Sailor · 2011–2023

David Pearce

u s merchant marine academy College singlehanded Class40 Finn

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Events: 36
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 38%
Best class ranking: #112
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Blenheim House Construction
Biggest lift: Blenheim House Construction
Longest-running crew: Ellary Boyd
Nemesis: Jake Vickers
Rival: Connell Phillipps
Best day: 11 Sep 2021
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Blenheim House Construction — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Blenheim House Construction · Forty Shades Of Grey · Class40 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Sep 2015
Ellary Boyd · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 111 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Oct 2022
John McKenna · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 93 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Oct 2021
Rachel Beisswenger · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners 2), U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 114 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – Oct 2021
Ruby Redmond · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 56 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Oct 2021
Thomas Green · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 29 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Mar 2023
William Weinbecker · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 73 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Mar 2023
Caelan McMichael · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 46 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2023 – Apr 2023
Andrew Dixon · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 41 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2023 – Apr 2023
Kieran Cullen · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 22 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 36

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
15 Apr 2023	Owen Trophy	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9-14)	11th / 14
25 Mar 2023	Admiral Moore Open Team Race	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College team racing	Skipper	8th / 10
4 Mar 2023	GW Team Race	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College team racing	Skipper	5th / 6
15 Oct 2022	31st Captain Hurst Bowl	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	9th / 15
1 Oct 2022	Carl Van Duyne MAISA Singles	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	10th / 18
10 Sep 2022	Laser North Qualifier	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	3rd / 14
6 Nov 2021	College Sailing Singlehanded Nationals	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	15th / 18
9 Oct 2021	Coed ACC's Round 1B	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-3,16-17)	16th / 18
2 Oct 2021	Carl Van Duyne Trophy	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	5th / 18
25 Sep 2021	Intrepid Trophy - MAISA Match Race	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College match racing	A Crew	4th / 7
18 Sep 2021	Cayuga Lake Invite	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	6th / 6
11 Sep 2021	Laser North Qualifier	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	1st / 16
24 Jun 2021	2021 U.S. FINN National Championship	USA 56	Finn	Skipper	15th / 15
2 Jun 2021	2021 College Sailing Team Race Nationals	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College team racing	Skipper	12th / 12
1 May 2021	Men's Open Singlehanded National Championship	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	11th / 41
17 Apr 2021	MAISA North National Qualifier - Team Race	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 3
19 Feb 2021	2021 MBYC Midwinter's Regatta	David Pearce	Finn	Skipper	2nd / 3
5 Oct 2019	Nevins Trophy	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners 2)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-10)	5th / 18
21 Sep 2019	Carl Van Duyne MAISA Men's Singles	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	12th / 18
7 Sep 2019	Laser North	U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23)	College singlehanded	Skipper	3rd / 19
23 Aug 2019	2019 Finn North American Championship	56	Finn	Skipper	32nd / 32
13 Jul 2019	2019 Rocky Mountain Finn Championship	56	Finn	Skipper	4th / 5
15 Jun 2019	CYC Sport/Small Boat Regatta	56	Finn	Skipper	9th / 12
25 May 2019	2019 Shark Trillium	With Envy	Shark	Bow	27th / 29
3 Aug 2018	2018 Dillon Open Regatta	Finn	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	1st / 2

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	360	#6578 band 4384–9501	—
College singlehanded Helm	335 provisional	#112 band 72–179	—
Finn Helm	-176 provisional	#699 band 625–765	—
College fleet racing Helm	109 provisional	#3678 band 2598–4760	−4.6
College team racing Helm	4 provisional	#982 band 754–1135	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Class40 · Helm · 8 races, 8 events · rating 33
All classes · Crew · 3 races, 2 events · rating -2
Shark · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating -12
College match racing · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 11

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	34 events	6 wins	beats 43%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 29%

Positions: B Skipper (2) · B Skipper (9-14) (1) · B Skipper (1-3,16-17) (1) · A Crew (1) · A Skipper (1-10) (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	27%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	27%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charles Carraway	110	34–76
Jake Vickers	99	26–73
Connell Phillipps	80	42–38
Valerio Palamara	74	38–36
Nicholas Sessions	73	21–52
Gavin McJones	68	22–46
Spencer Barnes	63	51–12
Thad Lettsome	59	26–33
Leo Boucher	54	6–48
Thomas McCann	54	11–43
Daniel Unangst	52	8–44
Richard McCann	48	15–33

Most-beaten opponent: Spencer Barnes (51–12).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	3	0	22%
2022	3	0	58%
2021	11	2	44%
2019	7	0	37%
2018	2	1	50%
2017	1	0	0%
2015	4	1	53%
2014	3	2	67%
2013	1	0	17%
2011	1	0	0%

Boats

U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College team racing, College match racing · 9 events · 2021–2023
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (David Pearce '23) · College singlehanded · 8 events · 2019–2022
Forty Shades Of Grey · Class40 · 8 events · 2013–2015
56 · Finn · 4 events · 2018–2019
USA 56 · Finn · 1 events · 2021
David Pearce · Finn · 1 events · 2021
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2019
With Envy · Shark · 1 events · 2019
Finn · Portsmouth handicap · 1 events · 2018
O'Deas · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Kings Point · 8 events
Unknown · 8 events
Navy · 5 events
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
San Diego, CA · 2 events
Dillon, CO · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 360 (±113), #6,578.Crew rating across all classes: -2 (±245). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.