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Sailor · 2008–2026

Billy Richnow

hyc EnsignPHRF handicapViper 640

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Events
44

155 races · 48 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 12 of 44

Podium rate
68%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 48%–58%, 234 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Helm in Ensign · rating 357

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lythia Metzmeier

3 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate

Best trio
Lythia Metzmeier & Robert Buddingh

1 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Lythia Metzmeier

Jun 2018 – Jun 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Pat Gibson

1–16 head to head in 17 races

Rival
Dean Snider

32–27 in 60 races

Best day
26 Mar 2010

1-1-1-2 · 2010 HYC XXIV Annual Elissa and II Annual Consuls' Regatta

Signature result
1st of 7

2010 HYC XXIV Annual Elissa and II Annual Consuls' Regatta · Ensign · 26 Mar 2010

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lythia Metzmeier — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate
  • Lythia Metzmeier · Chasin Chickens, Dynamite, Long Drive, YOOPER · Ensign, PHRF handicap 13events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 23% win rate · 10 of 40 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Robert Buddingh · Dynamite, Long Drive, YOOPER · Ensign, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 5 of 27 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Skip Morrison · Long Drive, YOOPER · PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Gary Roesler · Long Drive, YOOPER · PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Sandra Baldridge · Chasin Chickens, Dynamite · Ensign, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – May 2026
  • Amanda O'Banion · Dynamite · Ensign 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Robert Williams · Chasin Chickens · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

0153305200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 20262026 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 4
12 Jun 20262026 Battleship Texas RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 3
30 May 2026Blue Moon Pursuit RaceDynamitePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
21 Sep 20242024 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 3
15 Jun 20242024 HYC Summer SeriesDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 2
23 Aug 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 5YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
19 Jul 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 4YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
14 Jun 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 3YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
10 May 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 2YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
5 Apr 20232023 Wednesday Night Races - Series 1YOOPERPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
25 Mar 20232023 Spring SeriesDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 3
24 Feb 20232023 HYC Midwinter RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper3rd / 4
29 Oct 20222022 HYC Club ChampionshipBilly RichnowJ/24Skipper2nd / 2
24 Aug 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 5Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
20 Jul 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 4Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 9
11 May 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 2Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
6 Apr 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 1Long DrivePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
5 Nov 20212021 HYC Club Fall Series #3DynamiteEnsignSkipper2nd / 4
16 Aug 20212021 Ensign National ChampionshipChasin ChickensEnsignHeadsail Trimmer12th / 29
20 Feb 20212021 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaLittle OilEnsignSkipper2nd / 2
21 Nov 20202020 HYC James T. Liston Turkey Day RegattaDyanamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 2
21 Sep 20182018 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 4
22 Jun 201820th Annual Leukemia Cup RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 4
19 Nov 20162016 HYC TURKEY DAY REGATTADynamiteEnsignSkipper2nd / 5
28 Feb 20152015 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaDynamiteEnsignSkipper1st / 4

Helm rating across all classes: 305, #9,617.Crew rating across all classes: 37. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.