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Sailor · 2017–2026

Richard Kalich

boston university College fleet racingSunfishLaser Radial

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Events
108

1,021 races · 72 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 5 of 108

Podium rate
26%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 55%–58%, 1,928 boats)

Best class ranking
#42

Helm in Sunfish · rating 501

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Josh Sultanik

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
John Cabell & Yangyang Liu

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Joy Kim

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Nicholas Thibodeau

Mar 2023 – Apr 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Griffin Sisk

21–80 head to head in 101 races

Rival
Emil Tullberg

57–39 in 96 races

Best day
23 Sep 2023

3-2-4-6-3-2-2-1-3-7-1-7 · Salt Pond Invite

Signature result
2nd of 23

Shelter Island 420/Laser/Feva Invitational · Laser Radial · 3 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Josh Sultanik — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Buck Rathbun · Boston University (Terriers 1), Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 9% win rate · 9 of 136 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Zachary Fournier · Boston University (Terriers 1), Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 17 of 129 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Sam Whipple · Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers 3), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 160 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Nathan Selian · Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 187 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Nicholas Thibodeau · Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 8 of 121 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Danielle Bogacheva · Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 89 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2026
  • John Cabell · Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 93 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Gavin Monaghan · Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 95 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Adam Elci · Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 99 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Oct 2024
  • Tim Nguyen · Boston University (Terriers 1), Boston University (Terriers 2), Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 89 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

018536920182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 108

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 2026Sunfish Regional ChampionshipRichard KalichSunfishSkipper2nd / 20
4 Jun 2026ISCA 2026 North American ChampionshipRichard KalichISCASkipper48th / 106
25 Apr 2026Southern 7Boston University (Terriers)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 9
18 Apr 2026Boston Dinghy Challenge Cup-2026Boston University (Terriers)College fleet racingC Skipper9th / 17
12 Apr 2026Alymers Team raceBoston University (Terriers)College team racingSkipper2nd / 9
11 Apr 2026Central 4 FRBoston University (Terriers)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 16
4 Apr 2026Owen TrophyBoston University (Terriers 2)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6)9th / 12
29 Mar 2026Sunday Salve InviteBoston University (Terriers 2)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 17
28 Mar 2026Saturday Salve InviteBoston University (Terriers 2)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 16
21 Mar 2026RWU Team RaceBoston University (Terriers)College team racingSkipper6th / 6
1 Mar 2026McMerrick Team Race SundayBoston University (Terriers)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
28 Feb 2026McMerrick Team Race SaturdayBoston University (Terriers 1)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
14 Feb 2026US Sunfish Class Assoc. Florida Regional Championship 1 - Sarasota808SunfishSkipper10th / 31
25 Oct 2025Terrier InviteBoston University (Terriers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 18
18 Oct 2025Oberg TrophyBoston University (Terriers 2)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2,5)17th / 18
11 Oct 2025Savin Hill InviteBoston University (Terriers)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 14
4 Oct 2025Hewitt TrophyBoston University (Terriers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 16
27 Sep 2025BU InviteBoston University (Terriers 1)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 17
20 Sep 2025The Hood TrophyBoston University (Terriers 2)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 18
6 Sep 2025Penobscot Bay OpenBoston University (Terriers)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 10
24 Aug 20252025 Sunfish Derby RegattaRichard KalichSunfishSkipper2nd / 14
16 Aug 2025NY Upstate Regional - 5th Annual Sunfish MegabowlRichard KalichSunfishSkipper10th / 33
11 Jun 2025The 2025 Sunfish North American Championship33SunfishSkipper36th / 79
31 May 20252025 New England Sunfish RegionalRichard KalichSunfishSkipper6th / 25
19 Apr 2025George Morris TrophyBoston University (Terriers)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 346, #7,244.Crew rating across all classes: -4. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.