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Sailor · 2013–2026

Charles Richter

marblehead IODInternational One DesignIOD World Championship

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Events
12

87 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
58%

58% win rate · 7 of 12

Podium rate
67%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 65%–78%, 130 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Crew in IOD · rating 455

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sheila Widnall

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Bill Widnall & Sheila Widnall

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sheila Widnall

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bill Widnall

Jul 2014 – Jul 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
John Burnham

6–12 head to head in 18 races

Best day
28 Jul 2022

1-1-1 · 2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead

Signature result
1st of 11

2013 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta · IOD · 25 Jul 2013

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sheila Widnall — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Bill Widnall · Bill Widnall, Javelin, Marblehead - 1 · International One Design, IOD, IOD World Championship 9events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 56% win rate · 23 of 70 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jul 2026
  • Alex Fee · Bill Widnall, Javelin, Marblehead - 1 · International One Design, IOD, IOD World Championship 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 12 of 48 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jul 2026
  • Hanna Vincent · Bill Widnall, Javelin, Marblehead - 1 · International One Design, IOD, IOD World Championship 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 10 of 44 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2026
  • Sheila Widnall · Javelin · IOD 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 28 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2024
  • Matthew Lindblad · Bill Widnall, Javelin, Marblehead - 1 · International One Design, IOD, IOD World Championship 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 33 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Sep 2025
  • Trevor Long · Javelin · IOD 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 22 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
  • Ann Widnall Vawter · Bill Widnall, Javelin, Marblehead - 1 · International One Design, IOD, IOD World Championship 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 26 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Robert Bova · Ursa · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • George Ryan · Javelin · IOD 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
  • Graham Sharp · Ursa · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

01673342014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Jul 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadJavelinIODMain Trimmer1st / 9
6 Sep 20252025 International One-Design Class World ChampionshipBill WidnallInternational One DesignCrew13th / 20
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadJavelinIODMain Trimmer1st / 10
17 Jun 2024IOD World ChampionshipMarblehead - 1IOD World ChampionshipCrew4th / 20
6 Oct 20232023 Etchells New England ChampionshipMustapha DanceEtchellsMain Trimmer15th / 20
27 Jul 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadJavelinIODCo-Skipper2nd / 7
9 Jul 20232023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceUrsaPHRF handicapOther1st / 9
28 Jul 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadJavelinIODCo-Skipper1st / 9
22 Jul 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta MarbleheadJavelinIODMain Trimmer1st / 10
23 Jul 2015Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2015JavelinIODOther1st / 7
25 Jul 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD RegattaJavelinIODSkipper8th / 10
25 Jul 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD RegattaJavelinIODHeadsail Trimmer1st / 11

Crew rating across all classes: 334, #5,976.Helm rating across all classes: 157. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.