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Sailor · 2007–2026

Rich Rubel

lhyc HandicapPHRF handicapJ/80 Some links uncertain

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Events
64

251 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 3 of 64

Podium rate
48%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 51%–58%, 544 boats)

Best class ranking
#163

Helm in J/80 · rating 110

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Douglas Grover

3 wins · 12 podiums in 23 events together · 13% win rate

Biggest lift
Douglas Grover

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Douglas Grover

May 2021 – Oct 2026 · 23 events

Nemesis
John Storck

3–71 head to head in 74 races

Rival
Arthur Kelley

36–39 in 76 races

Best day
19 May 2021

1-1-1-2-1-1-3 · 2021 LHYC Summer Series

Signature result
1st of 9

2024 LHYC Sunset Series · Handicap · 31 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Douglas Grover — 3 wins · 12 podiums in 23 events together · 13% win rate
  • Douglas Grover · J gro, J-Gro, Jgro · Handicap, J/88 23events 3 wins together · 12 podiums · 13% win rate · 13 of 92 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Brendan Larrabee · J gro, Richard Rubel, Wild Thing · J/88, Melges 15, Viper 640 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 35 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Phil Walters · Loaner, Spirit of Athena · Handicap, JY15 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2022
  • Scott Herrick · J gro · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Brian Simkins · Spirit of Athena · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
  • Andrew Schneider · J gro · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Jonathan Huang · J gro · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Peter Heffernan · Spirit of Athena · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
  • Laura Kelley · Spirit of Athena · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
  • Colin Schneider · J gro · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

-130472242008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Oct 20262026 J/88 North American ChampionshipJ groJ/88Other11th / 12
5 Aug 2026LHYC Sunset Series 2026JgroHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
29 Jul 2026Clash of Champions 2026J-GroHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
19 May 20262026 LHYC Summer SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper5th / 9
30 Jul 20252025 LHYC Sunset SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper6th / 8
23 Jul 20252025 LHYC Clash of the ChampionsJgroHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
30 May 20252025 East Coast ChampionshipWild ThingMelges 15Skipper21st / 37
14 May 20252025 LHYC Summer SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper5th / 10
31 Jul 20242024 LHYC Sunset SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper1st / 9
24 Jul 20242024 LHYC Clash of the ChampionsJgroHandicapSkipper2nd / 14
6 Jul 20242024 LHYC Stratford Shoal RaceJgroHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
17 May 2024Northeast Lipton Challenge CupRichard RubelViper 640Skipper18th / 21
15 May 20242024 LHYC Summer SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper6th / 9
28 Sep 20232023 Melges 15 National ChampionshipWild ThingMelges 15Skipper28th / 37
2 Aug 20232023 LHYC Sunset SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
26 Jul 2023LHYC Clash of the ChampionsJgroHandicapSkipper7th / 12
8 Jul 20232023 LHYC Stratford Shoal RaceJ groHandicapSkipper5th / 10
20 May 20232023 LHYC Race for the CaseJgroHandicapSkipper1st / 6
17 May 20232023 LHYC Summer SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
15 Oct 2022Melges 15 Fall RegattaWild ThingMelges 15Skipper4th / 11
1 Oct 202242nd Annual William K. Vanderbilt CupJ-GroHandicapSkipper4th / 14
3 Aug 20222022 LHYC Sunset SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
16 Jul 20222022 LHYC Stratford Shoal RaceJgroHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
21 May 20222022 LHYC Race for the CaseJgroHandicapSkipper5th / 5
18 May 20222022 LHYC Summer SeriesJgroHandicapSkipper4th / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 102, #33,195.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -130. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.