Sailor · 2006–2026

Ralph Richards

bayview yacht club PHRF handicap T-10

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Events: 39
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 44%
Best class ranking: #115

Most successful partnership: Linda Richards
Biggest lift: Linda Richards
Longest-running crew: Linda Richards
Nemesis: Ken Schram
Rival: Hanson Bratton
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Linda Richards — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 25 events together · 8% win rate

Linda Richards · No rebase, No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 25events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 8% win rate · 5 of 152 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2006 – May 2024
Bruce Richardson · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 53 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Aug 2023
Joe Smyk · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 45 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2021
Paul Hoff · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 19 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – May 2024
Matthew Parlow · Norebase · T-10 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2014 – Jun 2018
Justin Herring · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2015 – Jun 2021
Linda Johnson · No Rebase, Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2014 – May 2024
Anthony Masseur · Norebase · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2015 – Jun 2016
Larry Petersen · Norebase · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Adeline Chimel · No Rebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Jun 2021

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 · 39

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 Jul 2026	2026 Thursday Night Series	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Skipper	9th / 18
25 May 2024	2024 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 16
23 Aug 2023	2023 Windsor Yacht Club Wednesday Night Race Series - Fall	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 11
27 Jul 2023	2023 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Skipper	12th / 16
9 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Other	12th / 21
5 Jun 2021	2021 Bayview Yacht Club Spring Sprint	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Other	11th / 11
3 Jun 2021	2021 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 16
14 Aug 2020	2020 Bayview One Design Regatta	No Rebase	T-10	Helm	3rd / 6
4 Jun 2020	2020 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 21
15 Aug 2019	2019 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 16
15 Sep 2018	2018 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance Race	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 4
1 Jun 2018	2018 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Owner	7th / 8
24 May 2018	2018 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 23
16 Sep 2017	2017 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance Race	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Owner	2nd / 3
8 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 15
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Owner	9th / 10
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Other	8th / 9
19 May 2016	2016 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 16
13 Aug 2015	2015 T-Ten North American Championship	Norebase	T-10	Other	19th / 22
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Skipper	8th / 9
21 May 2015	2015 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 14
17 May 2015	2015 Bayview Yacht Club Centenial Anniversary Race	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 8
13 Sep 2014	2014 Bayview Yacht Club Long Distance Race	No Rebase	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Norebase	T-10	Owner	4th / 6
22 May 2014	2014 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series	Norebase	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 17

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	78 provisional	#37482 band 25223–52433	—
T-10 Helm	-42 provisional	#115 band 86–134	+0.4

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 47

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	38 events	2 wins	beats 46%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 40%

Positions: Owner (4)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	16%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ken Schram	111	20–91
John Schaeffer	106	77–29
Hanson Bratton	82	36–46
Dave Disbrow	78	16–62
Robb Finicle	69	6–63
Todd Tigges	67	9–58
Scott Irwin	61	4–57
Beth Eckstein	57	8–49
Ted Pinkerton	57	3–54
Heidi Backus	55	3–52
Doug Scheibner	55	3–52
David Klaasen	53	17–36

Most-beaten opponent: John Schaeffer (77–29).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	53%
2024	1	0	80%
2023	2	0	33%
2022	1	0	45%
2021	2	0	23%
2020	2	0	75%
2019	1	0	67%
2018	3	1	64%
2017	3	0	49%
2016	2	1	56%
2015	4	0	40%
2014	3	0	51%
2013	2	0	50%
2012	2	0	51%
2011	2	0	50%
2010	3	0	22%
2009	1	0	44%
2007	2	0	24%
2006	2	0	22%

Boats

Norebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 · 23 events · 2006–2019
No Rebase · PHRF handicap, T-10 · 16 events · 2006–2026

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 33 events
Hosted by Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI · 3 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events
Vermilion, OH, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 78, #37,482.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 47. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.