Sailor · 2022–2026

Richard Vella

wys Sunfish

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Events: 4
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 1
Typically beats: 52%
Best class ranking: #944

Nemesis: James Schultz
Rival: Jo Wilkes
Signature result: 3rd of 11

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Richard Vella.

Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Sep 2026	Westhampton Yacht Squadron Francis Graham Fall Series	81685	Sunfish	Skipper	12th / 19
8 Sep 2024	Westhampton Yacht Squadron Frances Graham Fall Series 2024	81685	Sunfish	Skipper	9th / 17
10 Sep 2023	Westhampton Yacht Squadron Frances Graham Fall Series 2023	WYS 38	Sunfish	Skipper	3rd / 11
11 Sep 2022	Westhampton Yacht Squadron Frances Graham Fall Series 2022	WYS38	Sunfish	Skipper	7th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-65 provisional	#65643 band 50014–76650	—
Sunfish Helm	-60 provisional	#944 band 745–1107	—

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 55%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jo Wilkes	31	16–15
Julie Pomroy	25	11–14
Suzanne Hulme	22	3–19
James Schultz	20	1–19
Anna Morchel	16	6–10
Brit Rose	16	0–16
Marni Roder	14	10–4

Most-beaten opponent: Marni Roder (10–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	39%
2024	1	50%
2023	1	80%
2022	1	50%

Boats

81685 · Sunfish · 2 events · 2024–2026
WYS 38 · Sunfish · 1 events · 2023
WYS38 · Sunfish · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Remsenburg, NY · 4 events

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Helm rating across all classes: -65, #65,643. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.