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Sailor · 2008–2026

David Austin

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Events
30

64 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 30

Podium rate
37%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 54%–60%, 707 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Strang Austin

1 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Best trio
Strang Austin & Peter Austin

1 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Strang Austin

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Strang Austin

May 2017 – Aug 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Jon Bawabe

12–15 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Jon Bawabe

12–15 in 27 races

Signature result
2nd of 195

Great Pumpkin 2008 - Sunday only · PHRF handicap · 26 Oct 2008

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Strang Austin — 1 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate
  • Strang Austin · Brer Rabbit III · PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 36 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Peter Austin · Brer Rabbit III · PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 36 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Matt Williams · Trouble & Strife, XS Moment BNMH · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 37th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Benjamin Green · Trouble & Strife · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 37th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Jon Matteson · Kanaloa · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2020 – Jan 2021
  • Adrian Smith · Trouble & Strife · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 37th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2024
  • Tina Bastien · Kanaloa, OFFLINE · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Harrison Midkiff · Kanaloa, OFFLINE · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Melanie Peasey · Trouble & Strife · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 37th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2024
  • Brady Lowe · Trouble & Strife · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 55th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022

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

Rating history

-7569213200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 2026Mudhead 50th Anniversary Benefit Cup for Sails Up 4 CancerBrer Rabbit IIIPHRF handicapCo-Skipper4th / 7
8 Aug 20262026 Coastal ClassicBrer Rabbit IIIPHRF handicapCo-Skipper7th / 10
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesBrer Rabbit IIIPHRF handicapCo-Skipper3rd / 9
9 May 202641st Annual Dunedin CupKanaloaPHRF handicapBoat Captain5th / 9
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Trouble & StrifeIRC handicapCrew77th / 103
9 Aug 20252025 Coastal ClassicBrer Rabbit IIIPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Trouble & StrifeIRC handicapCrew37th / 78
27 May 2024Bailey Opening Day Race 2024Conference Room SeaHandicapSkipper8th / 8
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023XS Moment BNMHIRC handicapCrew52nd / 83
7 Oct 20232023 39th Annual Dunedin CupKanaloaPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
16 Sep 20232023 Dunedin Boat Club - Gulf Series - Fall RegattaOFFLINEPHRF handicapOther6th / 6
12 May 20232023 Dunedin Boat Club - Bay Summer SeriesKanaloaPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022Trouble & StrifeIRC handicapCrew55th / 91
19 Aug 20222022 Dunedin Boat Club - Bay Summer SeriesKanaloaPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
26 Feb 20222022 Dunedin Boat Club - Gulf Series - Winter RegattaKanaloaPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
25 Sep 20212021 37th Annual Dunedin CupKanaloaPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
11 Sep 20212021 Dunedin Boat Club - Gulf Series - Fall RegattaKanaloaPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
23 Jan 20212021 Dunedin Boat Club - Gulf Series - Winter RegattaKanaloaPHRF handicapCaptain3rd / 7
24 Oct 20202020 Dunedin Boat Club - Gulf Series - Fall RegattaKanaloaPHRF handicapCaptain3rd / 6
15 Feb 20202020 Dunedin Boat Club - Gulf Series - Winter RegattaKanaloaPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
28 Sep 20192019 35th Annual Dunedin CupKanaloaPHRF handicapOther7th / 8
14 Jul 20182018 Mudhead Benefit Cup in support of Center for Hospice Care SECTBrer Rabbit IIIPHRF handicapOther5th / 7
23 May 20182018 The Donzo Wednesday Night SeriesBrer Rabbit IIIPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
19 Aug 20172017 Coastal ClassicBrer Rabbit IIIPHRF handicapOther3rd / 8
28 Jul 20172017 Mudnite Madness OvernightBrer Rabbit IIIPHRF handicapOther1st / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 87, #35,941.Crew rating across all classes: -57, #52,249. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.