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Sailor · 2018–2026

Thomas Richards

falmouth yacht club Optimist420J/24

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Events
38

242 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 6 of 38

Podium rate
32%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–74%, 2,986 boats)

Best class ranking
#14

Helm in Optimist · rating 893

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Bennett Glennon

19–44 head to head in 63 races

Rival
Tyler Richards

99–111 in 210 races

Best day
13 Jul 2023

1-7-5-5-3-2-2-3 · Hingham Bay Junior Regatta · about 1 in 21,802,981 by chance

Signature result
1st of 87

Wianno Yacht Club Opti Regatta · Optimist · 25 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Emily Koskinas · Thomas Richards · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 30th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Grace Mahoney · Thomas Richards · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Sally Egan · Thomas Richards · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-454168762019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2026Beverly Junior Regatta 2026Thomas Richards420Skipper11th / 83
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansThomas Richards420Skipper67th / 170
16 Jul 20262026 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior Regatta8215420Skipper4th / 40
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026Thomas Richards420Skipper30th / 80
8 Jul 20262026 Falmouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaThomas Richards420Skipper9th / 21
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Thomas RichardsOptimistSkipper23rd / 81
9 Jul 2025Falmouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper2nd / 15
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper76th / 164
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper42nd / 250
26 Oct 20242024 Halloween HowlThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper1st / 42
16 Aug 20242024 Falmouth CupThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper1st / 14
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper67th / 148
7 Aug 2024Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2024Thomas RichardsOptimistSkipper15th / 92
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper147th / 285
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024Thomas RichardsOptimistSkipper5th / 76
9 Jul 20242024 Falmouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper1st / 14
8 Jun 2024Sail Newport Youth Challenge RegattaThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper2nd / 40
15 Sep 20232023 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper27th / 105
19 Aug 20232023 Falmouth CupThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper1st / 11
14 Aug 20232023 Beverly Junior Regatta22261OptimistSkipper2nd / 76
7 Aug 20232023 Optimist New England ChampionshipThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper97th / 169
25 Jul 2023Wianno Yacht Club Opti RegattaThomas RichardsOptimistSkipper1st / 87
13 Jul 2023Hingham Bay Junior Regatta22261OptimistSkipper2nd / 64
6 Jul 2023New Bedford Junior Regatta 2023Thomas RichardsOptimistSkipper43rd / 112
16 Aug 2022Beverly Yacht Club Junior Regatta 202222261OptimistSkipper23rd / 93

Helm rating across all classes: 855 (±222), #66. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.