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Sailor · 2011–2026

Rick Burgess

seneca StarORC handicapHandicap

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Events
51

200 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 51

Podium rate
8%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
37%

of boats faced (range 34%–39%, 1,427 boats)

Best class ranking
#184

Crew in Star · rating 60

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Arthur Anosov

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Arthur Anosov

+49 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Phinney

Mar 2012 – Mar 2016 · 12 events

Nemesis
Arthur Anosov

16–114 head to head in 130 races

Rival
Jerry Wendt

49–61 in 110 races

Best day
23 Oct 2016

1-1-1 · 2016 Lippincott Memorial Regatta

Signature result
1st of 19

2016 Lippincott Memorial Regatta · Star · 23 Oct 2016

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Arthur Anosov — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Mike Phinney · Tess, Tesser · Star 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 55 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 7th · Mar 2012 – Mar 2016
  • Charles F. Kohlermann IV · Goodfellas, WTT · Star 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 11th · Mar 2016 – Feb 2018
  • Arthur Anosov · Arthur Anosov, M, Star · Star 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 13 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2015 – Jul 2021
  • John MacCausland · GM, Stella · Star 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2015 – Jan 2026
  • Larry Whipple · 8440-GM, Mya · Handicap, Star 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 13th · Sep 2011 – May 2019
  • Mike Hecky · M, Sirene · Star 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Jim Goritsan · Outer Limits · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2018
  • Charles Elmer · Outer Limits · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2018
  • Bert Collins · Grinch · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Jock Kohlhas · 8269-M · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 39th · Mar 2011 – Mar 2011

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

Rating history

-852112620122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 20262026 Sunapee Star Open and District 12 Regatta, Next Gen RegattaIYKYK IDKStarUntangler13th / 26
18 Jul 202669th Annual National Capital RegattaMStarCrew3rd / 4
16 Jan 20262025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin/Schoonmaker CupGMStarCrew4th / 29
2 Oct 20252025 Star Vintage Gold Cup RegattaSireneStarCrew13th / 30
18 May 2025Tulip Tune UpRichard BurgessStarSkipper10th / 20
4 Oct 20242024 TAYC Fall Wind Up - Star & Melges 24Harrison BurgessStarCrew10th / 13
19 May 202471st Annual Tulip Tune-Up RegattaTYJStarOther2nd / 22
28 Sep 20232023 Star Vintage Gold Cup RegattaConflictStarOther31st / 32
13 Oct 20222022 Star Vintage Gold Cup RegattaFlapperStarOther17th / 24
21 May 202269th Annual Tulip Tune-up RegattaWTTStarOther20th / 21
8 Jul 20212021 Star Great Lakes ChampionshipStarStarOther1st / 14
25 Oct 20202020 Fall Etchells / Lippincott Memorial RegattaGMStarIn the way8th / 13
19 Oct 20192019 Lippincott Memorial RegattaGrinchStarOther5th / 12
18 May 201966th Annual Tulip Tune-up RegattaMyaStarOther13th / 20
7 Dec 20182018 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceOuter LimitsORC handicapOther7th / 9
16 Jun 2018The Barnegat Bay Star Class ChampionshipWTTStarSkipper8th / 14
12 Apr 20182018 International Star Class Western Hemisphere ChampionshipUSA 8507StarHeadsail Trimmer36th / 37
8 Feb 20182017-2018 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup / MidwintersGoodfellasStarCrew32nd / 47
3 Feb 20182018 Star Zag Cup MastersWTTStarOther25th / 32
6 Jan 20182017-2018 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin MemorialGoodfellasStarOther11th / 19
2 Dec 20172017-2018 Miami Star Winter Series - Commodore's CupGoodfellasStarCrew22nd / 23
11 Nov 20172017-2018 Miami Star Winter Series - Schoonmaker CupGoodfellasStarOther18th / 23
15 Jun 20172017 Star Western Hemisphere ChampionshipWTTStarSkipper12th / 31
11 Feb 20172016-2017 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin MemorialGoodfellasStarOther27th / 33
4 Feb 20172017 Star Zag Cup MastersWTTStarOther19th / 30

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 126, #23,963.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 48, #43,208. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.