Sailor · 2015–2023

David Bush-Brown

nyyc Shields

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #60
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: John Burnham
Rival: Ken Deyett
Best day: 25 Jun 2016
Signature result: 7th of 24

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Peter Benedetto · Mahi · Shields 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jun 2016
Wendy Lotz · Mahi · Shields 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jun 2016
Chip Whipple · Mahi · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Phil Lotz · Mahi · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Joakim Karlsen · Mahi · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jun 2023	169th NYYC Annual Regatta	Mahi	Shields	Other	10th / 14
9 Jun 2023	169th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Mahi	Shields	Skipper	5th / 7
8 Sep 2022	2022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RI	Mahi	Shields	Other	15th / 34
11 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta	Mahi	Shields	Other	7th / 12
2 Oct 2020	166th NYYC Annual Regatta	Mahi	Shields	Other	8th / 14
2 Oct 2020	166th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Mahi	Shields	Skipper	3rd / 7
25 Jun 2016	2016 Bacardi Newport Sailing Week	Mahi	Shields	Other	1st / 4
10 Sep 2015	2015 Shields Nationals	Mahi	Shields	Skipper	7th / 24

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	192 provisional	#19594 band 11400–32164	—
Shields Helm	162 provisional	#60 band 25–101	+0.9

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	1 wins	beats 57%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	57%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	67%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Burnham	34	6–28
Richard Robbins	33	26–6
Ken Deyett	27	11–16
Peter Siegl	26	21–4
Ron Oard	25	20–5
Jonathan Hough	20	11–9
Clayton Deutsch	19	4–15
Scott Foberg	16	9–6
Chris Ringdahl	14	9–5
Robin Monk	14	9–4
Josh Gilchrist	14	6–8
Joe Bardenheier	13	5–8

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Robbins (26–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	2	0	32%
2022	2	0	52%
2020	2	0	56%
2016	1	1	100%
2015	1	0	74%

Boats

Mahi · Shields · 8 events · 2015–2023

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 8 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 192 (±187), #19,594. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.