Sailor · 2008–2018

David Irish

little traverse PHRF handicap NM J/111

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Events: 74
Win rate: 37%
Podium rate: 60%
Typically beats: 68%
Best class ranking: #24
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Tom Babel
Best trio: Norman Berge & Tom Babel
Biggest lift: Tom Babel
Longest-running crew: Andrew Berge
Nemesis: Adam Lowry
Rival: Bruce Aikens
Best day: 28 Jul 2013
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Babel — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Andrew Berge · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Sep 2017
Nick Ford · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Sep 2017
Tom Babel · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 22 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Sep 2017
Norman Berge · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Sep 2017
Trevor Davis · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
Patrick Farrell · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
Christopher Lamb · No Surprise, nosurprise, Nosurprise · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jun 2015
Connor Davis · Nosurprise · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
Donald Thinschmidt · Utah · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Aaron Brummitt · Utah · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

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

Rating history

Event history · 74

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Sep 2018	2018 Red Fox Regatta	Nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 8
17 Aug 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August Championship	Running Water	NM	Skipper	7th / 10
12 Aug 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver Island Race	Nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
4 Aug 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championship	Running Water	NM	Other	3rd / 6
7 Jul 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July Championship	Running Water	NM	Other	4th / 9
23 Jun 2018	2018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Saturday Series	Running Water	NM	Other	5th / 7
2 Sep 2017	2017 Red Fox Regatta	Nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5
1 Sep 2017	2017 NUCORE Triangle	Nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 9
18 Aug 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August Championship	Running Waters	NM	Skipper	5th / 10
12 Aug 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver Island Race	Nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5
5 Aug 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championship	Running Water	NM	Skipper	5th / 7
1 Aug 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night Series	nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
29 Jul 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
2 Jul 2017	2017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July Championship	Running Water	NM	Skipper	8th / 8
3 Sep 2016	2016 Red Fox Regatta	nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5
2 Sep 2016	2016 NUCORE Triangle	nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5
19 Aug 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August Championship	Running Water	Handicap	Other	1st / 7
13 Aug 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Beaver Island Race	nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 7
6 Aug 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer Championship	Running Water	Handicap	Other	4th / 7
29 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	nosurprise	J/111	Other	1st / 5
16 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Saturday Series	Running Water	Handicap	Other	4th / 5
2 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July Championship	Running Water	NM	Other	4th / 8
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	nosurprise	J/111	Other	7th / 15
6 Sep 2015	2015 Red Fox Regatta	Nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 9
4 Sep 2015	2015 NUCORE Triangle	Nosurprise	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	274	#11827 band 8557–16010	—
NM Helm	109 provisional	#8 band 6–10	+3.9
J/111 Helm	205 provisional	#24 band 12–38	+10.8

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -167

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	73 events	27 wins	beats 71%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%

Positions: Runners (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−20 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	70%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ray Leyman	105	79–25
Bill Brown	82	58–24
Tom Post	74	58–16
Adam Lowry	73	17–56
Richard Lehmann	60	19–41
John Podmajersky	59	20–39
Karl Brummel	48	16–32
George Peet	40	14–26
Rob Ruhlman	40	11–29
Thomas Carruthers	39	8–30
Dreher Miz	39	34–5
Bruce Aikens	38	21–17

Most-beaten opponent: Ray Leyman (79–25).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2018	6	0	44%
2017	8	2	60%
2016	9	5	77%
2015	11	3	61%
2014	11	7	79%
2013	12	3	66%
2012	4	2	89%
2011	5	2	72%
2010	2	2	100%
2009	3	0	74%
2008	3	1	86%

Boats

Nosurprise · PHRF handicap, J/111 · 38 events · 2011–2018
Running Water · NM, Handicap · 20 events · 2013–2018
Surprise · PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2008–2010
No Surprise · Handicap, PHRF handicap, J/111 · 6 events · 2014–2015
Running Waters · NM · 1 events · 2017
Utah · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 41 events
Charlevoix, MI, USA · 20 events
Boyne City, MI, USA · 3 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Traverse City, MI, USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 274 (±102), #11,827.Crew rating across all classes: -167 (±214). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.