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Sailor · 2010–2026

Rich Galaska

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Events
29

114 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 29

Podium rate
55%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
38%

of boats faced (range 31%–44%, 147 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Patrick Galaska

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Dolores Galaska

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dolores Galaska

Aug 2010 – Jun 2023 · 6 events

Nemesis
George Raynor

0–22 head to head in 22 races

Rival
John Wanenmacher

17–17 in 34 races

Signature result
2nd of 5

2026 Cleveland Race Week Offshore · PHRF handicap · 25 Jun 2026

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Patrick Galaska — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Dolores Galaska · Breezin' · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 28 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2010 – Jun 2023
  • Patrick Galaska · Breezin' · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

068135201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jun 20262026 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
9 Aug 202588th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 29th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceBreezin’PHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
27 Jun 20252025 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 4
9 Aug 202487th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 28th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceBreezin'PHRF handicapOther8th / 9
20 Jun 20242024 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
12 Aug 202386th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 27th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceBreezin'PHRF handicapOther4th / 4
21 Jul 20232023 The Ruhlman for Rainbow and Gulden McCarty Race & Women’s and Double-Handed RaceBreezin'PHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
22 Jun 20232023 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
23 Jun 20222022 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaBreezin'PHRF handicapOther7th / 9
25 Sep 2021Cleveland Leukemia Cup Regatta 2021Breezin'PHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
7 Aug 202184th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 25th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceBreezin'PHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
24 Jun 20212021 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaBreezin'PHRF handicapOther5th / 8
8 Aug 202082nd Annual Falcon Cup Race / 24th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceBreezin'PHRF handicapOther5th / 6
10 Aug 201981st Annual Falcon Cup Race / 23rd Annual Sundance Trophy RaceBreezin'PHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
31 Jul 20192019 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesBreezin'PHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
18 Jul 2019Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman Cup/Gulden McCarty RaceBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
20 Jun 20192019 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaBreezin'PHRF handicapOther9th / 9
11 Aug 201880th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 22nd Annual Sundance Trophy RaceBreezin'PHRF handicapOther1st / 3
22 Jun 20182018 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaBreezin'PHRF handicapOther5th / 6
9 Jun 20182018 Mentor Harbor Yachting Club Invitational RegattaBreezin'PHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
7 Jul 2017Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman CupBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
22 Jun 20172017 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaBreezin'PHRF handicapOther2nd / 3
23 Jun 2016Cleveland Race Week 2016 Offshore RegattaBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 4
10 Jul 2015Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman CupBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper6th / 6
18 Jun 2015Cleveland Race Week 2015 - Offshore PHRF Series & Offshore ODBreezin'PHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 46, #43,750. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.