Sailor · 2009–2025

Richie Boyd

new york yacht club 12 metre yacht club Handicap 12 Metre PHRF handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 30%
Podium rate: 60%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #23
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: John Taft
Best trio: Evan Boyd & John Taft
Biggest lift: John Taft
Longest-running crew: Evan Boyd
Nemesis: Jack LeFort
Best day: 22 Sep 2021
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Taft — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Evan Boyd · Fortune, Fortune (NS), Holy Frijoles · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 7 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
Liz Doucette · Fortune, Fortune (NS) · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2023
John Taft · Fortune, Fortune (NS), Holy Frijoles · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
Beau LeBlanc · New Zealand, Victory '83, Victory 83 · 12 Metre 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 19 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2021
David Boyd · Fortune · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2023
Tom Lihan · Victory '83, Victory 83 · 12 Metre 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jul 2019
Tony Pearce · Victory '83, Victory 83 · 12 Metre 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jul 2019
“Chip” Clifford Parris · Victory '83, Victory 83 · 12 Metre 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jul 2019
Andrew Segal · Fortune, Fortune (NS) · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2017
Tom Glassie · Fortune, Fortune (NS) · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Sep 2025	2025 Sail for Hope	Holy Frijoles	Handicap	Crew	1st / 8
28 Sep 2024	2024 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Holy Frijoles	Handicap	Bow	2nd / 5
30 Sep 2023	2023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Fortune	PHRF handicap	Other	12th / 13
22 Sep 2021	12 Metre North American Championship	New Zealand	12 Metre	Crew	1st / 3
28 Sep 2019	2019 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Fortune	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 10
9 Jul 2019	2019 International 12 Metre Association World Championship	Victory '83	12 Metre	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 8
29 Jun 2019	2019 International 12 Metre Association Newport Trophy Regatta	Victory 83	12 Metre	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 5
26 Aug 2017	38th Annual Newport Classic Yacht Regatta	Fortune (NS)	Handicap	Helm	1st / 6
5 Sep 2015	Museum of Yachting 36th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta	Fortune	Handicap	Helm	4th / 15
21 Aug 2009	2009 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Mustang	IRC handicap	Other	6th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	394 provisional	#4154 band 2103–7718	—
12 Metre Crew	297 provisional	#23 band 4–59	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	10 events	3 wins	beats 72%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	79%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jack LeFort	18	8–10
Jack Curtin	13	12–1
Charles Robertson	13	11–2
Alexander Auersperg	13	7–6

Most-beaten opponent: Jack Curtin (12–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	75%
2023	1	0	8%
2021	1	1	100%
2019	3	0	70%
2017	1	1	100%
2015	1	0	79%
2009	1	0	44%

Boats

Fortune · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 3 events · 2015–2023
Holy Frijoles · Handicap · 2 events · 2024–2025
New Zealand · 12 Metre · 1 events · 2021
Victory '83 · 12 Metre · 1 events · 2019
Victory 83 · 12 Metre · 1 events · 2019
Fortune (NS) · Handicap · 1 events · 2017
Mustang · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 6 events
Newport, RI · 2 events
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 394, #4,154. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.