

Podium rate
82%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 72%–89%, 54 boats)

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Peschelt

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
John Aschieris & John Peschelt

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John Peschelt

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Aschieris

Feb 2019 – Mar 2025 · 11 events

Best day
5 Mar 2021

1-1 · 2021 Islands Race

Signature result
1st of 7

2021 Islands Race · ORC handicap · 5 Mar 2021

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Peschelt — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • John Aschieris · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 9 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Mar 2025
  • David Clark · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 9 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Mike Blunt · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 9 of 15 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Patrick O'Brien · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 60% win rate · 9 of 14 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Brooks Clark · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 9events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 56% win rate · 7 of 11 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Daniel Geissmann · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 75% win rate · 9 of 11 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Mar 2025
  • Jake Reynolds · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 5 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Nick Madigan · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Feb 2024
  • John Peschelt · Grand Illusion · ORC handicap 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Feb 2022
  • Ward Mace · Grand Illusion · ORC handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 5 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

0147293202020212022202320242025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 11

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Mar 20252025 Channel Islands 500Grand IllusionORC handicapWatch Captain1st / 3
28 Feb 20252025 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapWatch Captain1st / 4
9 Feb 20242024 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapWatch Captain2nd / 5
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceGrand IllusionHandicapWatch Captain2nd / 10
10 Mar 20232023 NHYC Cabo RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapWatch Captain3rd / 4
25 Feb 20222022 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapWatch Captain1st / 6
5 Mar 20212021 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapFloater1st / 7
5 Mar 20202020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapFloater1st / 5
21 Feb 20202020 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapFloater1st / 4
10 Jul 20192019 Transpac Honolulu RaceGrand IllusionHandicapWatch Captain4th / 9
15 Feb 20192019 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapRush Chairman4th / 8

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 293, #8,200. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.