Sailor · 2010–2026

Bill Richards

portland yc J/111 PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 24
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #54
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Gerard O'Neil
Biggest lift: Dorin Candea
Longest-running crew: Blane Shea
Nemesis: Scott Sellers
Rival: Bradley Faber
Best day: 20 Aug 2010
Signature result: 2nd of 20

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Gerard O'Neil — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Blane Shea · Gemini, Striking, Striking Back · J/105, J/111, J/70, ORC handicap 10events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 10% win rate · 2 of 36 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2010 – Jun 2026
Gerard O'Neil · Gemini, Striking Back, Wooton · J/111, J/70 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2014 – Jun 2023
Alden Shea · Striking Back · J/111, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 16 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
Craig Capilla · Gemini, Striking, Striking Back · J/105, J/70, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 21 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2010 – Jun 2026
Brendan Doyle · Striking Back · J/111, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
Quentin Bruhn · Awaken, Wooton · J/111, J/80 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 30 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – May 2023
Dorin Candea · Wooton · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Trip Wagner · Striking Back · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2025
William Smith · Wooton · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Allan Terhune · Wooton · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 24

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Striking Back	ORC handicap	Untangler	5th / 7
25 Jul 2025	2025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Striking Back	J/111	Crew	8th / 14
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Striking Back	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 15
26 Jul 2024	2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Striking Back	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 13
28 Jul 2023	2023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Striking Back	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 12
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Striking Back	J/111	Strategist	1st / 6
5 May 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Awaken	J/80	Spinnaker trimmer	14th / 22
8 Jan 2020	2020 Etchells Australian Championship	Black Knight	Etchells	Crew	14th / 35
10 Aug 2018	2018 Oakville Yacht Squadron Regatta Vibes	Sun Seeker.	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
5 Jul 2018	2018 PYC Thursday Night Series	Corsair	B	Skipper	17th / 19
29 May 2017	2017 Thursday Night Series	Corsair	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 12
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Wooton	J/111	Pit	5th / 15
2 Jun 2016	2016 Thursday Night Series	Corsair	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 23
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Wooton	J/111	Pit	4th / 9
16 Jun 2015	2015 J 111 World Championship	Wooton	J/111	Pit	7th / 25
12 Jun 2014	2014 Thursday Night Races	Corsair	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 14
11 Apr 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Gemini	J/70	Spinnaker trimmer	72nd / 75
7 Mar 2014	2014 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Gemini	J/70	Spinnaker trimmer	33rd / 39
16 Aug 2013	2013 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Haerlem	PHRF handicap	Navigator	1st / 4
6 Jun 2013	2013 Thursday Night Races	Corsair	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 20
19 Aug 2011	2011 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Striking	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 11
29 Jul 2011	2011 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	FOG	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 10
16 Jul 2011	2011 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	Comfortably Numb	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
20 Aug 2010	2010 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Striking	J/105	Other	6th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	365 provisional	#4760 band 2413–8947	—
All classes Helm	12 provisional	#49384 band 34314–63719	—
J/111 Crew	286 provisional	#54 band 20–103	+8.2

5 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating 142
J/80 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 2
Etchells · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 36
J/70 · Crew · 5 races, 2 events · rating -24
B · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -18

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	6 events	0 wins	beats 62%
As crew	18 events	2 wins	beats 55%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (4) · Spinnaker trimmer (3) · Pit (3) · Untangler (1) · Strategist (1) · Navigator (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	39%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bradley Faber	27	14–13
Rob Ruhlman	23	9–13
Kevin Saedi	21	13–8
Jeff Schaefer	20	12–8
Bennet Greenwald	19	12–7
Ben Medjanis	19	11–8
Sedgwick Ward	18	15–3
Douglas Curtiss	18	15–3
Len Siegal	18	14–4
Don Wilson	18	10–8
Gary Weisberg	18	16–2
Carl Hanssen	17	16–1

Most-beaten opponent: Carl Hanssen (16–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	33%
2025	2	0	62%
2024	1	0	42%
2023	3	1	70%
2020	1	0	62%
2018	2	0	34%
2017	1	0	73%
2016	3	0	72%
2015	1	0	75%
2014	3	0	25%
2013	2	1	97%
2011	3	0	38%
2010	1	0	67%

Boats

Striking Back · ORC handicap, J/111 · 6 events · 2023–2026
Corsair · B, Handicap · 5 events · 2013–2018
Wooton · J/111 · 3 events · 2015–2016
Gemini · J/70 · 2 events · 2014
Striking · J/105 · 2 events · 2010–2011
Awaken · J/80 · 1 events · 2023
Black Knight · Etchells · 1 events · 2020
Sun Seeker. · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2018
Haerlem · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2013
FOG · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 4 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 4 events
Preliminary Results · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Portland YC · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, 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: 365 (±186), #4,760.Helm rating across all classes: 12 (±167), #49,384. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.