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Sailor · 2024–2026

Ricky Welch

bay waveland yc gulfport yc Melges 15

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Events
5

24 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 1 of 5

Podium rate
40%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
96%

of boats faced (90%: 94%–97%, 498 boats)

Best class ranking
#141

Helm in Melges 15 · rating 165

Most successful partnership
Mitchell Martin

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Longest-running crew
Mitchell Martin

Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Luke Arnone

5–9 head to head in 14 races

Rival
Ryan Keenan

14–10 in 24 races

Best day
22 Feb 2025

1-5-2-11-2 · 2024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3 · about 1 in 232,394 by chance

Signature result
1st of 92

2024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3 · Melges 15 · 22 Feb 2025

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mitchell Martin — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Mitchell Martin · Counterproductive, Side Piece · Melges 15 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 24 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

010320620252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 5

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Side PieceMelges 15Skipper4th / 133
22 Feb 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3Side PieceMelges 15Skipper1st / 92
4 Jan 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Side PieceMelges 15Skipper7th / 109
23 Feb 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #2CounterproductiveMelges 15Skipper10th / 79
5 Jan 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1CounterproductiveMelges 15Skipper3rd / 90

Helm rating across all classes: 206 (±250), #18,008. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.