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Sailor · 2009–2024

Richie Palmer

new york athletic club PHRF handicapJ/105Beneteau First 36.7

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Events
132

758 races · 53 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 8 of 132

Podium rate
30%

40 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (90%: 39%–44%, 1,083 boats)

Best class ranking
#346

Helm in J/105 · rating 30

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ann T Rossetti

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Christopher Polony & KEVIN Catucci

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
George Braverman

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mitch Nochlin

May 2014 – Oct 2023 · 27 events

Nemesis
Paul Beaudin

9–220 head to head in 229 races

Rival
Lou Melillo

65–68 in 133 races

Best day
1 Oct 2011

1-1-1-1-5 · 2011 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta · about 1 in 87 by chance

Signature result
1st of 10

2016 Can One Thursday Night Series · PHRF handicap · 5 May 2016

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ann T Rossetti — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Marc Falato · Breakaway, Tolo, TOLO · Beneteau First 36.7, J/105, PHRF handicap 27events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4% win rate · 6 of 175 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Oct 2023
  • Mitch Nochlin · Breakaway, Tolo, TOLO · Beneteau First 36.7, J/105, PHRF handicap 27events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4% win rate · 6 of 172 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Oct 2023
  • Dale Wolfield · Breakaway, Tolo, TOLO · Beneteau First 36.7, J/105, PHRF handicap 26events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4% win rate · 6 of 169 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Oct 2023
  • Michael Gershenson · Breakaway, Tolo, TOLO · Beneteau First 36.7, J/105, PHRF handicap 24events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4% win rate · 6 of 160 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Oct 2023
  • KEVIN Catucci · Breakaway, Tolo, TOLO · Beneteau First 36.7, J/105, PHRF handicap 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 6 of 103 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2018
  • William Van Horn · Tolo · J/105, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 6 of 58 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2016 – Oct 2023
  • Alex De Witt · Breakaway, Tolo · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 58 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Jun 2016
  • Vadim Permakoff · Breakaway, Tolo, TOLO · Beneteau First 36.7, J/105, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 42 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Oct 2016
  • Christopher Polony · Tolo · J/105, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 6 of 46 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2016 – Jun 2018
  • Ann T Rossetti · Breakaway, Tolo · Beneteau First 36.7, J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 34 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

-120482152010201220142016201820202022Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 132

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 20242024 Can One Thursday Night SeriesCircePHRF handicapFloater15th / 15
4 Nov 202340th Turkey Day ReachToloPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipToloJ/105Helm31st / 31
30 Sep 20232023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast ChampionshipToloJ/105Helm10th / 10
9 Sep 20232023 Liberty Cup RegattaToloJ/105Other8th / 8
20 Aug 20232023 New Rochelle/La Rochelle Mayors' Cup RegattaToloPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleToloJ/105Captain22nd / 25
3 Jun 20232023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatToloJ/105Helm8th / 11
11 May 20232023 Can One Thursday Night SeriesToloJ/105Other2nd / 6
6 May 20232023 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaToloJ/105Other13th / 13
24 Sep 20222022 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/105 New England ChampionshipToloJ/105Skipper7th / 11
17 Sep 20222022 Long Island Sound ChampionshipToloJ/105Other9th / 10
10 Sep 20222022 Liberty Cup RegattaToloJ/105Other8th / 13
20 Aug 20222022 Governor's Cup Charity RegattaToloPHRF handicapOther3rd / 4
4 Jun 20222022 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatToloJ/105Other6th / 8
12 May 20222022 Can One Thursday Night SeriesToloJ/105Other3rd / 8
23 Apr 20222022 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaToloJ/105Other5th / 6
25 Sep 20212021 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaToloJ/105Skipper4th / 7
18 Sep 20212021 Long Island Sound ChampionshipToloJ/105Other8th / 8
16 Jul 20212021 Red Grant RegattaToloJ/105Other7th / 11
5 Jun 20212021 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatToloJ/105Other4th / 8
6 May 20212021 Can One Thursday Night SeriesToloPHRF handicapOther5th / 13
28 Sep 20192019 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaToloJ/105Skipper10th / 12
14 Sep 20192019 Liberty Cup RegattaToloJ/105Other7th / 12
18 Aug 20192019 New Rochelle/La Rochelle Mayors' Cup RegattaToloPHRF handicapOther9th / 11

Helm rating across all classes: 102 (±77), #32,450.Crew rating across all classes: -30 (±240). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.