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Sailor · 2008–2025

Rick Goebel

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Events
41

238 races · 26 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 4 of 41

Podium rate
27%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 57%–63%, 636 boats)

Best class ranking
#33

Helm in J/105 · rating 396

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Alan Nakanishi

Mar 2015 – Apr 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Jim Cunningham

2–44 head to head in 46 races

Rival
Dennis Case

19–28 in 47 races

Best day
21 Oct 2017

1-3-2-1 · 2017 J/Fest Southwest

Signature result
1st of 18

2017 J/Fest Southwest · J/105 · 21 Oct 2017

Partnerships · 25 sailors

  • Shawn Burke · 1411, Happy Ending, Insanity · Etchells, Farr 40 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 45 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2015 – Apr 2025
  • Alan Nakanishi · Happy Ending, Insanity · Etchells, Farr 40 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 54 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2015 – Apr 2025
  • Carrie Wiley · Happy Ending, Insanity · Etchells, Farr 40 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 46 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 7th · Mar 2015 – Mar 2021
  • Ted Haaland · Insanity · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 42 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 7th · Mar 2015 – Sep 2015
  • Ian Coleman · Insanity · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 41 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2015 – Sep 2015
  • Steve Natvig · Insanity · Farr 40 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 30 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2015 – Aug 2015
  • Harry Scott · Insanity · Farr 40 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 32 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2015 – Oct 2019
  • Liam Harr · Insanity · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2015 – Sep 2015
  • Greg Tawaststjerna · Insanity · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 7th · Mar 2015 – Sep 2015
  • David Scott · Insanity · Farr 40 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

0178356200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlInsanityEtchellsSkipper23rd / 33
6 Apr 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters West1411EtchellsOther15th / 22
8 Oct 20222022 Campbell CupInsanityFarr 40Skipper1st / 5
1 Oct 20212021 Etchells North American ChampionshipHappy EndingEtchellsOther12th / 26
15 May 20212021 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Orca BowlHappy EndingEtchellsOther12th / 27
24 Apr 20212021 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast ChampionshipHappy EndingEtchellsOther10th / 22
19 Mar 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoHappy EndingEtchellsOther11th / 20
2 Oct 20192019 Farr 40 World ChampionshipInsanityFarr 40Helm5th / 14
28 Sep 20192019 Farr 40 Pre-Worlds RegattaInsanityFarr 40Other2nd / 13
18 May 20192019 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Orca Bowl RegattaHappy EndingEtchellsOther6th / 17
27 Apr 20192019 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast ChampionshipHappy EndingEtchellsOther9th / 21
5 Apr 20192019 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Mid-Winters West RegattaHappy EndingEtchellsOther6th / 23
15 Mar 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoHappy EndingEtchellsHelm5th / 15
23 May 20182018 CRA Beer Can SeriesSanityHandicapSkipper9th / 11
25 Oct 20172017 J/105 North American ChampionshipSanityJ/105Skipper4th / 22
21 Oct 20172017 J/Fest SouthwestSanityJ/105Skipper1st / 18
24 May 20172017 CRA Beer Can SeriesSanityHandicapSkipper9th / 11
17 Mar 20172017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoSanityJ/105Other1st / 11
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSanityJ/105Other3rd / 26
25 May 20162016 CRA Beer Can SeriesSanityHandicapSkipper10th / 11
18 Mar 2016Helly Hansen San Diego NOOD Regatta 2016SanityJ/105Other1st / 10
24 Sep 20152015 Rolex Farr 40 World ChampionshipInsanityFarr 40Other10th / 17
20 Sep 20152015 Farr 40 Pre-WorldsInsanityFarr 40Skipper7th / 15
19 Aug 20152015 Rolex Farr 40 North American ChampionshipInsanityFarr 40Other8th / 15
22 Jul 20152015 Farr 40 California CupInsanityFarr 40Skipper7th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 328, #8,501. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.