Sailor · 2025–2026

Rick Babel

glyc 210 Star MC

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 38%
Best class ranking: #244

Biggest lift: James Babel
Nemesis: Greg Smith
Rival: Fred Einspahr
Best day: 16 May 2026
Signature result: 6th of 23

Partnerships · 5 sailors

James Babel · Kid Knapper, Kidknaper · 210 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2025 – Jul 2026
Tim Knapper · Kid Knapper, Kidknaper · 210 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2025 – Jul 2026
Rick Brethorst · Eagle · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2026 – May 2026
Jon VanderMolen · GLIMMER · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 12th · May 2025 – May 2025
Scott Benson · EWE Spirit · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 24th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Jul 2026	2026 International 210 Midwest Championship	Kidknaper	210	Crew	4th / 6
20 Jun 2026	2026 Gull Lake Michigan MC Invitational Regatta	Pau Hana	MC	Skipper	19th / 19
16 May 2026	2026 Tulip Tune Up	Eagle	Star	Crew	6th / 23
2 Oct 2025	2025 Star Vintage Gold Cup Regatta	EWE Spirit	Star	Other	24th / 30
19 Jul 2025	2025 210 Midwest Championship	Kid Knapper	210	Crew	5th / 12
11 Jun 2025	Gull Lake YC Wet and Wild Wednesdays	Kid Knapper	210	Crew	7th / 9
28 May 2025	Gull Lake YC 210 Season Series	Kid Knapper	210	Crew	6th / 9
18 May 2025	Tulip Tune Up	GLIMMER	Star	Crew	12th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	30 provisional	#38475 band 25374–50954	—
210 Crew	20 provisional	#9 band 6–10	—
Star Crew	3 provisional	#244 band 130–343	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

MC · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -97
All classes · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -100

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 44%

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Greg Smith	33	8–25
Fred Einspahr	32	17–15
Jon VanderMolen	25	6–19
Joe Brogger	17	3–14
Tick Ticknor	16	9–7
James Hunt	15	9–6
John MacCausland	12	2–10
Richard Parker	12	6–6
Jerry Wendt	12	7–5
Aaron Smith	12	8–4
Matthew Rajacich	12	5–7
Larry Whipple	12	4–8

Most-beaten opponent: Aaron Smith (8–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	39%
2025	5	0	38%

Boats

Kid Knapper · 210 · 3 events · 2025
Kidknaper · 210 · 1 events · 2026
Pau Hana · MC · 1 events · 2026
Eagle · Star · 1 events · 2026
EWE Spirit · Star · 1 events · 2025
GLIMMER · Star · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Richland, MI · 7 events
Richland, Michigan, 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: 30, #38,475.Helm rating across all classes: -100. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.