Sailor · 2011–2019

Richard Goransson

ryc Melges 32 Melges 40 Farr 30

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Events: 33
Win rate: 12%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #8
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Giovanni Cassinari
Best trio: Giovanni Cassinari & Federico Michetti
Biggest lift: Vasco Vascotto
Longest-running crew: Gosse de Boer
Nemesis: Jason Carroll
Rival: Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio
Best day: 29 Apr 2016
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Giovanni Cassinari — 4 wins · 11 podiums in 15 events together · 27% win rate

Marco Carpinello · Helly Hansen Inga from Sweden, Helly Hanson Inga from Sweden 4, HH Inga From Sweden, INGA · Melges 32, Melges 40 21events 3 wins together · 12 podiums · 14% win rate · 19 of 173 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Nov 2018
Gosse de Boer · Helly Hansen Inga from Sweden, Helly Hanson Inga from Sweden 4, HH Inga From Sweden, INGA · Melges 32, Open 21events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 14% win rate · 15 of 169 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Aug 2019
Cesare Bozzetti · Helly Hansen Inga from Sweden, Helly Hanson Inga from Sweden 4, HH Inga From Sweden, INGA · Melges 32, Melges 40 18events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 17% win rate · 14 of 140 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Aug 2017
Federico Michetti · INGA, Inga from Sweden, INGA FROM SWEDEN · Melges 32, Melges 40 16events 4 wins together · 11 podiums · 25% win rate · 19 of 129 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Nov 2018
Giovanni Cassinari · INGA, Inga from Sweden, INGA FROM SWEDEN · Melges 32, Melges 40 15events 4 wins together · 11 podiums · 27% win rate · 18 of 121 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Nov 2018
Vasco Vascotto · INGA, Inga from Sweden · Melges 32, Melges 40 12events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 12 of 91 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Aug 2017
Alex Sinclair · INGA, INGA FROM SWEDEN · Melges 32, Melges 40 12events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 25% win rate · 14 of 95 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2016 – Jul 2018
Rodney Ardern · Helly Hansen Inga from Sweden, Helly Hanson Inga from Sweden 4, HH Inga From Sweden, Inga From Sweden · Melges 32 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 48 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2014 – Dec 2014
Morgan Larson · Helly Hansen Inga from Sweden, Helly Hanson Inga from Sweden 4, HH Inga From Sweden, Inga From Sweden · Melges 32 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 48 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2014 – Dec 2014
Oliver Tizzard · INGA, INGA FROM SWEDEN, Theend · Farr 30, Melges 40 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 51 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Nov 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 33

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Aug 2019	Sinebrychoff Int.6mR World Championship 2019	Inga from Sweden	Open	Skipper	10th / 15
8 Nov 2018	2018 Melges 40 Grand Prix // Lanzarote	INGA FROM SWEDEN	Melges 40	Skipper	5th / 5
5 Jul 2018	2018 Melges 40 Grand Prix // Event 2 - Porto Cervo	INGA FROM SWEDEN	Melges 40	Helm	1st / 5
15 Nov 2017	2017 Melges 40 Grand Prix // Event 3 - Palma de Mallorca	INGA FROM SWEDEN	Melges 40	Helm	3rd / 4
11 Oct 2017	2017 Melges 40 Grand Prix // Event 2 - Valencia	INGA	Melges 40	Helm	3rd / 4
23 Aug 2017	2017 Melges 32 World Championship // World League Event 5	INGA	Melges 32	Helm	8th / 17
20 Jul 2017	2017 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 4	INGA	Melges 32	Helm	3rd / 16
16 Jun 2017	2017 Melges 40 Grand Prix // Event 1 - Porto Cervo	INGA	Melges 40	Owner	2nd / 4
2 Jun 2017	2017 Melges 32 World League European Division // Event 3	INGA	Melges 32	Other	7th / 16
26 Dec 2016	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016	Matador	IRC handicap	Skipper	52nd / 71
29 Sep 2016	2016 Melges 32 World Championship	INGA	Melges 32	Other	7th / 13
19 Aug 2016	2016 Melges 32 National Championship	INGA	Melges 32	Other	1st / 8
7 Jul 2016	2016 Melges 32 Sailing Series Act 4 // 2016 Melges 32 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP	INGA	Melges 32	Other	3rd / 14
2 Jun 2016	2016 Melges 32 Sailing Series // Act 3	INGA	Melges 32	Other	1st / 11
29 Apr 2016	2016 Melges 32 Sailing Series // Act 2	INGA	Melges 32	Other	2nd / 11
8 Apr 2016	2016 Melges 32 Sailing Series // Act 1	INGA	Melges 32	Other	5th / 10
11 Feb 2016	2016 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Inga from Sweden	Melges 32	Helm	1st / 13
4 Dec 2015	2015 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship	Inga from Sweden	Melges 32	Helm	3rd / 11
26 Aug 2015	2015 Melges 32 World Championship - Audi Tron Sailing Series	Inga from Sweden	Melges 32	Other	14th / 22
3 Dec 2014	2014 Melges 32 World Championship	Inga From Sweden III	Melges 32	Helm	9th / 17
7 Nov 2014	2014 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Inga From Sweden	Melges 32	Owner	8th / 15
15 Aug 2014	2014 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship	Inga From Sweden	Melges 32	Helm	3rd / 9
4 Apr 2014	2014 Miami Spring Challenge - Melges 32 Event No. 3	HH Inga From Sweden	Melges 32	Owner	6th / 14
28 Feb 2014	2014 Miami Winter Regatta - Melges 32 Event No. 2	Helly Hanson Inga from Sweden 4	Melges 32	Owner	10th / 13
24 Jan 2014	Quantum Key West Race Week 2014	Helly Hansen Inga from Sweden	Melges 32	Other	3rd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	343	#7429 band 5180–10380	—
Melges 32 Helm	286 provisional	#8 band 2–24	−1.3
Melges 40 Helm	81 provisional	#3 band 2–4	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Farr 30 · Helm · 20 races, 2 events · rating 40
Open · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -20

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	33 events	4 wins	beats 58%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (4)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	41%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrea Lacorte	124	78–46
Jason Carroll	120	40–80
Alessandro Rombelli	101	40–61
Dalton DeVos	96	35–61
Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio	96	48–48
Ryan DeVos	96	40–56
Deneen Demourkas	91	37–54
Valentin Zavadnikov	90	55–35
Chris Wientjes	80	73–7
Roberto Tomasini Grinover	74	29–45
Christian Schwoerer	72	48–24
Keisuke Suzuki	71	33–37

Most-beaten opponent: Chris Wientjes (73–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2019	1	0	36%
2018	2	1	50%
2017	6	0	56%
2016	8	3	76%
2015	2	0	59%
2014	6	0	55%
2013	4	0	53%
2012	3	0	58%
2011	1	0	13%

Boats

INGA · Melges 40, Melges 32 · 11 events · 2016–2017
Inga from Sweden · Open, Melges 40, Melges 32, Farr 30 · 10 events · 2011–2019
Inga From Sweden 3 · Melges 32 · 4 events · 2012–2013
Helly Hansen Inga from Sweden · Melges 32 · 2 events · 2013–2014
Matador · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2016
Inga From Sweden III · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2014
HH Inga From Sweden · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2014
Helly Hanson Inga from Sweden 4 · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2014
Inga From Sweden · Melges 32 · 1 events · 2012
Theend · Farr 30 · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 4 events
Key West, FL, USA · 4 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 3 events
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Porto Cervo, ITA · 2 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 343 (±104), #7,429. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.