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Sailor · 1964–2024

Bob Cave

DNSkeeterNite Some links uncertain

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Events
65

275 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 65

Podium rate
11%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–45%, 2,078 boats)

Best class ranking
#389

Helm in DN · rating 106

Nemesis
John Dennis

3–97 head to head in 100 races

Rival
Pete Johns

90–63 in 154 races

Best day
12 Feb 2005

7-3-1-6-3-2-3 · 2005 DN North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 30

2003 DN Western Regional Championship · DN · 4 Jan 2003

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Jim Niese · 165 · Nite 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 19th · Mar 2008 – Mar 2008

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

Rating history

-926622419651973198119891997200520132021Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 65

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Feb 20242024 DN North American ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper10th / 38
23 Feb 20242024 NIYA Championship RegattaUS 445DNSkipper14th / 26
25 Jan 20232023 DN North American ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper24th / 37
22 Jan 20232023 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 445DNSkipper24th / 35
26 Jan 20222022 DN US National ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper3rd / 22
6 Mar 20212021 DN Western Regional Championship445DNCrew2nd / 13
25 Jan 20212021 DN US National Championship445DNSkipper8th / 26
18 Jan 20202020 DN North American ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper16th / 26
10 Feb 20192019 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US445DNSkipper28th / 36
5 Jan 20192019 DN Western Region ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper23rd / 24
1 Dec 20182018 DN Great Western ChallengeUS445DNSkipper20th / 30
24 Jan 20182018 DN North American ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper14th / 41
22 Jan 20172017 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 445DNSkipper21st / 35
7 Jan 20172017 DN Western Lakes ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper23rd / 29
22 Feb 20162016 DN North American ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper49th / 50
2 Jan 20162016 DN Western Region ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper28th / 29
5 Dec 20152015 Western Challenge (DN, unsanctioned)US 445DNSkipper33rd / 36
24 Jan 20152015 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 445DNSkipper27th / 50
17 Jan 20152015 DN Western Region ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper9th / 17
6 Dec 20142014 Western Challenge (DN, unsanctioned)US 445DNSkipper23rd / 45
15 Mar 20132013 Northwest Ice Yachting Association (NIYA) Regatta - 100th Northwest445DNSkipper6th / 22
27 Jan 20132013 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US 445DNSkipper3rd / 51
5 Jan 20132013 DN Western Lakes ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper16th / 29
26 Feb 20122012 DN North American ChampionshipUS 445DNSkipper42nd / 42
1 Jan 20112011 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US445DNSkipper35th / 38

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 122, #29,838.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 145. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.