Sailor · 2017–2026

Richard Powell

ohio state university IRC handicap College fleet racing Classic

Possibly the same person: Richard Powell (2020–2026, 55 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 15
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 67%
Best class ranking: #4060
Longest win streak: 4

Biggest lift: Chris Cecil-Wright
Longest-running crew: Chris Cecil-Wright
Nemesis: Rachel Ward
Best day: 7 May 2022
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Chris Cecil-Wright · Eager · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2021 – Aug 2021
Chris Townsend · Gweilo, GWEILO · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2018 – May 2022
Kayla Decker · Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 32 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Andrew Cribb · Gweilo, WHISPER · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Dec 2018 – Jul 2025
Shaun Moran · Gweilo, WHISPER · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Dec 2018 – Jul 2025
Emma Hershey · Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 32 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Sam Hunt · Gweilo, WHISPER · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Dec 2018 – Jul 2025
Quinn Moore · Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Amy Harris · Legacy · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
John Flannery · WHISPER · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 140th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Jul 2026	Six Metre - European Championship	Aera	Classic	Crew	8th / 31
26 Jul 2025	Rolex Fastnet Race	WHISPER	IRC handicap	Crew	140th / 379
5 Apr 2025	Crimson Classic	Ohio State University (Buckeyes 2)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-4)	2nd / 4
28 Sep 2024	Boiler Cup	Ohio State University (Buckeyes)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-2,5-8)	2nd / 6
14 Sep 2024	Buckeye Invite	Ohio State University (Buckeyes)	College fleet racing	A Crew (3-6)	6th / 12
24 Sep 2022	2022 Fall Race To Solomons	Legacy	ORC handicap	Tactician	3rd / 6
7 May 2022	2022 Royal Southern Summer Series –North Sails May Regatta	GWEILO	IRC handicap	Other	1st / 10
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Eager	IRC handicap	Skipper	96th / 269
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Eager	IRC handicap	Skipper	15th / 50
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Eager	IRC handicap	Skipper	5th / 28
29 May 2021	Myth of Malham Race 2021	Eager	IRC handicap	Skipper	7th / 20
1 May 2021	Spring Series Race 3 2021	Eager	IRC handicap	Skipper	6th / 36
28 Jun 2019	Championnat Suisse de 5.5mJI	Beta Crucis	5.5 Metre	Crew	7th / 15
26 Dec 2018	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018	Gweilo	IRC handicap	Crew	22nd / 72
19 May 2017	RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2017	Marvel	SB20	Skipper	1st / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	229 provisional	#12414 band 6498–22302	—
College fleet racing Crew	122 provisional	#4060 band 2596–5738	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Classic · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 66
All classes · Helm · 6 races, 6 events · rating 69
5.5 Metre · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 51
SB20 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 23

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	6 events	1 wins	beats 79%
As crew	9 events	1 wins	beats 70%

Positions: A Crew (1-4) (1) · A Crew (1-2,5-8) (1) · A Crew (3-6) (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	73%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	74%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	81%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alex Day	20	11–9
Wyatt Tait	20	6–14
Eva Paschke	20	14–6
Jack Charlton	20	16–4
Piper Luke	20	18–2
Reinhard Suhner	13	7–6
Benjamin Conrad	12	10–2
Ryan Dodge	12	8–4
Rachel Ward	12	0–12
Andrew Liu	12	5–7
Jack O'Connor	12	5–7
Emmalyn Holmquist	12	12–0

Most-beaten opponent: Piper Luke (18–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	77%
2025	2	0	65%
2024	2	0	67%
2022	2	1	80%
2021	5	0	75%
2019	1	0	57%
2018	1	0	70%
2017	1	1	100%

Boats

Eager · IRC handicap · 5 events · 2021
Ohio State University (Buckeyes) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2024
GWEILO · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2018–2022
Aera · Classic · 1 events · 2026
WHISPER · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2025
Ohio State University (Buckeyes 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2025
Legacy · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022
Beta Crucis · 5.5 Metre · 1 events · 2019
Marvel · SB20 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Unknown · 7 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events
Indiana · 1 events
Hamble, Hampshire, UK · 1 events
Ohio State · 1 events
Purdue · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 229 (±199), #12,414.Helm rating across all classes: 69 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.