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Sailor · 2015–2026

David Ames

sss Flying ScotJ/70Championship Fleet

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Events
66

294 races · 85 race wins

Win rate
39%

39% win rate · 26 of 66

Podium rate
65%

43 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (90%: 71%–75%, 1,703 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Flying Scot · rating 906

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
PJ Buhler

3 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate

Biggest lift
Lia Kumar

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
PJ Buhler

Feb 2016 – Jun 2025 · 10 events

Nemesis
Al Minella

2–25 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Zeke Horowitz

27–27 in 54 races

Best day
5 Mar 2026

5-1-1-4-1-1-5-3 · 2026 Flying Scot Midwinter Championship · about 1 in 15,648,754 by chance

Signature result
1st of 42

2026 Flying Scot Midwinter Championship · Flying Scot Championship Division · 5 Mar 2026

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: PJ Buhler — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate
  • PJ Buhler · 6266, Bam Bam, Bamm-Bamm, David Ames · 49er, Flying Scot, Handicap, J/70 10events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 30% win rate · 13 of 55 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Jun 2025
  • Lia Kumar · David Ames · Flying Scot 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 21 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – May 2026
  • Jeff Bott · Bam Bam, Bamm-Bamm · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 24th · Dec 2021 – Jan 2023
  • Henry Picco · Bam Bam, Bamm-Bamm · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 24th · Dec 2021 – Jan 2023
  • Richard Shellow · Beam Me Up, Dave's Red Boat · Flying Scot 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2025 – May 2026
  • Colleen Duncan · Lil Bit · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Doug Fritz · Lil Bit · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Chris Schoendorf · TAZ · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Jim Calto · Lil Bit · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Dave Gorwitz · TAZ · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

-25478981201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 66

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 20262026-2027 FLYING SCOT FL DISTRICT 1 REGATTADavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper1st / 17
11 Sep 2026Glow in the Dark RegattaVangardChampionship FleetSkipper4th / 16
10 Jun 20262026 Flying Scot North American ChampionshipDavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper1st / 28
15 May 2026Flying Scot RegattaDavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 18
2 May 20262026 Flying Scot Great 48Dave's Red BoatFlying ScotCrew4th / 33
11 Apr 20262026 IRYC Space Coast Invitational4538Flying ScotSkipper1st / 11
5 Mar 20262026 Flying Scot Midwinter Championship4538Flying Scot Championship DivisionSkipper1st / 42
14 Feb 2026Flying Scot 56th George Washington BRDavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper2nd / 32
24 Jan 20262025 Flying Scot Florida Circuit Race Number 54538Flying ScotSkipper19th / 26
15 Nov 2025Penfield Memorial Flying Scot Regatta4538Flying ScotSkipper3rd / 27
1 Nov 20252025 Flying Scot Fall 48Beam Me UpFlying ScotCrew3rd / 32
4 Oct 20252025-2026 FLYING SCOT FL DISTRICT 1 REGATTADavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper1st / 18
16 Sep 20252025 MCSA National ChampionshipDavid AmesMCSkipper85th / 88
13 Sep 2025Glow in the Dark RegattaMcLuffinChampionship FleetSkipper1st / 20
23 Jun 20252025 Flying Scot Open & Junior NAC'sDavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper1st / 29
13 Jun 20252025 Flying Scot Egyptian CupP.J. BuhlerFlying ScotCrew1st / 21
17 May 2025Flying Scot RegattaDavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper7th / 18
3 May 20252025 Flying Scot Great 48David AmesFlying ScotSkipper1st / 31
15 Mar 2025Lake Monroe Sailing Association Southern ChallengeNAFSSkipper2nd / 11
15 Feb 2025Flying Scot 55th George Washington BR completedDavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper4th / 26
24 Jan 20252025 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Lil BitJ/70Navigator38th / 41
11 Jan 20252024/2025 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2TAZJ/70Other16th / 33
4 Jan 20252025 Flying Scot Florida Circuit Race Number 4NAFlying ScotSkipper4th / 23
7 Sep 20242024-2025 Flying Scot FL District 1 RegattaDavid AmesFlying ScotSkipper1st / 14
25 Aug 20242024 CGSC Annual Double Handed Regatta4538Flying ScotSkipper2nd / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 833 (±158), #84.Crew rating across all classes: 143 (±238), #21,339. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.