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Sailor · 2008–2026

Richard Beck

larchmont yacht club Herreshoff S ClassHandicapS Class

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Events
42

199 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 6 of 42

Podium rate
50%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (90%: 37%–46%, 261 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Helm in Herreshoff S Class · rating 171

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Sarah Beck

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
William Simmons

39–93 head to head in 133 races

Rival
William Riley

62–53 in 116 races

Best day
16 Jul 2016

1-1 · 118th Larchmont Race Week · about 1 in 7 by chance

Signature result
1st of 6

2010 112th Larchmont Race Week · S Boat · 10 Jul 2010

Partnerships · 7 sailors

  • Sarah Beck · Iroquois · Handicap, Herreshoff S Class, S Boat 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jul 2013
  • Ben Bajorek · Iroquois · Herreshoff S Class, S Boat 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Jul 2013
  • Joe Drucker · Iroquois · Herreshoff S Class, S Boat 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Jul 2013
  • Joe Lessard · Duet · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
  • Ryan Clulo · Duet · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
  • Neal Ferrick · Iroquois · S Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Bill Blanchard · Iroquois · Herreshoff S Class 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2012 – Jul 2012

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

Rating history

-3485203200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Jul 2026128th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
13 Sep 20252025 IHYC Classic Yacht RegattaIroquoisHandicapSkipper7th / 14
2 Aug 202521st Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)IroquoisHerreshoff S ClassSkipper3rd / 3
12 Jul 2025127th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisHerreshoff S ClassSkipper1st / 3
5 Jul 20252025 YRA Independence Day RegattaIroquoisS ClassSkipper2nd / 2
30 Aug 20242024 Shields Western DistrictsIroquiosS ClassSkipper3rd / 4
13 Jul 2024126th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisS ClassOther2nd / 5
14 Jul 2023125th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther2nd / 5
3 Jun 2023Suttons Bay RaceDuetPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
6 Aug 202218th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)IroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther1st / 3
16 Jul 2022124th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther1st / 5
7 Aug 202117th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)IroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther3rd / 4
10 Jul 2021123rd Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther2nd / 3
17 Aug 20192019 Herreshoff S Class 100th Anniversary RegattaIroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther18th / 19
3 Aug 201915th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)IroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther1st / 3
12 Jul 2019121st Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther14th / 15
15 Sep 20182018 Classic Yacht RegattaIroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther2nd / 5
4 Aug 201814th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)IroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther4th / 4
14 Jul 2018120th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisS ClassOther4th / 6
5 Aug 201713th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design) Including the Soverel 33 NationalsIroquoisHandicapOther2nd / 4
23 Jul 2017119th Larchmont Race WeekIroqouiosViper 640Skipper10th / 20
15 Jul 2017119th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisHandicapOther4th / 5
23 Jul 2016118th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisPHRF handicapSkipper24th / 33
16 Jul 2016118th Larchmont Race WeekIroquoisHerreshoff S ClassOther1st / 5
18 Sep 2015Classic Yacht RegattaIroquoisHandicapSkipper6th / 19

Helm rating across all classes: 200 (±83), #18,611. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.