Sailor · 2006–2026

Heidi Backus Riddle

vermilion boat club T-10 Tartan 10 PHRF handicap

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Events: 35
Win rate: 26%
Podium rate: 54%
Typically beats: 79%
Best class ranking: #2
Longest win streak: 5

Biggest lift: Megan Tracy
Longest-running crew: Christy Parsons
Nemesis: Trey Sheehan
Rival: Greg Kinney
Best day: 29 May 2009
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Amy Backus · Nuts, NUTS · T-10, Tartan 10 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 51 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Christy Parsons · Nuts, NUTS · T-10, Tartan 10 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 44 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
John Shockey · Nuts, NUTS · T-10, Tartan 10 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 49 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Megan Tracy · Nuts, NUTS · T-10, Tartan 10 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 40 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Gretchen Backus Loper · NUTS · T-10, Tartan 10 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Sep 2023
Pam Gregory · NUTS · T-10, Tartan 10 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Sep 2023
Molly Gregory · NUTS · T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
Susan Backus Starr · NUTS · T-10, Tartan 10 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Sep 2023
Kellie Keane · Nuts · T-10, Tartan 10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Timothy Zacher · Nuts, NUTS · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 17 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 35

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Tartan Ten North American Championship	Nuts	T-10	Helm	4th / 25
31 Jul 2026	2026 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTA	Nuts	PHRF handicap	Boat Captain	3rd / 7
19 Jun 2026	2026 Cleveland Race Week One Design	Nuts	Tartan 10	Skipper	4th / 15
14 Aug 2025	2025 T10 North American Championship	NUTS	T-10	Skipper	4th / 18
1 Aug 2025	2025 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTA	GotchaNUTS	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
20 Jun 2025	2025 Cleveland Race Week One Design	Nuts	Tartan 10	Skipper	1st / 11
26 Apr 2025	Charleston Yacht Club J105 Women's Regatta	Spectacle	J/105	Skipper	2nd / 13
22 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North Americans	NUTS	T-10	Helm	3rd / 24
2 Aug 2024	2024 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTA	GOTCHA NUTS	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 6
13 Jun 2024	2024 Cleveland Race Week One Design	Nuts	Tartan 10	Skipper	2nd / 15
22 Sep 2023	The 216 Regatta 2023	NUTS	Tartan 10	Skipper	2nd / 5
10 Aug 2023	2023 Tartan Ten North American Championship	NUTS	T-10	Other	5th / 20
16 Jun 2023	2023 Cleveland Race Week One Design	Nuts	Tartan 10	Skipper	6th / 16
2 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	NUTS	T-10	Other	5th / 11
11 Aug 2022	2022 Tartan Ten North American Championship	NUTS	T-10	Other	9th / 19
6 Aug 2022	2022 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTA	NUTS	T-10	Other	3rd / 6
3 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview One Design Regatta	NUTS	T-10	Other	7th / 10
19 Aug 2021	2021 T-10 North American Championship	NUTS	T-10	Helm	7th / 23
30 Jul 2021	2021 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta & Formula Wave Class Nationals	NUTS	T-10	Other	1st / 5
25 Jul 2021	2021 F.W. ROBERTS RACE	Nuts	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 9
18 Jun 2021	2021 Cleveland Race Week - One Design	NUTS	T-10	Other	3rd / 13
2 Aug 2019	2019 I-LYA Bayweek Regatta	Nuts	T-10	Other	4th / 6
26 Jul 2019	Cleveland Yachting Club LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA (Fri-Sun Racing)	Nuts	T-10	Skipper	4th / 9
1 Jun 2019	2019 Vermilion Boat Club - Wednesday Night Series	Nuts	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 5
8 Aug 2018	2018 Vermilion Boat Club - Wednesday Night Series	Nuts	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	468 provisional	#2885 band 1758–4533	—
T-10 Helm	513 provisional	#9 band 6–13	+4.9
Tartan 10 Helm	332 provisional	#2 band 1–6	—
Tartan Ten Helm	198 provisional	#6 band 1–15	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/105 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 111

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	35 events	9 wins	beats 78%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Boat Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	85%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	74%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gary Disbrow	132	101–31
Scott Irwin	124	43–81
Greg Kinney	99	58–41
Michael Fishbaugh	83	83–0
Dave Disbrow	76	65–11
Ken Schram	73	59–14
Trey Sheehan	68	13–55
John Barker	67	55–12
Todd Imbler	65	59–6
John Evans	56	17–39
Jay Marshall	54	51–3
Hanson Bratton	52	26–26

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Fishbaugh (83–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	78%
2025	4	2	94%
2024	3	1	95%
2023	4	0	70%
2022	3	0	50%
2021	4	1	77%
2019	3	0	59%
2018	2	1	50%
2017	1	1	100%
2015	1	0	93%
2012	1	1	100%
2011	1	1	100%
2009	2	0	85%
2008	1	1	100%
2006	2	0	79%

Boats

Nuts · T-10, PHRF handicap, Tartan 10, Handicap, Tartan Ten · 32 events · 2006–2026
GotchaNUTS · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
Spectacle · J/105 · 1 events · 2025
GOTCHA NUTS · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Put-In-Bay, OH, USA · 9 events
Cleveland, OH · 5 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 4 events
Vermilion, OH, USA · 4 events
Rocky River, OH · 2 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 468 (±125), #2,885. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.