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Sailor · 2007–2026

Rick Lyall

ida lewis yacht club IRC handicapJ/109PHRF handicap

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Events
64

325 races · 72 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 15 of 64

Podium rate
56%

36 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 69%–74%, 726 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in J/109 · rating 483

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tim Longo

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Tim Longo & Kerry Klingler

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Tim Longo

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kerry Klingler

Sep 2012 – Aug 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Douglas Strebel

1–11 head to head in 12 races

Rival
Bill Sweetser

36–36 in 72 races

Best day
24 Jun 2015

1-3-1-5-14-7 · 2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI

Signature result
1st of 17

NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART III - One-Design and Handicap · J/109 · 19 Jul 2012

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tim Longo — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Jeff Johnstone · AGENT 99, J Hawk, J HAWK, J-Hawk · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 32 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Linda Weiss · Christopher Dragon · IRC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 18% win rate · 10 of 41 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2018
  • Kerry Klingler · J Hawk, J HAWK, J-Hawk, Menace · J/109, J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 18% win rate · 12 of 66 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Aug 2026
  • Andrew Weiss · Christopher Dragon · IRC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 18% win rate · 10 of 41 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2018
  • Larry Fox · Christopher Dragon · IRC handicap 10events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 10% win rate · 7 of 35 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2018
  • Lawrence Cutler · Christopher Dragon · IRC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 40 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2018
  • Morgan Bennett · Christopher Dragon · IRC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 7 of 33 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2018
  • Byron LaMotte · Christopher Dragon · IRC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 10 of 34 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – May 2018
  • Doug Lynn · Christopher Dragon · IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Jun 2018
  • Buttons Padin · Christopher Dragon · IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 35 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – May 2018

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

Rating history

0224447200820112014201720202023Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Sep 20262026 99th CYC Around the Island RaceJ-HawkPHRF handicapCo-Skipper1st / 8
14 Aug 20262026 Ida Lewis Distance RaceJ HawkORC handicapCo-Skipper6th / 14
4 Aug 2026Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 RacingJ HawkHandicapSkipper6th / 26
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportJ-HawkPHRF handicapCo-Skipper7th / 12
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaJ HawkORC handicapCo-Skipper4th / 10
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual Regatta Friday Around the Island RaceJ HawkORC handicapSkipper1st / 10
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesJ HawkPHRF handicapCo-Skipper2nd / 9
2 Jun 2026Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 RacingJ HawkHandicapSkipper15th / 26
2 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaJ-HawkORC handicapCo-Skipper2nd / 5
1 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta (Friday Coastal Race)J-HawkORC handicapSkipper4th / 7
27 Sep 20252025 Sail for HopeJ HAWKPHRF handicapCrew2nd / 10
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaAGENT 99PHRF handicapOther5th / 17
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaStormSonarOther6th / 10
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)StormSonarSkipper5th / 10
9 Jun 2018164th NYYC Annual RegattaChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer3rd / 9
25 May 20182018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer1st / 8
12 May 20182018 63rd Edlu Distance RaceChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer4th / 8
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017Christopher DragonIRC handicapCrew39th / 81
23 Sep 20172017 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta & Leukemia CupChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer2nd / 10
1 Sep 20172017 Vineyard RaceChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer3rd / 10
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer2nd / 9
9 Jun 2017163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer1st / 6
26 May 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer2nd / 10
29 Apr 20172017 American Yacht Club Spring SeriesChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer3rd / 12
11 Jun 2016162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexChristopher DragonIRC handicapOffside trimmer4th / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 360, #6,763.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 211, #14,173. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.