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Sailor · 2009–2020

David Richards

IRC handicap

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Events
34

34 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 34

Podium rate
6%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 66%–70%, 1,848 boats)

Most successful partnership
Laurence Mead

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Laurence Mead

+34 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kevin Armstrong

May 2018 – Sep 2018 · 6 events

Nemesis
Deb Fish

2–9 head to head in 13 races

Best day
3 Aug 2019

12-18-87 · Rolex Fastnet Race 2019

Signature result
1st of 42

RORC Summer Series 2 2020 · IRC handicap · 15 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Laurence Mead — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Kevin Armstrong · Jellyfish · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2018 – Sep 2018
  • Laurence Mead · Jellyfish · IRC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Stacey Clark · Jellyfish · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Andrew Bassett · Jellyfish · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Rob Cotterill · Jumping Jellyfish · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 6th · Apr 2014 – Jun 2014
  • Alberto Scicchitano · Jellyfish, Jumping Jellyfish · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2015 – May 2018

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

Rating history

-182567201020122014201620182020Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Sep 2020RORC Summer Series 4 2020JellyfishIRC handicapOwner6th / 42
22 Aug 2020RORC Summer Series 3 2020JellyfishIRC handicapOwner8th / 42
15 Aug 2020RORC Summer Series 2 2020JellyfishIRC handicapOwner1st / 42
1 Aug 2020RORC Race the Wight 2020JellyfishIRC handicapOwner6th / 41
24 Feb 2020RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2020JellyfishIRC handicapSkipper8th / 11
24 Feb 2020RORC Caribbean 600 Race 2020JellyfishIRC handicapOwner44th / 58
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019JellyfishIRC handicapOwner18th / 84
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019JellyfishIRC handicapOwner87th / 334
3 Aug 2019Rolex Fastnet Race 2019JellyfishIRC handicapOwner12th / 39
25 May 2019Myth of Malham Race 2019JellyfishIRC handicapOwner5th / 37
7 Sep 2018Cherbourg Race 2018JellyfishIRC handicapOwner11th / 25
25 Aug 2018De Guingand Bowl Race 2018JellyfishIRC handicapOwner6th / 7
28 Jul 2018Channel Race 2018JellyfishIRC handicapOwner4th / 8
13 Jul 2018Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2018JellyfishIRC handicapOwner8th / 35
22 Jun 2018Morgan Cup Race 2018JellyfishIRC handicapOwner3rd / 12
26 May 2018Myth of Malham Race 2018JellyfishIRC handicapOwner8th / 18
5 May 2018Cervantes Trophy Race 2018JellyfishIRC handicapOwner5th / 15
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017JellyfishIRC handicapOwner130th / 312
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017JellyfishIRC handicapOwner29th / 79
6 Aug 2017Rolex Fastnet Race 2017JellyfishIRC handicapOwner12th / 35
27 May 2017Myth of Malham Race 2017JellyfishIRC handicapOwner14th / 36
13 May 2017De Guingand Bowl Race 2017JellyfishIRC handicapOwner16th / 27
23 May 2015Myth of Malham Race 2015Jumping JellyfishIRC handicapOwner35th / 48
7 Jun 2014De Guingand Bowl Race 2014Jumping JellyfishIRC handicapOwner6th / 7
24 May 2014Myth of Malham Race 2014Jumping JellyfishIRC handicapOwner8th / 14

Crew rating across all classes: 66, #32,685.Helm rating across all classes: 14. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.