Sailor · 2014–2025

Robert Stephan

black rock yacht club PHRF handicap Sunfish Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 10
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 43%

Most successful partnership: Rick Oricchio
Best trio: Phil Gavey & Scott Bearse
Biggest lift: Rick Oricchio
Longest-running crew: Rick Oricchio
Nemesis: William Purdy
Best day: 9 Sep 2016
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rick Oricchio — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Rick Oricchio · Rambunctious, Rocket Science · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – May 2025
Scott Bearse · Rambunctious, Rocket Science · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – May 2025
Bob McHugh · Rambunctious, Rocket Science · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Sep 2023
Phil Gavey · Rambunctious, Rocket Science · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – May 2025
Bryan Stephan · Libertas, Rambunctious, Rocket Science · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Sep 2017
Tim Clark · Libertas, Rambunctious, Rocket Science · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2014 – Sep 2017
Joseph Healey · Rocket Science · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2018 – Aug 2019
Rick Brown · Rambunctious, Rocket Science · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2025
Jeff Morrison · Rambunctious, Rocket Science · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2019
Collin Stamm · Rocket Science · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 May 2025	2025 Sam Wetherill Trophy Race	Rocket Science	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	1st / 7
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Rocket Science	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	11th / 11
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Rocket Science	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	3rd / 10
25 May 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Rocket Science	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 7
1 Sep 2017	2017 Vineyard Race	Libertas	PHRF handicap	Alternate	3rd / 6
10 Jun 2017	2017 New England Sunfish Regional	Pau Hana	Sunfish	Other	21st / 23
2 Jun 2017	2017 Annapolis - Newport Race	Rocket Science	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	9th / 9
9 Sep 2016	Massapoag Yacht Club 67th Annual Regatta	80576	Sunfish	Skipper	7th / 22
18 Sep 2014	2014 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Rambunctious	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 12
31 May 2014	2014 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Rambunctious	Beneteau First 36.7	Skipper	6th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-127 provisional	#74368 band 59021–82134	—
All classes Crew	29 provisional	#39213 band 22632–54699	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Sunfish · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating -133
Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating 1
Beneteau First 36.7 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -46

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 32%
As crew	7 events	2 wins	beats 55%

Positions: Rush Chairman (3) · Watch Captain (2) · Alternate (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+24 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	25%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Lou Melillo	18	6–12
Brian Williams	17	9–8
Junius Brown	17	10–7
William Purdy	17	0–17
Richie Palmer	17	9–8
Alistair Duke	17	3–14
Les Johnston	14	6–8
Alan Beckwith	14	1–13
David Nielsen	14	4–10
Andy David	14	1–13
Scott Greenbaum	14	2–12
Bill Brangiforte	14	2–12

Most-beaten opponent: Chuck Norris (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	0%
2019	1	0	78%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	3	0	23%
2016	1	0	71%
2014	2	0	31%

Boats

Rocket Science · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2017–2025
Rambunctious · Beneteau First 36.7 · 2 events · 2014
Libertas · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017
Pau Hana · Sunfish · 1 events · 2017
80576 · Sunfish · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 4 events
Sharon, MA · 1 events
Essex, CT, USA · 1 events
Westport, CT, USA · 1 events
Barrington, RI, USA · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 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: -127, #74,368.Crew rating across all classes: 29, #39,213. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.