Sailor · 2018–2026

Richard Williams

bhyc Sandpiper

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 51%
Best class ranking: #43

Nemesis: Garret Sayia
Rival: Ken Rand
Best day: 30 Jul 2021
Signature result: 3rd of 44

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Robert Williams · Lone Pine, Tramp · Sandpiper 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Jun 2026
Patrick Miller · Tramp · Sandpiper 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Peggy Williams · Tramp · Sandpiper 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2026	BBYRA 2026 Championship (See notes for Daily Registration)	Lone Pine	Sandpiper	Crew	12th / 25
18 Jul 2025	Bay Head Yacht Club Classic Regatta	Tramp	Sandpiper	Skipper	6th / 15
6 Sep 2024	Rose Memorial/Van Duyne Regatta	Dick Williams	Sandpiper	Skipper	7th / 12
8 Sep 2023	2023 BHYC Rose Memorial & Van Duyne Regatta	Tramp	Sandpiper	Crew	2nd / 12
5 Aug 2023	2023 August Sunday Series	Dick Williams	Sandpiper	Skipper	12th / 15
2 Aug 2023	2023 August Thursday Series	Dick Williams	Sandpiper	Skipper	8th / 8
25 Jul 2023	2023 National Sandpiper Championship	Tramp	Sandpiper	Skipper	25th / 37
20 Jul 2023	2023 John Callahan Regatta	Tramp	Sandpiper	Skipper	14th / 14
29 Jul 2021	2021 Sandpiper National Championship Regatta	Tramp	Sandpiper	Other	3rd / 44
26 Jul 2018	2018 Sandpiper National Championship Regatta	Tramp	Sandpiper	Skipper	29th / 48

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
Sandpiper Helm	-2 provisional	#43 band 26–52	+4.7
All classes Helm	19 provisional	#47992 band 29268–66283	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 8 races, 2 events · rating 24
Sandpiper · Crew · 8 races, 2 events · rating 24

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	0 wins	beats 38%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 73%

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	56%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ken Rand	33	14–19
Bill Kaeli	32	14–18
Garret Sayia	27	2–25
Dan Hurley	26	8–18
Paul Gelenitis	25	2–23
Jim Gelenitis	25	10–15
Jed Evans	25	22–3
Peter Schwartz	25	5–20
James Kellogg	24	9–15
Ray Pokorny	24	15–9
Jim Cadranell	24	3–21
George Francis	23	8–15

Most-beaten opponent: Jed Evans (22–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	54%
2025	1	64%
2024	1	46%
2023	5	29%
2021	1	95%
2018	1	40%

Boats

Tramp · Sandpiper · 6 events · 2018–2025
Dick Williams · Sandpiper · 3 events · 2023–2024
Lone Pine · Sandpiper · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

Bay Head, NJ · 5 events
Mantoloking, NJ, USA · 2 events
Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association · 1 events
Bay Head Yacht Club · 1 events
Mantoloking NJ, NJ · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 19 (±217), #47,992.Crew rating across all classes: 24 (±240). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.