Sailor · 2017–2026

Randy Needham

american yacht club nyyc ORC handicap PHRF handicap IRC handicap

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Events: 22
Win rate: 23%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 53%
Longest win streak: 7

Most successful partnership: Craig Appleman
Best trio: Jackie Baxter & Craig Appleman
Biggest lift: Craig Appleman
Longest-running crew: Matthew Marciano
Nemesis: Tony Parker
Best day: 18 Feb 2023
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Craig Appleman — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Matthew Marciano · Cougar, Vamp · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 2 of 15 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2025
Michael Carducci · Cougar, Vamp · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 2 of 15 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2025
Leonard Sitar · Cougar, Vamp · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 2 of 15 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2025
Gary Martin · Cougar, Vamp · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 2 of 15 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2025
Billy Perkins · Cougar · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Aug 2025
AJ Evans · Cougar, Vamp · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jun 2025
Doug Lanthier · Acadia, Cougar, Vamp · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Sep 2023
Chris DeMarco · Cougar · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Aug 2025
Chris Strukus · Cougar, Vamp · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2023
Katherine Foley · Cougar, Vamp · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – May 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 22

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Sep 2026	2026 Off Soundings Club Fall Series	Gemini II	PHRF handicap	Navigator	6th / 6
4 Sep 2026	2026 Vineyard Race	Gemini II	ORC handicap	Navigator	6th / 8
29 Aug 2025	2025 Vineyard Race	Cougar	PHRF handicap	Navigator	2nd / 7
8 Aug 2025	2025 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Gemini II	ORC handicap	Navigator	5th / 10
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Cougar	PHRF handicap	Navigator	1st / 16
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Gemini II	ORC handicap	Navigator	6th / 11
23 May 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Cougar	PHRF handicap	Navigator	3rd / 9
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Cougar	ORC handicap	Navigator	2nd / 6
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Cougar	ORC handicap	Navigator	8th / 8
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Cougar	ORC handicap	Navigator	7th / 7
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Acadia	PHRF handicap	Navigator	4th / 13
2 Jun 2023	2023 Annapolis - Newport Race	Cougar	ORC handicap	Navigator	15th / 16
26 May 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Cougar	ORC handicap	Navigator	3rd / 7
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Fireball	ORC handicap	Navigator	1st / 12
27 May 2022	2022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Fireball	PHRF handicap	Navigator	1st / 5
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Fireball	ORC handicap	Navigator	1st / 11
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Fireball	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Vamp	IRC handicap	Navigator	2nd / 7
15 Jul 2019	175th NYYC Anniversary Regatta	Fortissimo 2	IC37	Other	20th / 21
24 May 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Vamp	IRC handicap	Navigator	4th / 8
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Vamp	IRC handicap	Other	1st / 8
1 Sep 2017	2017 Vineyard Race	Fortissimo	PHRF handicap	Navigator	6th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	247 provisional	#11072 band 6069–19093	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

IC37 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating -188

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	22 events	5 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Navigator (19)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−28 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	23%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
JA Booker	15	15–0
Robert Harkrider	15	15–0
Eric Lopez del Valle	15	15–0
Grant Dumas	15	14–1
Mike Royer	15	15–0
Joseph Toth	15	15–0
Tony Parker	12	2–10
David Fass	12	3–9
Chris Lewis	12	2–10

Most-beaten opponent: JA Booker (15–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	14%
2025	5	1	73%
2024	2	0	40%
2023	5	1	50%
2022	2	2	100%
2021	1	0	17%
2019	3	0	49%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	1	0	0%

Boats

Cougar · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 8 events · 2023–2025
Gemini II · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 4 events · 2025–2026
Fireball · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2021–2023
Vamp · IRC handicap · 3 events · 2018–2019
Acadia · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Fortissimo 2 · IC37 · 1 events · 2019
Fortissimo · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 13 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 2 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 2 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events
Stonington, CT, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 247, #11,072. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.