Sailor · 2006–2023

Rick Schaffer

fwbc J/105 J/70 J/80

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Events: 32
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #128
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Paul Bregenzer
Best trio: Craig White & Paul Bregenzer
Biggest lift: Paul Bregenzer
Longest-running crew: Craig White
Nemesis: Glenn Darden
Rival: Matthew Arno
Best day: 8 Jul 2006
Signature result: 1st of 17

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Paul Bregenzer — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Craig White · DoubleDare, Nasty, Nasty Baby, NastyBaby · J/105, J/70, J/80 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 43 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2012 – Mar 2019
Paul Bregenzer · Nasty, Nasty Baby, NastyBaby · J/70, J/80 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 35 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2012 – Jul 2018
Craig Johnson · DoubleDare, Nasty Baby, NastyBaby · J/105, J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 31 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2017 – Mar 2019
Robert White · Nasty Baby · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 8th · Feb 2017 – Apr 2018
George Szabo · Nasty Baby · J/70 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 14 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Feb 2017
Steve Flunker · DoubleDare, Nasty Baby · J/105, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2018 – Mar 2019
Gray Rackley · Nasty Baby · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 17th · Feb 2017 – Feb 2017
David Hiebert · Nasty · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2012 – Mar 2012
USALKB98 Butchek · DoubleDare · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2019 – Mar 2019
Ryan Glaze · DoubleDare · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2019 – Mar 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 32

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Sep 2023	PAKI Series 2023	DD	J/105	Skipper	7th / 7
21 May 2023	Rolling Times Series 2023	DD	J/105	Skipper	5th / 7
21 Apr 2023	FWBC 94th Annual Regatta and Cowtown Stampede	Rick Schaffer	J/105	Skipper	5th / 7
26 Mar 2023	Hubb Isaaks Series 2023	DD	J/105	Skipper	6th / 7
19 Feb 2023	Roadie Series 2023	DD	J/105	Skipper	7th / 7
8 Jan 2023	Marigail Series 2023	DD	J/105	Skipper	4th / 6
30 Oct 2022	Blue Moon Series 2022	DoubleDare	J/105	Skipper	5th / 5
14 Oct 2022	2022 CHROMA Ol Man of the Sea Regatta	Double Dare	J/105	Skipper	2nd / 5
15 May 2022	Rolling Time 2022	DoubleDare	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 5
20 Mar 2022	Hubb Isaaks 2022	DoubleDare	J/105	Skipper	7th / 7
9 Mar 2022	J/105 2022 Mid Winter Championship	Rick Schaffer	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 10
6 Feb 2022	Roadie Series 2022	DoubleDare	J/105	Skipper	2nd / 8
25 Apr 2021	2021 FWBC Annual Regatta	Double Dare	J/105	Other	1st / 5
1 Nov 2020	2020 FWBC Annual Regatta	Double Dare	J/105	Other	3rd / 5
27 Apr 2019	2019 FWBC Annual Regatta	DoubleDare	J/105	Other	2nd / 6
8 Mar 2019	2019 J 105 Midwinter Championship	DoubleDare	J/105	Skipper	5th / 11
27 Jul 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Nasty Baby	J/70	Skipper	6th / 20
27 Apr 2018	2018 J 70 Corinthian National Championship	Nasty Baby	J/70	Other	8th / 15
25 Oct 2017	2017 J/105 North American Championship	Double Dare	J/105	Skipper	4th / 22
28 Jul 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	NastyBaby	J/70	Skipper	5th / 20
20 May 2017	2017 KO Sailing MUSTO Shoe Regatta	NastyBaby	J/70	Skipper	2nd / 8
21 Apr 2017	2017 FWBC Annual Regatta	Double Dare	J/105	Skipper	1st / 6
25 Feb 2017	2017 Quantum J 70 Midwinter Championship	Nasty Baby	J/70	Other	17th / 52
26 Aug 2016	2016 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Nasty Baby	J/70	Skipper	2nd / 20
29 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Nasty Baby	J/70	Skipper	1st / 17

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	183	#20563 band 15139–27623	—
J/70 Helm	355 provisional	#128 band 86–206	+10.8
J/105 Helm	69 provisional	#296 band 227–366	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/80 · Helm · 20 races, 2 events · rating 114

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	32 events	3 wins	beats 58%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	71%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Matthew Arno	68	36–31
Glenn Darden	60	13–47
Martin Peacey	56	37–19
Dwight Horton	49	29–19
Al Poindexter	47	39–8
Matt Talton	43	23–19
Bruno Pasquinelli	40	19–21
Michael Winfrey	36	22–14
Richard Lehmann	33	18–15
Mark W. Smith	32	17–15
Jason Dyer	32	13–19
Jay Lutz	32	15–17

Most-beaten opponent: Al Poindexter (39–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	6	0	21%
2022	6	0	48%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	1	0	50%
2019	2	0	70%
2018	2	0	62%
2017	5	1	84%
2016	5	1	73%
2015	2	0	44%
2012	1	0	63%
2006	1	0	91%

Boats

Nasty Baby · J/70 · 7 events · 2016–2018
DoubleDare · J/105 · 6 events · 2019–2022
DD · J/105 · 5 events · 2023
Double Dare · J/105 · 5 events · 2017–2022
Rick Schaffer · J/105, J/70, J/80 · 4 events · 2006–2023
NastyBaby · J/70 · 2 events · 2017
820 · J/70 · 1 events · 2015
Chubby Boy Racing · J/70 · 1 events · 2015
Nasty · J/80 · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Fort Worth, TX · 6 events
Fort Worth, TX, USA · 5 events
Seabrook, TX · 5 events
Fort Worth · 5 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 3 events
Fort Worth , TX · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 183 (±110), #20,563. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.