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Sailor · 2008–2025

Richard Sides

eastern yc HandicapAll ClassPHRF handicap

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Possibly the same person: Richard Sides (2018–2021, 3 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
103

112 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 15 of 103

Podium rate
42%

43 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (90%: 40%–46%, 815 boats)

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elke Backman

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Elke Backman

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Steve Kavanagh

3–11 head to head in 14 races

Best day
26 Aug 2016

1-1-2 · 2016 ONE Championships · about 1 in 9 by chance

Signature result
1st of 24

2012 HYC Great Chase Race · Handicap · 8 Sep 2012

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elke Backman — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Elke Backman · Atalanta, Saraband · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2021
  • Bruce Haykal · Atalanta · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

-3844125200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 103

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 2025Downeast ChallengeAtalantaHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
13 Jul 2025Midsummer Ocean Race (Pursuit)AtalantaHandicapSkipper4th / 4
12 Jul 2025S.S. Crocker Memorial RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper5th / 5
27 Jun 2025Lambert Overnight Ocean RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper6th / 6
5 Oct 2024Boston Light RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper28th / 36
15 Sep 2024EYC Pot Luck Pursuit RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper12th / 12
25 Aug 2024Clemson Chase RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper1st / 12
13 Jul 2024S.S. Crocker Memorial RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper1st / 3
12 Jul 2024EYC Summer Pursuit Race #2AtalantaHandicapSkipper9th / 12
1 Oct 2023Bandit Race - Short HandedAtalantaHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
30 Sep 2023EYC Pot Luck Pursuit RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper10th / 13
23 Sep 2023Boston Light RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper15th / 16
27 Aug 2023Clemson Chase RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper6th / 7
8 Jul 2023S.S. Crocker Memorial RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper5th / 6
1 Oct 2022EYC Pot Luck Pursuit RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper5th / 6
25 Sep 2022Marblehead Chowder CupAtalantaHandicapSkipper1st / 3
28 Aug 2022Clemson Chase RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper6th / 6
17 Jun 2022EYC Summer Pursuit Race #1AtalantaHandicapSkipper4th / 4
5 Jun 2022Fast Mermaid Pursuit Race 2022ATALANTAHandicapSkipper30th / 31
4 Jun 2022Mass Bay Shorthanded RegattaAtalantaHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
3 Oct 2021Bandit Race - Short HandedAtalantaHandicapSkipper4th / 7
2 Oct 2021EYC Pot Luck Pursuit RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper7th / 9
26 Sep 2021Marblehead Chowder Cup 2021ATALANTAHandicapSkipper7th / 7
25 Sep 2021Boston Light RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper24th / 26
11 Sep 2021HYC Great Chase RaceAtalantaHandicapSkipper6th / 21

Helm rating across all classes: 23 (±126), #47,054.Crew rating across all classes: 32 (±236). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.