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Sailor · 2010–2025

David Van Der Wende

cyca IRC handicap Some links uncertain

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Events
11

11 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 11

Podium rate
9%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 76%–80%, 862 boats)

Biggest lift
Tim Davis

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Don McPhee

Dec 2010 – Dec 2025 · 6 events

Signature result
3rd of 76

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2013

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Steve McConaghy · Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs, Smuggler · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2012 – Dec 2025
  • Don McPhee · ADA Celestial, Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs, Eleni · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2010 – Dec 2025
  • Sebastian Bohm · Smuggler, The Goat · IRC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2016 – Dec 2025
  • Tim Davis · Celestial, Smuggler · IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2013 – Dec 2025
  • Nicholas Armstrong · Smuggler · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2025
  • Tony McRae · Smuggler · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Sam Price · Smuggler, The Goat · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2016 – Dec 2022
  • Sam Haynes · ADA Celestial, Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2012 – Dec 2014
  • Robert Palazzi · Smuggler · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2025
  • Collin Janes · ADA Celestial, Celestial, Celestial - Assistance Dogs · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2012 – Dec 2014

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

Rating history

0336520112013201520172019202120232025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 11

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025SmugglerIRC handicapNavigator43rd / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024SmugglerIRC handicapNavigator5th / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023SmugglerIRC handicapNavigator11th / 83
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022SmugglerIRC handicapNavigator9th / 91
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017SmugglerIRC handicapCrew6th / 81
26 Dec 2016Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016The GoatIRC handicapNavigator43rd / 71
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014ADA CelestialIRC handicapNavigator11th / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013CelestialIRC handicapCrew3rd / 76
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012Celestial - Assistance DogsIRC handicapNavigator22nd / 59
26 Dec 2011Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011TSA ManagementIRC handicapCrew20th / 72
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010EleniIRC handicapCrew29th / 68

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 65, #33,276. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.