Sailor · 2022–2026

Norm Richter

skaneatles sailing club VX One Portsmouth handicap Handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 16%
Best class ranking: #201

Nemesis: Phil Lotz
Signature result: 29th of 46

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Jack Casper · Cinner, V-Tack · J/70, VX One 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
Kaitlyn Liebel · V-Tach · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Jim Bright · Cinner · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 53rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Jordan Wiggins · V-Tach · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 29th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Mark Fleckenstein · Cinner · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 53rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Jim Dale · Cinner · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 53rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Nikki Bruno · V-Tack · VX One 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jul 2026	2026 Newport Regatta	V-Tach	Handicap	Co-Skipper	29th / 46
6 Jun 2026	Skaneateles Sailing Club Regatta Series & Columbia Cup	Columbia Princess	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	10th / 12
10 Jan 2026	VX One Winter Series #2 Powered by Evolution Sails	V-Tack	VX One	Skipper	23rd / 24
12 Jul 2025	2025 Newport Regatta	V-Tach	VX One	Skipper	16th / 17
4 Apr 2025	52nd BVI Spring Regatta	V-Tach	VX One	Skipper	8th / 8
28 Mar 2025	2025 St. Thomas International Regatta	V Tach	VX One	Other	9th / 11
8 Jun 2024	Skaneateles Sailing Club Regatta Series & Columbia Cup	V-Tack	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	11th / 14
16 Dec 2023	2023 -2024 VX One Winter Series #2 (December 16-17, 2023)	TBD	VX One	Skipper	8th / 8
8 Jan 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	Cinner	J/70	Other	53rd / 57

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-68 provisional	#64010 band 49636–74158	—
VX One Helm	-184 provisional	#201 band 182–221	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -71
J/70 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -73

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 14%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 7%

Positions: Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	76%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	7%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Phil Lotz	34	5–29
Timothy Pitts	25	1–24
Sandy Askew	18	0–18
David Askew	18	1–17
Darren Wright	16	1–15
Doug Clark	14	1–13
Simon Elliott	13	2–11
Mike Danks	12	1–11
Elizabeth Swain	12	1–11
Peter Vessella	12	4–8
Paul Murphy	12	4–8

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	20%
2025	3	9%
2024	1	23%
2023	1	0%
2022	1	7%

Boats

V-Tach · Handicap, VX One · 3 events · 2025–2026
V-Tack · VX One, Portsmouth handicap · 2 events · 2024–2026
Columbia Princess · Portsmouth handicap · 1 events · 2026
V Tach · VX One · 1 events · 2025
TBD · VX One · 1 events · 2023
Cinner · J/70 · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Miami, FL · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Skaneateles, NY · 1 events
Newport, RI, United States · 1 events
St. Thomas, USVI, USA · 1 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -68 (±168), #64,010.Crew rating across all classes: -71 (±246). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.