Sailor · 2007–2026

Rick Doerr

noroton yc Sonar Ensign Capri 22(championship fleet)

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Events: 49
Win rate: 29%
Podium rate: 51%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #4
Longest win streak: 11

Most successful partnership: Charles McClure
Biggest lift: Charles McClure
Longest-running crew: Dave Willner
Nemesis: Brian Doyle
Rival: Paul Tingley
Best day: 4 Aug 2012
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: Charles McClure — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Dave Willner · Platypus, USA 1 · Ensign, Sonar 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 47 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Taylor Hart · Platypus, USA 1 · Ensign, Sonar 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 23 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Charles McClure · Amy Marie, Boat 108856, Maggie · Sonar 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 16 of 27 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jul 2019
Gary Coventry · Platypus · Ensign 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2024 – Mar 2026
Hugh Freund · Hugh Freund, Valiant · Handicap, Sonar 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2009 – Aug 2016
William Wiencke · USA 1 · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Gary Tenenbaum · USA1 · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Scott Koverman · Platypus · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Roy Carley · Platypus · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Shawn Vonsteenburg · USA 1 · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 49

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Ensign National Championship	Platypus	Ensign	Skipper	12th / 23
20 Jun 2026	BBYRA 2026 Championship (See notes for Daily Registration)	Platypus	Ensign	Skipper	5th / 6
27 Mar 2026	2026 J-24 and E Scow nor’Easter & Ensign Midwinter Regatta	Platypus	Ensign	Skipper	6th / 7
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	USA 1	Sonar	Skipper	2nd / 9
20 Sep 2025	International Sonar Class Association \| 2025 North American Championship	USA 1	Sonar	Skipper	9th / 17
4 Aug 2025	2025 Ensign National Championship Regatta	Platypus	Ensign	Skipper	7th / 30
21 Jun 2025	BBYRA 2025 Green Course	Rick Doerr	Ensign	Skipper	4th / 7
28 Mar 2025	2025 J-24 and E Scow Nor’easter & Ensign Midwinter Regatta	Platypus	Ensign	Skipper	12th / 12
10 Sep 2024	2024 Sonar World Championship	USA1	Sonar	Skipper	21st / 31
12 Aug 2024	2024 Ensign National Championship Regatta	Platypus	Ensign	Skipper	6th / 30
18 Sep 2019	2019 Sonar World Championship	Valiant	Sonar	Other	7th / 24
7 Sep 2019	2019 Sonar Atlantic Coast Championships	Valiant	Sonar	Other	7th / 13
22 Aug 2019	87th Annual Manhasset Bay Race Week	Valiant	Sonar	Other	12th / 12
26 Jul 2019	2019 Independence Cup	Maggie	Sonar	Other	1st / 7
18 Jun 2019	The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta	Valiant	Sonar	Skipper	1st / 4
15 Feb 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Valiant	Sonar	Other	1st / 5
14 Sep 2018	2018 Sonar North American Championships	Valiant	Sonar	Other	14th / 37
24 Aug 2018	86th Annual Manhasset Bay Race Week	Valiant	Sonar	Other	1st / 12
27 Jul 2018	2018 Independence Cup	Amy Marie	Sonar	Other	2nd / 8
19 Jun 2018	The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and the U.S. Para Sailing Championship	Valiant	Sonar	Skipper	1st / 4
16 Feb 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Valiant	Sonar	Other	8th / 8
8 Sep 2017	2017 Sonar World Championship Regatta	Valiant	Sonar	Skipper	5th / 25
28 Jul 2017	2017 Independence Cup	Boat 108856	Sonar	Other	1st / 7
17 Feb 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St Petersburg	Valiant	Sonar	Other	1st / 6
10 Aug 2016	2016 Chester Race Week	Valiant	Sonar	Other	2nd / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	314	#9832 band 6805–13931	—
Sonar Helm	445 provisional	#4 band 2–5	+13.6
Ensign Helm	84 provisional	#69 band 44–96	−4.5

1 more class, not yet ranked

Capri 22(championship fleet) · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 94

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	49 events	14 wins	beats 70%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−18 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	80%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrew Fisher	74	48–26
John Twomey	74	63–11
Paul Tingley	61	32–29
Skip Shumway	60	24–36
Bahar Gidwani	48	29–19
Eric Snavely	45	26–19
Eric Voss	44	19–25
Susan Davidson	44	35–9
Robin Durrschmidt	40	14–26
Mike Lucas	40	39–1
Jon Simpson	39	20–19
Andreas Josenhans	38	17–21

Most-beaten opponent: John Twomey (63–11).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	0	44%
2025	4	0	45%
2024	2	0	58%
2019	6	3	71%
2018	5	2	70%
2017	3	2	94%
2016	2	1	93%
2015	3	1	63%
2014	3	0	71%
2013	2	0	72%
2012	5	1	72%
2011	3	1	80%
2010	2	1	94%
2009	3	0	68%
2008	1	1	100%
2007	1	1	100%

Boats

Valiant · Sonar · 29 events · 2007–2019
Platypus · Ensign · 6 events · 2024–2026
USA 1 · Sonar · 2 events · 2025–2026
Amy Marie · Sonar · 2 events · 2009–2018
Team Paradise · Sonar · 2 events · 2011
Rick Doerr · Ensign · 1 events · 2025
USA1 · Sonar · 1 events · 2024
Maggie · Sonar · 1 events · 2019
Boat 108856 · Sonar · 1 events · 2017
3 · Capri 22(championship fleet) · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 7 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 4 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI · 2 events
Port Washington, NY, USA · 2 events
Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association · 2 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 314, #9,832. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.