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Sailor · 2001–2026

Richard Hyde

iyac PHRF handicapHandicap505

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Events
76

266 races · 67 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 10 of 76

Podium rate
42%

32 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 42%–47%, 1,206 boats)

Best class ranking
#330

Helm in 505 · rating -265

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tad Barrows

4 wins · 9 podiums in 13 events together · 31% win rate

Best trio
Katrin Mehler & Ron LeComte

4 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Chris Lanza

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Brian Cunha

Jun 2014 – Jun 2026 · 32 events

Nemesis
Stefan Köchlin

1–24 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Lawrence Hennessy

19–13 in 32 races

Best day
3 Aug 2012

1-3-1-5-5 · 2012 Buzzards Bay Regatta

Signature result
1st of 13

Jamestown Yacht Club 2010 Racing · Handicap · 15 Jun 2010

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tad Barrows — 4 wins · 9 podiums in 13 events together · 31% win rate
  • Brian Cunha · IRIE, Irie 2, IRIE 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 32events 5 wins together · 17 podiums · 16% win rate · 16 of 74 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2026
  • Thomas Henneberry · IRIE, Irie 2, IRIE 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 31events 4 wins together · 16 podiums · 13% win rate · 13 of 70 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2026
  • Mark Riley · IRIE, Irie 2, IRIE 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 29events 4 wins together · 16 podiums · 14% win rate · 13 of 64 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – May 2026
  • Renee Wightman · IRIE, Irie 2, IRIE 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 28events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 11% win rate · 11 of 59 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2026
  • Stuart Hebb · Irie 2, IRIE 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 25events 4 wins together · 13 podiums · 16% win rate · 13 of 53 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2026
  • Katrin Mehler · IRIE, Irie 2, IRIE 2 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 24% win rate · 8 of 35 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Kevin Magee · IRIE, Irie 2, IRIE 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 6 of 24 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2022
  • Neily Williamson · Freightrain, Irie 2, IRIE 2 · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 7% win rate · 5 of 45 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2023
  • Leigh Anne Cooper · Irie 2, IRIE 2 · PHRF handicap 14events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 39 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2026
  • Ron LeComte · Irie 2, IRIE 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 29% win rate · 11 of 34 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-222164532002200620102014201820222026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 76

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 8
23 May 20262026 Annual Figawi Race WeekendIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 7
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 5
18 Jul 20252025 NYYC Coastal RacesIrie 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 4
5 Jul 20252025 Newport Cup - Around the Island RaceIrie 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 5
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 5
24 May 20252025 Figawi Race WeekendIRIE 2PHRF handicapCrew4th / 8
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 9
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 4
27 May 20232023 Figawi Race WeekendIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 8
23 Jan 2023505 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023Sweaty BettyHandicapSkipper23rd / 37
11 Sep 20222022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 10
4 Sep 20222022 95th - Around the Island RaceIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 7
12 Aug 20222022 Safe Harbor Race WeekendIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 5
25 Jun 20222022 Edgartown Race Weekend, 'Round The Island RaceIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 4
23 Jun 20222022 Edgartown Race Weekend 'Round-the-Sound RacesIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 6
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 6
4 Jun 20222022 - Race for UkraineIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 11
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 6
5 Jun 20212021 NYYC Leukemia Cup RegattaIRIE 2ORC handicapMain Trimmer5th / 5
30 May 20212021 Figawi Race WeekendIRIE 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer9th / 9
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaIrie 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 11
12 Sep 20202020 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaIRIEPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 10
15 Aug 20202020 Ida Lewis Distance RaceIrie 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 21
26 Jul 20202020 NBYA PHRF & One Design Series - Summer RaceIrie 2PHRF handicapMain Trimmer7th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 125, #28,512.Crew rating across all classes: 439, #2,712. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.