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Sailor · 1995–2024

Richard Sidell

cyc Etchells

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Events
37

176 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 37

Podium rate
16%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
29%

of boats faced (range 26%–31%, 738 boats)

Best class ranking
#584

Helm in Etchells · rating 32

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Rick Kaiser

59–91 head to head in 152 races

Rival
Michael Frerker

46–47 in 94 races

Best day
26 Aug 2017

1-2-1-2 · 2017 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta

Signature result
1st of 7

2017 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta · Etchells · 26 Aug 2017

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Ed Coyne · Hokule'a, USA668 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2008 – Aug 2010
  • David Stix · Hokule'a · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 22 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2017 – Sep 2017
  • John Powell · Hokule'a · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2010 – Aug 2010
  • Paul Mahon · USA668 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 68th · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008

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

Rating history

-170-1514019962000200420082012201620202024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 May 20242024 Racing Yacht Fleet SeriesHokule’aEtchellsSkipper4th / 4
19 Jun 20212021 Racing Yacht Fleet (RYF) SeriesHokule’aEtchellsOther5th / 5
6 Jul 20192019 Stripes Inshore RegattaRichard SidellEtchellsOther5th / 5
25 May 20192019 Racing Yacht Fleets SeriesHOKULE'AEtchellsSkipper6th / 6
26 May 20182018 Racing Yacht Fleets SeriesHokule'aEtchellsSkipper7th / 8
9 Sep 20172017 Chicago RegattaHokule'aEtchellsSkipper2nd / 4
26 Aug 20172017 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaHokule'aEtchellsOther1st / 7
20 May 20172017 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season ChampionshipHokule'aEtchellsSkipper4th / 8
26 Aug 20162016 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaHokule'aEtchellsOther2nd / 5
14 May 20162016 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season ChampionshipHokule'aEtchellsSkipper8th / 8
22 Aug 20152015 Verve InshoreHokule'aEtchellsSkipper4th / 5
15 Aug 20152015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Fall SeriesHokule'aEtchellsSkipper7th / 7
16 May 20152015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season ChampionshipHokule'aEtchellsSkipper8th / 9
16 May 20152015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Spring SeriesHokule'aEtchellsSkipper5th / 8
19 Sep 20142014 Etchells North American ChampionshipHokule'aEtchellsOther22nd / 32
23 Aug 2014Verve InshoreHokule'aEtchellsSkipper5th / 9
10 May 20142014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Fall SeriesHokule'aEtchellsSkipper9th / 9
10 May 20142014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season ChampionshipHokule'aEtchellsSkipper4th / 6
10 May 20142014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Spring SeriesHokule'aEtchellsSkipper3rd / 9
14 Sep 20132013 Sheldon ClarkHokule'aEtchellsSkipper1st / 3
24 Aug 20132013 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaHokule'aEtchellsOther5th / 12
18 May 2013Racing Yacht Fleets Series - A Series/Full Season RegistrationHokule'aEtchellsSkipper8th / 10
18 May 2013Racing Yacht Fleets Series - C Series/Full Season RegistrationHokule'aEtchellsSkipper9th / 13
29 Sep 20122012 Chicago Yacht Club Racing Yacht Fleets SeriesHokule'aEtchellsOther7th / 9
25 Aug 20122012 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta / Etchells Great Lakes ChampionshipHokule'aEtchellsOther4th / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 103, #32,302. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.