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Sailor · 2017–2026

Lythia Metzmeier

hyc PHRF handicapEnsignHandicap

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Events
48

132 races · 43 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 13 of 48

Podium rate
63%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 57%–66%, 299 boats)

Best class ranking
#18

Helm in Ensign · rating 257

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Billy Richnow

3 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 21% win rate

Best trio
Robert Buddingh & Billy Richnow

1 wins · 4 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Billy Richnow

Jun 2018 – Jun 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
George Dahmen

2–23 head to head in 25 races

Rival
John Cutler

47–33 in 80 races

Best day
16 Sep 2022

1-2-1-1-1-1 · 2022 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) Regatta

Signature result
1st of 7

2019 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) Regatta · Ensign · 20 Sep 2019

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Billy Richnow — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 21% win rate
  • Billy Richnow · Chasin Chickens, Dynamite, Long Drive, YOOPER · Ensign, PHRF handicap 14events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 21% win rate · 10 of 40 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Robert Buddingh · Dynamite, Long Drive, YOOPER · Ensign, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 5 of 27 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Gary Roesler · Long Drive, YOOPER · PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Skip Morrison · Long Drive, YOOPER · PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Robert Williams · Chasin Chickens · Ensign 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Aug 2021
  • Sandra Baldridge · Chasin Chickens, Dynamite · Ensign, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – May 2026
  • Joan van Ravenswaay · Endless Summer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Ann Graham · Endless Summer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Amanda O'Banion · Dynamite · Ensign 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Andrea Zaite · Endless Summer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017

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

Rating history

014328620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 48

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Jun 20262026 Battleship Texas RegattaDynamiteEnsignCrew1st / 3
30 May 2026Blue Moon Pursuit RaceDynamitePHRF handicapCrew1st / 6
26 Sep 20252025 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper6th / 10
25 Apr 20252025 HYC Battleship Texas RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper2nd / 7
23 Nov 20242024 HYC James T. Liston Turkey Day RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper5th / 5
22 Jun 20242024 HYC Catherine Spiller RegattaLythia MetzmeierPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 11
15 Sep 20232023 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper4th / 9
23 Aug 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 5YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 9
19 Jul 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 4YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 9
14 Jun 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 3YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 9
11 Jun 20232023 HYC Fairfax Moody RegattaDynamitePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
10 Jun 20232023 HYC Catherine Spiller RegattaDynamitePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 14
10 May 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 2YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 9
5 May 20232023 HYC Battleship Texas RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper2nd / 9
5 Apr 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 1YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
16 Sep 20222022 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 5
24 Aug 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 5Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
20 Jul 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 4Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 10
1 Jul 20222022 HYC Club Summer SeriesDynamiteEnsignSkipper2nd / 3
24 Jun 20222022 HYC Catherine Spiller RegattaLythia MetzmeierPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
15 Jun 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 3Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper7th / 7
11 May 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 2Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
6 Apr 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 1Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
18 Mar 20222022 HYC Club Spring SeriesDynamiteEnsignSkipper3rd / 4
18 Feb 20222022 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 4

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 260, #13,314.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 180, #17,290. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.