Dirk de Ridder (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch sailor.
Born in Oudewater, Netherlands, he represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. With Roy Heiner as helmsman and Peter van Niekerk as fellow crew member, they took the fourth place in the Soling event.
He has sailed in four editions of the Volvo Ocean Race, in 1997âÂÂ98 on Merit Cup, 2001âÂÂ02 on the winning Illbruck Challenge, in 2005âÂÂ06 on Pirates of the Caribbean and in 2014âÂÂ15 on Team Brunel.
He was a member of Oracle Racing on USA 17 in the 2010 America's Cup. He sailed for the 2011âÂÂ13 America's Cup World Series but was banned from the 2013 America's Cup due to being a part of Oracle's cheating during the World Series. De Ridder maintained his innocence, and his original five-year ban was reduced to 18 months on appeal. He was part of the winning crew for the 2022 6-metre class World Championships.