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Sailor · 2012–2026

RJ Cooper

tred avon yc ShieldsStarMelges 24

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Events
40

150 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 6 of 40

Podium rate
35%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
40%

of boats faced (range 37%–44%, 434 boats)

Best class ranking
#43

Helm in Shields · rating 198

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gabie Vicens

4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Best trio
Carroll Vicens & Gabie Vicens

4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Gabie Vicens

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Rick Vicens

Aug 2021 – Aug 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
John MacCausland

0–16 head to head in 16 races

Rival
John Shannahan

20–16 in 36 races

Best day
8 Aug 2026

3-4-2-1-6 · 2026 Oxford Regatta - Stars and Shields

Signature result
1st of 10

Harold Schuster Fall Star Series · Star · 27 Sep 2014

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gabie Vicens — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate
  • Rick Vicens · Merlin · Melges 24, Shields 13events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 31% win rate · 17 of 41 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Carroll Vicens · Merlin · Melges 24, Shields 11events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 36% win rate · 13 of 38 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Gabie Vicens · Merlin · Shields 5events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 80% win rate · 8 of 17 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Isabelle Vicens · Merlin · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Kris Kusmider · Zoo · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 70th · Nov 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Eric Mentzell · Zoo · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 70th · Nov 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Chiara Kalinski · Zoo · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 70th · Nov 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Gabrielle Vicens · Merlin · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 20th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Christoph Kalinski · Zoo · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 70th · Nov 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Rick Vicen · Merlin · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-137472312013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Aug 20262026 Myers Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets, Shields & Chesapeake 20'sMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 10
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Stars and ShieldsMerlinShieldsSkipper2nd / 12
4 Oct 20252025 TAYC Fall Wind UpMerlinShieldsSkipper2nd / 5
23 Aug 20252025 Myers Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets, Shields & StarsMerlinShieldsSkipper1st / 5
9 Aug 20252025 Oxford Regatta - Sir Thomas Lipton Cup - Star Class & Shields ClassMerlinShieldsSkipper1st / 6
21 Jun 20252025 TAYC Summer Startup SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 5
23 Aug 20242024 Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets & ShieldsMerlinShieldsSkipper1st / 5
9 Aug 20242024 Oxford Regatta - Sir Thomas Lipton Cup - Star Class & Shields ClassMerlinShieldsSkipper1st / 4
7 May 20242024 TAYC Spring Open SeriesMerlinMelges 24Skipper4th / 6
24 Jun 2023Shields Summer SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 6
17 Jun 2023Jim Thompson CupMerlinShieldsSkipper1st / 5
23 Apr 2023Spring Open SeriesMerlinHandicapSkipper8th / 13
22 Apr 20232023 Shields Fleet 21 -Season SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper3rd / 6
22 Apr 2023Shields Spring SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper3rd / 6
8 Sep 20222022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RIMerlinShieldsSkipper20th / 34
27 Aug 2022William H. Myers Heritage Regatta - ShieldsMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 6
26 Jun 2022Shields Summer SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 5
19 Sep 2021Shields Fall SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper4th / 7
28 Aug 2021William H. Myers Heritage Regatta - ShieldsMerlinShieldsSkipper7th / 7
14 Aug 2021Oxford Regatta - ShieldsMerlinShieldsSkipper2nd / 6
13 Jun 2021Shields Summer SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper5th / 5
29 Sep 2018Star Fall Wind UpGatorStarSkipper15th / 28
11 Aug 2018Oxford Regatta - Star FleetGatorStarSkipper2nd / 12
7 Oct 2017Star Fall Wind UpGatorStarSkipper11th / 13
23 Sep 2017Harold Schuster Fall Star SeriesGatorStarSkipper17th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 231, #15,917.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -137. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.