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Sailor · 2008–2019

Richard Pipkin

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Events
77

140 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 13 of 77

Podium rate
35%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 59%–63%, 1,604 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Phillip Laby

3 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events together · 27% win rate

Biggest lift
Phillip Laby

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mary Mcgrath

Sep 2010 – Jun 2018 · 29 events

Nemesis
Bruce Stone

5–26 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Adam Spiegel

15–22 in 39 races

Best day
28 Aug 2010

3-5-1-6-4 · 2010 Sarcoma Cup

Signature result
1st of 33

2017 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 28 Jan 2017

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Phillip Laby — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 11 events together · 27% win rate
  • Mary Mcgrath · CAN T TOUCH THIS, Can't Touch This, Racer X, RACER X · Handicap, J/105, PHR01, PHRF handicap 29events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 38 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – Jun 2018
  • Phillip Laby · Racer X · J/105, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 27% win rate · 5 of 40 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2008 – Sep 2010
  • Larry Duke · FINN · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Les Yamamoto · Racer X · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2010 – Sep 2010
  • Doug Sloan · Racer X · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2010 – Sep 2010
  • Mary Mcgratk · RACER X · J/105 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
  • Drew Cannon · Racer X · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2010 – Sep 2010

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

Rating history

-4921882011201320152017Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 77

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoFINNHandicapSkipper4th / 18
23 Jun 20182018 - OYRA SeriesCAN T TOUCH THISHandicapSkipper16th / 19
21 Apr 20182018 - OYRA SeriesCAN T TOUCH THISHandicapSkipper4th / 25
7 Apr 20182018 - Doublehanded Lightship RaceCAN T TOUCH THISPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
24 Mar 20182018 - Doublehanded Farallones / 46026 (Lane Splitter) / Sea Buoy / To The Bar / To The Sea racesCAN T TOUCH THISHandicapSkipper5th / 7
27 Jan 20182018 - Three Bridge FiascoCAN T TOUCH THISPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 21
4 Nov 20172017 - The 47th Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaCAN T TOUCH THISPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 17
22 Apr 20172017 - OYRA SeriesCAN T TOUCH THISHandicapSkipper11th / 26
18 Mar 20172017 - Doublehanded Farallones / Weather Buoy 46026 (Lane Splitter) / To The Bar / To The Sea racesCAN T TOUCH THISHandicapSkipper6th / 11
28 Jan 20172017 - Three Bridge FiascoCAN T TOUCH THISHandicapSkipper1st / 33
5 Nov 20162016 - The 46 Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaCAN T TOUCH THISPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 12
29 Oct 2016Great Pumpkin 2016Can't Touch ThisPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 6
29 Oct 2016Great Pumpkin 2016Can't Touch ThisHandicapSkipper31st / 124
2 Sep 20162016 74th Windjammer's RaceCan't Touch ThisPHR01Skipper6th / 6
30 Jul 20162016 - The 2nd Half OpenerCAN T TOUCH THISPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
27 May 20162016 Spinnaker CupCan't Touch ThisHandicapSkipper6th / 8
21 May 20162016 - OYRA SeriesCAN T TOUCH THISHandicapSkipper7th / 12
21 May 20162016 - OYRA SeriesCAN T TOUCH THISHandicapSkipper2nd / 39
16 Apr 20162016 - OYRA SeriesRACER XHandicapSkipper12th / 13
16 Apr 20162016 - OYRA SeriesRACER XHandicapSkipper16th / 17
2 Apr 20162016 - Doublehanded Lightship RaceRACER XHandicapSkipper3rd / 10
26 Mar 20162016 - Doublehanded Farallones RaceRACER XPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
19 Mar 20162016 - CorinthianRACER XHandicapSkipper10th / 18
12 Mar 20162016 Big DaddyRacer XHandicapSkipper28th / 75
30 Jan 20162016 - Three Bridge FiascoRACER XJ/105Skipper6th / 11

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 54, #44,828. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.