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Sailor · 2009–2014

David Alfonso

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racingCollege team racingILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
53

1,495 races · 186 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 3 of 53

Podium rate
17%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 53%–58%, 941 boats)

Best class ranking
#453

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 526

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Paige Omura

1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Paige Omura & David Larson

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Joseph Paggi

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kelden Pehr

Oct 2009 – May 2013 · 21 events

Nemesis
Graham Landy

117–227 head to head in 344 races

Rival
William Haeger

263–330 in 593 races

Best day
25 Sep 2010

2-2-1-5-2-2-11-8-8-10-1-1-2-3-4-1-1-2-8-2-8-11-4-2-3-3-3-1-2-2-4-4 · Commonwealth Series

Signature result
1st of 23

2013 Laser Regatta · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 20 Jul 2013

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Paige Omura — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Kelden Pehr · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 82 of 671 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Andrew Sommer · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 82 of 678 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Iris Xu · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 6% win rate · 83 of 554 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Apr 2014
  • Steven Drapcho · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 49 of 520 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Philip Crain · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 64 of 544 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Mark Van De Loo · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 58 of 485 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Eamon Glackin · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers) · College fleet racing 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 38 of 504 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – Nov 2011
  • Eben Freeman · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 57 of 349 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Jordan Ladd · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 55 of 376 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Apr 2014
  • Joseph Paggi · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 65 of 333 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Apr 2014

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

Rating history

028857520102011201220132014Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 53

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Apr 2014Coast Guard Bowl/N.E. Dinghy ChampsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
19 Apr 201479th Boston Dinghy CupMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 17
12 Apr 2014Owen, Mosbacher and Knapp TrophiesMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 17
5 Apr 2014Fowle New England Team Race ChampsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 12
29 Mar 201433rd Lynne Marchiando RegattaMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper11th / 16
22 Mar 2014Staake TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
15 Mar 2014Ike Geiger Team Race TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper3rd / 7
8 Mar 2014TR InviteMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper1st / 6
16 Nov 2013Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8,10-14)11th / 18
2 Nov 201373rd Annual Professor Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 18
26 Oct 201375th Annual Oberg TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 18
19 Oct 2013Navy FallMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 20
5 Oct 2013Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 20
28 Sep 2013NEISA Men's Singlehanded ChampsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (David Alfonso '14)College singlehandedSkipper7th / 26
21 Sep 2013Hatch Brown TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
14 Sep 201339th Harry H. Anderson Jr TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 18
20 Jul 20132013 Laser Regatta188650ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 23
28 May 2013Gill Coed ChampionshipsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (6-14,17-18)14th / 18
4 May 2013Fowle TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper11th / 12
27 Apr 2013College Sailing Western SemifinalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-13)4th / 18
6 Apr 2013Friis & Marchiando TrophiesMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper9th / 15
23 Mar 2013Boston Dinghy Club Challenge CupMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingC Skipper2nd / 17
16 Mar 2013Truxtun UmstedMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingC Skipper11th / 20
2 Mar 2013Sharpe TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
22 Feb 2012Laser Midwinter’s East188650ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper15th / 48

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 550, #1,563.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 2. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.