Sailor · 2010–2023

Richard Saunders

none PHRF handicap Rhodes 19 R19

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 18%
Typically beats: 26%
Best class ranking: #150

Nemesis: Benjamin Richardson
Signature result: 11th of 24

Partnerships · 3 sailors

BJ Bernblum · Out Of Reach · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Al Skinner · Out Of Reach · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Glen Ballou · Out Of Reach · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Sep 2023	2023 Bill's Cup	Out Of Reach	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 4
16 Oct 2021	ECSA 2021 Thundermug Regatta	Out Of Reach	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 9
30 Jun 2021	2021 DIYC - Wednesday Night Summer Series	Out Of Reach	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 9
26 Aug 2017	2017 ESCA Leukemia Cup Regatta	Out Of Reach	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 6
27 Aug 2016	2016 ESCA Leukemia Cup Regatta	Out Of Reach	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
28 Jul 2016	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2016	Second Thoughts	Rhodes 19	Other	29th / 32
17 Jun 2016	2016 Rhodes 19 East Coast Championship	Second Thoughts	R19	Skipper	11th / 24
22 Aug 2015	NJYRA Sunfish Championship	27630	Sunfish	Skipper	13th / 13
28 Jul 2011	SPERRY TOP-SIDER MARBLEHEAD NOOD REGATTA	thrill seeker	Rhodes 19	Skipper	29th / 30
18 Jun 2011	Laser Atlantic Coast Masters Championship	thrill seeker	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	40th / 41
22 Jul 2010	SPERRY TOP-SIDER MARBLEHEAD NOOD REGATTA	Thrill Seeker	Rhodes 19	Skipper	17th / 33

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	17 provisional	#48460 band 29609–66738	—
Rhodes 19 Helm	-80 provisional	#150 band 110–178	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

R19 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 14
ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -63

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	11 events	0 wins	beats 36%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	16%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Kim Pandapas	17	3–14
Benjamin Richardson	17	1–16
Charlie Pendleton	17	1–16
Mike Lane	17	4–13
John Thompson	15	9–6
Kevin Lane	15	8–7
David Rubin	13	5–8

Most-beaten opponent: John Thompson (9–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	1	67%
2021	2	50%
2017	1	60%
2016	3	39%
2015	1	0%
2011	2	3%
2010	1	50%

Boats

Out Of Reach · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2016–2023
thrill seeker · Rhodes 19, ILCA 7 (Laser) · 3 events · 2010–2011
Second Thoughts · Rhodes 19, R19 · 2 events · 2016
27630 · Sunfish · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Westbrook, CT, USA · 3 events
Old Saybrook, CT, USA · 2 events
Preliminary Results · 1 events
Hosted by Corinthian Yacht Club · 1 events
Long Beach Township · 1 events
Hosted by Boston Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 17, #48,460. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.