Sailor · 2008–2025

Richard Royce

neka PHRF handicap ORC handicap IRC handicap

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Events: 53
Win rate: 23%
Podium rate: 49%
Typically beats: 66%
Longest win streak: 7

Most successful partnership: Leo Vasiliev
Best trio: Leo Vasiliev & Thomas Hickey
Biggest lift: Wes Pelland
Longest-running crew: Leo Vasiliev
Nemesis: Iris Vogel
Rival: Richie Palmer
Best day: 25 Jun 2021
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Leo Vasiliev — 8 wins · 11 podiums in 13 events together · 62% win rate

Leo Vasiliev · Desperado YCC, FC2, Inception, Peacemaker · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 8 wins together · 11 podiums · 62% win rate · 18 of 39 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jun 2025
Nick Nilsen · Desperado YCC, Peacemaker, Peacemaker YCC · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 11 of 21 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Sep 2021
Thomas Hickey · Desperado YCC, Inception, Peacemaker · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 71% win rate · 10 of 17 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Feb 2024
Vadim Shablinsky · Desperado YCC, Peacemaker, Peacemaker YCC · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 10 of 29 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jun 2025
Ben Hunt · Desperado YCC, Peacemaker YCC · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 8 of 13 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Aug 2019
Ben Lilly · Desperado YCC, Peacemaker YCC, Webb Institute - Hoonigan · IRC handicap, J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 8 of 13 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Sep 2021
Luis Juarbe · FC2, Groupe 5, Inception, Peacemaker · ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 7 of 17 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Oct 2025
Alec Gonzalez · Desperado YCC, Webb Institute - Hoonigan · IRC handicap, J/105 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Oct 2019
Matt Kepner · Desperado YCC, Peacemaker YCC, Webb Institute - Hoonigan · IRC handicap, J/105, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 7 of 13 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Oct 2019
Alexander Koziol · Desperado YCC · IRC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 53

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Oct 2025	2025 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	Groupe 5	ORC handicap	Crew	4th / 4
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Peacemaker	ORC handicap	Tactician	6th / 13
22 Feb 2024	2024 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Inception	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 5
11 Jan 2024	2024 Nassau Cup Ocean Race	Inception	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 4
30 Sep 2023	2023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast Championship	Peacemaker	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 8
4 Jan 2023	2023 Lauderdale to Key West Race	FC2	ORC handicap	Nav/Tac	1st / 4
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Desperado YCC	PHRF handicap	Navigator	1st / 7
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Peacemaker	ORC handicap	Navigator	1st / 13
12 Oct 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club / Larchmont Yacht Club - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Webb Institute - Hoonigan	J/105	Skipper	4th / 12
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Desperado YCC	IRC handicap	Navigator	1st / 7
16 Aug 2019	2019 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Desperado YCC	IRC handicap	Navigator	7th / 7
24 Jun 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Peacemaker YCC	ORC handicap	Tactician	1st / 8
24 May 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Desperado YCC	IRC handicap	Navigator	2nd / 7
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Desperado YCC	IRC handicap	Navigator	2nd / 8
25 May 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Desperado YCC	IRC handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 9
11 Sep 2016	2016 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark Race	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 8
26 Sep 2015	2015 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
9 May 2015	2015 60th Edlu Distance Race	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 10
18 Oct 2014	2014 36th Annual Manhasset Bay Y.C. Fall Series	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 7
27 Sep 2014	2014 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
7 Sep 2014	2014 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark Race	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10
25 Oct 2013	2013 35th Annual Manhasset Bay Y.C. Fall Series	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10
28 Sep 2013	2013 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
30 Aug 2013	2013 Vineyard Race	Patience (cc)	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 5
24 May 2013	2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Patience	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	156	#24574 band 17866–33285	—
Full-size sailing Crew	571 provisional	#872 band 384–2013	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/105 · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating 21

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	39 events	4 wins	beats 61%
As crew	14 events	8 wins	beats 76%

Positions: Navigator (6) · Tactician (2) · Main Trimmer (2) · Nav/Tac (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	63%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Iris Vogel	123	37–86
Tony Tertiropoulos	59	47–12
Richie Palmer	46	19–27
Tony Esposito	34	3–31
Christian Uecker	31	14–17
William Purdy	31	0–31
Robert Schwartz	24	8–16
Robert Alexander	24	9–15
James Coffman	22	14–8
David Fass	22	13–9
Lawrence Hennessy	21	14–7
Frederick Heerde	21	15–6

Most-beaten opponent: Tony Tertiropoulos (47–12).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	29%
2024	2	1	67%
2023	2	2	100%
2021	2	2	100%
2019	5	2	71%
2018	2	1	93%
2016	1	0	0%
2015	2	0	81%
2014	3	0	38%
2013	6	0	71%
2012	7	1	46%
2011	4	2	70%
2010	6	0	69%
2009	6	1	70%
2008	3	0	60%

Boats

Patience · PHRF handicap · 36 events · 2008–2016
Desperado YCC · PHRF handicap, IRC handicap · 6 events · 2018–2021
Peacemaker · ORC handicap · 3 events · 2021–2025
Inception · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2024
Groupe 5 · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2025
FC2 · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2023
Webb Institute - Hoonigan · J/105 · 1 events · 2019
Peacemaker YCC · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2019
Patience (cc) · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2013
Patience PHRF · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 21 events
Rye, NY, USA · 15 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 5 events
Port Washington, NY, USA · 3 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 3 events
FL, USA · 2 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 156, #24,574.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 571, #872. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.