Sailor · 2015–2026

Rich Neff

lehyc B Cat Handicap E Scow

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Events: 18
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 34%
Best class ranking: #9

Biggest lift: Will Vaughan
Longest-running crew: Will Vaughan
Nemesis: Kevin Smith
Rival: Richard McOrmond
Best day: 13 Aug 2022
Signature result: 4th of 12

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Will Vaughan · KARISMA, Karisyma · B Cat, Catboat 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 26 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Richard McOrmond · Karisyma, KARISYMA · B Cat 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2023
Melinda Neff Willems · KARISMA, Karisyma · B Cat, Catboat 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Grey Cremer · Karisyma, KARISYMA · B Cat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
Richard Wagner · GrogE, Top-Gun · E Scow, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Aug 2017 – Jan 2020
Will Perry · KARISMA, Karisyma · B Cat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Sarah Smedley · Adhara · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Shannon O’Reilly · Karisyma · B Cat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Doug Galloway · Adhara · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Gabby Salvati · KARISMA · Catboat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
15 Aug 2026	2026 Down Bay Invitational Regatta	Karisyma	B Cat	Crew	6th / 9
27 Jun 2026	2026 LEHYC B Cat Saturday Series	Karisyma	B Cat	Skipper	5th / 9
8 Aug 2025	2025 Down Bay Invitational Regatta	KARISMA	B Cat	Skipper	5th / 8
14 Jun 2025	2025 LEHYC B Cat Saturday Series	Karisyma	B Cat	Skipper	5th / 9
9 Aug 2024	2024 Down Bay Invitational Regatta	KARISMA	Catboat	Skipper	6th / 10
12 Aug 2023	2023 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Karisyma	B Cat	Other	8th / 12
13 Aug 2022	2022 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Karisyma	B Cat	Other	4th / 11
24 Jun 2022	2022 B Cat Saturday Series	Karisyma	B Cat	Skipper	4th / 12
14 Aug 2021	2021 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Karisyma	B Cat	Other	6th / 10
26 Jun 2021	2021 LEHYC Saturday Series	Karisyma	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 11
11 Jul 2020	2020 LEHYC Saturday Series	Karisyma	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 9
11 Jan 2020	2019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	GrogE	J/70	Other	47th / 53
10 Aug 2019	2019 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Karisyma	B Cat	Other	9th / 10
4 Jul 2019	2019 LEHYC Saturday Series	Karisyma	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 10
12 Aug 2018	2018 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	KARISYMA	B Cat	Other	7th / 11
23 Jun 2018	2018 LEHYC Saturday Series	Karisyma	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 9
4 Aug 2017	2017 Eastern Class E Scow Association Championship Regatta	Top-Gun	E Scow	Other	23rd / 35
11 Sep 2015	2015 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	Adhara	E Scow	Other	43rd / 60

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	69	#39238 band 29540–50546	—
B Cat Helm	8 provisional	#9 band 7–9	−3.5
All classes Crew	-20 provisional	#47020 band 28973–59573	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

E Scow · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -23
J/70 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -29
B Cat · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 27
Catboat · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 13

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	14 events	0 wins	beats 45%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 28%

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	69%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	25%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Kevin Smith	122	20–102
Laura Darling	98	29–69
Peter Maschal	92	10–82
William Pilling	82	11–71
Doug Dearden	78	30–47
Megan Maschal	77	20–57
Scott Rothman	72	50–22
Ken Klaus	59	19–40
Nancy Davis	48	38–10
Richard McOrmond	37	16–21
Ed McGlynn	31	17–14
Walter Ryon	20	15–5

Most-beaten opponent: Nancy Davis (38–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	44%
2025	2	46%
2024	1	44%
2023	1	36%
2022	2	71%
2021	2	47%
2020	2	25%
2019	2	22%
2018	2	45%
2017	1	35%
2015	1	29%

Boats

Karisyma · B Cat, Handicap · 13 events · 2018–2026
KARISMA · B Cat, Catboat · 2 events · 2024–2025
GrogE · J/70 · 1 events · 2020
Top-Gun · E Scow · 1 events · 2017
Adhara · E Scow · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Beach Haven, NJ, USA · 11 events
Beach Haven, NJ · 5 events
Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club · 1 events
Tampa, FL, 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: 69, #39,238.Crew rating across all classes: -20, #47,020. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.