Sailor · 2011–2025

Richard Walford

ocbc VX One Hobie 33 Melges 24

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 29%
Best class ranking: #113

Biggest lift: Beth Walford
Nemesis: Matt Haddon
Signature result: 8th of 21

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Andrew Walford · Commando, Wee Jaggie · Melges 24, VX One 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2011 – Mar 2015
Beth Walford · Commando · VX One 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2014 – Mar 2015
Jake Dragoo · Wee Jaggie · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 25th · Mar 2011 – Mar 2011
Kendall Helms · Wee Jaggie · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 25th · Mar 2011 – Mar 2011
Jim Blakewell · Barbarella · Hobie 33 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2018 – Feb 2018
Jeff Stoabs · Barbarella · Hobie 33 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2018 – Feb 2018
Lynn Pinegar · Barbarella · Hobie 33 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2018 – Feb 2018
Kevin Smith · Wee Jaggie · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 25th · Mar 2011 – Mar 2011
Chris Holman · Barbarella · Hobie 33 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2018 – Feb 2018
John Barnett · Barbarella · Hobie 33 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2018 – Feb 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Jun 2025	Lightouse One Design Regatta - J/22 Southwest Circuit Regatta #4 - TSA Adult Championships Qualifier	108	VX One	Skipper	3rd / 3
23 Sep 2021	VX One North American Championship	Richard Walford	VX One	Skipper	15th / 15
16 Feb 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Barbarella	Hobie 33	Other	3rd / 4
4 Mar 2015	2015 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Commando	VX One	Other	19th / 22
11 Jul 2014	2014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race Week	Commando	VX One	Other	5th / 11
7 Mar 2014	2014 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Commando	VX One	Other	8th / 21
7 Mar 2011	2011 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Wee Jaggie	Melges 24	Tactician	25th / 30

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-82 provisional	#55329 band 42546–62253	—
VX One Crew	-12 provisional	#113 band 80–145	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

VX One · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -163
All classes · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -125
Melges 24 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -65
Hobie 33 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -38

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 0%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 38%

Positions: Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Shawn Cina	21	4–17
Paulo Milko	21	19–2
Matt Haddon	19	1–18
Chris Alexander	19	1–18
Phip Hallowell	18	1–17
Timothy Pitts	18	6–12
Rod Favela	13	3–10
Rob Doolittle	13	1–12
John Potter	12	2–10
Christian Koppernaes	12	6–6
Jim Myers	12	2–10
Donovan Brennan	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: Paulo Milko (19–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	0%
2021	1	0%
2018	1	33%
2015	1	14%
2014	2	63%
2011	1	17%

Boats

Commando · VX One · 3 events · 2014–2015
108 · VX One · 1 events · 2025
Richard Walford · VX One · 1 events · 2021
Barbarella · Hobie 33 · 1 events · 2018
Wee Jaggie · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 3 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Oklahoma City , OK · 1 events
Oklahoma City, OK · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -82, #55,329.Helm rating across all classes: -125. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.