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Sailor · 2021–2026

Rick Vicens

tred avon yc ShieldsHandicapMelges 24

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Events
18

43 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 4 of 18

Podium rate
50%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 40%–51%, 226 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Crew in Shields · rating 220

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gabie Vicens

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
RJ Cooper & Gabie Vicens

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
RJ Cooper

+43 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
RJ Cooper

Aug 2021 – Aug 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
John Shannahan

9–11 head to head in 20 races

Best day
8 Aug 2026

3-4-2-1-6 · 2026 Oxford Regatta - Stars and Shields

Signature result
2nd of 12

2026 Oxford Regatta - Stars and Shields · Shields · 8 Aug 2026

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gabie Vicens — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • RJ Cooper · Merlin · Melges 24, Shields 13events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 31% win rate · 17 of 41 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Carroll Vicens · Merlin · Handicap, Melges 24, Shields 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 9 of 29 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Gabie Vicens · Merlin · Handicap, Shields 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 8 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Gabrielle Vicens · Merlin · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 20th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Isabelle Vicens · Merlin · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-241012252023202420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Aug 20262026 Myers Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets, Shields & Chesapeake 20'sMerlinShieldsCrew4th / 10
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Stars and ShieldsMerlinShieldsCrew2nd / 12
4 Oct 20252025 TAYC Fall Wind UpMerlinShieldsCrew2nd / 5
9 Aug 20252025 Oxford Regatta - Sir Thomas Lipton Cup - Star Class & Shields ClassMerlinShieldsCrew1st / 6
23 Aug 20242024 Heritage Regatta - Penguin, Comets & ShieldsMerlinShieldsCrew1st / 5
9 Aug 20242024 Oxford Regatta - Sir Thomas Lipton Cup - Star Class & Shields ClassMerlinShieldsCrew1st / 4
28 Jun 20242024 OARS RacingMerlinHandicapSkipper25th / 30
7 May 20242024 TAYC Spring Open SeriesMerlinMelges 24Crew4th / 6
4 Aug 2023OARS Racing - Ladies RaceMerlinHandicapSkipper11th / 34
24 Jun 2023Shields Summer SeriesMerlinShieldsCrew4th / 6
17 Jun 2023Jim Thompson CupMerlinShieldsCrew1st / 5
16 Jun 2023OARS RacingMerlinHandicapSkipper24th / 27
22 Apr 20232023 Shields Fleet 21 -Season SeriesMerlinShieldsCrew3rd / 6
22 Apr 2023Shields Spring SeriesMerlinShieldsCrew3rd / 6
8 Sep 20222022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RIMerlinShieldsOther20th / 34
13 May 2022OARSMerlinHandicapSkipper28th / 35
24 Apr 2022Shields Spring SeriesMerlinShieldsSkipper5th / 7
14 Aug 2021Oxford Regatta - ShieldsMerlinShieldsSkipper2nd / 6

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 225, #12,983. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.