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Sailor · 2017–2026

Richard Simmons

FOWEY RIVERFr FleetHandicap

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Events
59

161 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 59

Podium rate
7%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 50%–54%, 1,586 boats)

Best class ranking
#27

Helm in FOWEY RIVER · rating 45

Nemesis
Andy Matthews

6–103 head to head in 111 races

Rival
Chris Spencer

41–46 in 88 races

Best day
1 Jan 2022

6-13-7-8-5-11-11 · Fowey Royal Regatta

Signature result
1st of 32

Friday Night Series 2026 · FOWEY RIVER · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Nigel Gatehouse · Kittiwake · FOWEY RIVER 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

-771711120182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 59

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 2026Second Series 2026KittywakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper21st / 34
1 Jan 2026Autumn Series 2026KittywakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper14th / 35
1 Jan 2026Bank HolidayKittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper6th / 30
1 Jan 2026Fowey River Championship 2026KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper11th / 30
1 Jan 2026Fowey River Championship 2026KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper13th / 30
1 Jan 2026Fowey Royal Regatta 2026KittywakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper24th / 32
1 Jan 2026Friday Night Series 2026KittywakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper1st / 32
1 Jan 2026Inshore Fleets 1st Series SaturdayKittywakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper20th / 32
1 Jan 2026Inshore Fleets 1st Series SaturdayKittywakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper17th / 32
1 Jan 2026ResultsKittywakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper16th / 31
1 Jan 2026Second Series 2025KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper16th / 34
6 Apr 2025FIRST SERIES WEDNESDAY 2025KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper24th / 30
1 Jan 2025Autumn Series 2025KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper20th / 32
1 Jan 2025Bank HolidayKittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper4th / 30
1 Jan 2025FIRST SERIES SATURDAY 2025KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper20th / 26
1 Jan 2025FIRST SERIES SATURDAY 2025KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper18th / 31
1 Jan 2025Fowey ClassicsKittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper6th / 32
1 Jan 2025Fowey Royal Regatta 2025KittywakeFr FleetSkipper16th / 30
1 Jan 2025Friday Night Series 2025KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper5th / 20
1 Jan 2025Long Distance 2025KittywakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper20th / 34
1 Jan 2025Spring Series Inshore FleetsKittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper13th / 25
6 May 2024FIRST SERIES WEDNESDAY 2024KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper20th / 23
1 Jan 2024Fowey ClassicsKittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper2nd / 31
1 Jan 2024Fowey River Championship 2024KittiwakeFOWEY RIVERSkipper7th / 23
1 Jan 2024Fowey Royal Regatta 2024KittywakeFr FleetSkipper17th / 32

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 68, #48,294.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 11. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.