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Sailor · 2018–2026

Richard Sydenham

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Events
18

115 races · 31 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 6 of 18

Podium rate
67%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
83%

of boats faced (range 79%–86%, 314 boats)

Best class ranking
#109

Crew in Dragon · rating 254

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ian Williams

6 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 60% win rate

Biggest lift
Gerard Mitchell

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ian Williams

Sep 2018 – Jan 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Jan Eckert

6–15 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Dirk Oldenburg

16–15 in 32 races

Best day
9 Aug 2024

15-2-1 · Dragon European Championship 2024

Signature result
2nd of 29

Marblehead Trophy 2024 · Dragon · 14 Jun 2024

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ian Williams — 6 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 60% win rate
  • Ian Williams · Ian Williams, Pindar by Manuport Logistics, REV, Royal Lymington Yacht Club · M32, Match racing 10events 6 wins together · 10 podiums · 60% win rate · 27 of 62 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jan 2026
  • Jan Secher · MISS BEHAVIOR, MISS BEHAVIOUR · Dragon, Dragon (Grand Prix) 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 41 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Jun 2026
  • Jon Gundersen · Ian Williams, One More Time, Pindar by Manuport Logistics, Royal Lymington Yacht Club · J/70, Match racing 6events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 67% win rate · 18 of 32 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Gerrard Mitchell · MISS BEHAVIOR · Dragon, Dragon (Grand Prix) 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 36 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Gerard Mitchell · Ian Williams, MISS BEHAVIOUR, Pindar by Manuport Logistics · Dragon, Match racing 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 16 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Gerry Mitchell · Ian Williams · Match racing 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 18 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Dec 2024
  • Jon Gunderson · Ian Williams · Match racing 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Richard McGarvie · Ian Williams · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
  • Craig Monk · Royal Lymington Yacht Club · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Paul Campbell-James · REV · M32 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018

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

Rating history

02324642019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Oct 2026J/70 Cup 2026 - Event 4 Porto Cervo - Italian ChampionshipOne More TimeJ/70Crew6th / 18
29 Jun 2026Dragon Europeans 2026MISS BEHAVIORDragonCrew14th / 62
12 Jun 2026Dragon Class Open Finnish ChampionshipMeteor RacingDragonCrew5th / 28
6 Jan 2026WMRT Final - Shenzhen Baoan Cup 2026Pindar by Manuport LogisticsMatch racingCrew1st / 2
3 Nov 2025GRADE 1 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX CUP 2025MISS BEHAVIORDragonCrew19th / 33
8 Jan 2025WMRT Macao Match Cup 2025Pindar by Manuport LogisticsMatch racingCrew1st / 2
11 Dec 2024WMRT Final - Shenzhen Baoan Cup 2024Ian WilliamsMatch racingCrew1st / 2
5 Aug 2024Dragon European Championship 2024MISS BEHAVIORDragonCrew4th / 55
20 Jul 2024135. Travemünder Woche 2024MISS BEHAVIORDragon (Grand Prix)Crew3rd / 36
14 Jun 2024Marblehead Trophy 2024MISS BEHAVIORDragonCrew2nd / 29
25 Apr 202459th Congressional Cup 2024Ian WilliamsMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
14 Dec 2023WMRT Final - Shenzhen Baoan Cup 2023Ian WilliamsMatch racingCrew1st / 2
4 Oct 2023Bermuda Gold Cup 2023Ian WilliamsMatch racingCrew1st / 2
15 Aug 2023International Dragon Class 75th Edinburgh CupMISS BEHAVIOURDragonOther4th / 41
18 Apr 202358th Congressional Cup 2023Royal Lymington Yacht ClubMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
20 Apr 20222022 Congressional CupIan WilliamsMatch racingCrew1st / 2
27 Oct 2020Bermuda Gold Cup 2020Ian WilliamsMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
20 Sep 20182018 M32 World ChampionshipREVM32Other2nd / 12

Crew rating across all classes: 464, #2,187. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.