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Sailor · 2010–2026

David Willis

lhyc HandicapJ/105J/44

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Events
86

415 races · 142 race wins

Win rate
41%

41% win rate · 35 of 86

Podium rate
77%

66 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 75%–81%, 692 boats)

Best class ranking
#13

Helm in J/105 · rating 514

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Todd Willis

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Phil Cox & Ken Lane

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

Biggest lift
Bob Hunte

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Timothy Willis

Jun 2013 – Jun 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
Bruce Stone

16–45 head to head in 61 races

Rival
Paul Beaudin

68–91 in 160 races

Best day
14 May 2025

1-1-1-1-3-1-1-2-2 · 2025 LHYC Summer Series

Signature result
1st of 13

2023 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta · J/105 · 6 May 2023

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Todd Willis — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Tim Ebert · Rocket J Squirrel, Solution, White Gold · IRC handicap, J/105 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 96 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2014 – Oct 2025
  • Timothy Willis · Challenge IV, Pop-Sea, Solution · J/105, J/44, PHRF handicap 13events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 23% win rate · 16 of 92 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Jim Meystrik · Challenge IV, Pop-Sea, Solution · J/105, J/44, PHRF handicap 13events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 15% win rate · 17 of 95 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jul 2021
  • Jeffrey Willis · Challenge IV, Solution · J/105, J/44 11events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 27% win rate · 18 of 82 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2021
  • Kyle Erlandsen · Challenge IV, Solution · J/105, J/44 10events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 30% win rate · 16 of 87 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • James Willis · Rocket J Squirrel, Solution · J/105 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 61 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Oct 2025
  • Ken Lane · Challenge IV, Pop-Sea, Solution · J/105, J/44, PHRF handicap 7events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 43% win rate · 12 of 51 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Oct 2023
  • Steve Parisi · Challenge IV, Solution · J/105, J/44 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 36 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Todd Willis · Challenge IV · J/44 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 34 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2017
  • Dan Faria · Challenge IV · J/44 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 34 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

0268535201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 86

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Aug 2026LHYC Sunset Series 2026solutionHandicapSkipper1st / 7
10 Jul 20262026 80th Red Grant Regatta / J/105 East Coast ChampionshipSolutionJ/105Owner2nd / 12
30 May 20262026 LHYC Race for the CasesolutionHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
19 May 20262026 LHYC Summer SeriessolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 7
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Brawl & J/105 InvitationalSOLUTIONJ/105Skipper10th / 16
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Brawl & J/105 InvitationalRocket J SquirrelJ/105Crew15th / 16
4 Oct 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaSolutionJ/105Skipper1st / 3
30 Jul 20252025 LHYC Sunset SeriessolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 6
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekSolutionJ/105Other5th / 17
17 May 20252025 LHYC Race for the CasesolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 6
14 May 20252025 LHYC Summer SeriessolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 7
3 May 20252025 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaSolutionJ/105Skipper1st / 3
18 May 20242024 LHYC Race for the CasesolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 4
15 May 20242024 LHYC Summer SeriessolutionHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
4 May 20242024 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaSolutionJ/105Other1st / 4
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipSolutionJ/105Owner6th / 31
30 Sep 20232023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast ChampionshipSolutionJ/105Skipper1st / 10
2 Aug 20232023 LHYC Sunset SeriesSolutionHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
7 Jul 20232023 LHYC Commodore's CupSolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 9
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleSolutionJ/105Other11th / 25
20 May 20232023 LHYC Race for the CaseSolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 10
17 May 20232023 LHYC Summer SeriesSolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 7
6 May 20232023 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaSolutionJ/105Other1st / 13
1 Oct 202242nd Annual William K. Vanderbilt CupSolutionHandicapSkipper1st / 5
24 Sep 20222022 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/105 New England ChampionshipSolutionJ/105Other1st / 11

Helm rating across all classes: 515, #1,957.Crew rating across all classes: 229, #12,382. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.