Sailor · 2014–2025

David Burchfiel

carolina sailing club 505 Open Monohull

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 9%
Typically beats: 14%
Best class ranking: #335
Longest win streak: 5

Nemesis: Henry Amthor
Rival: Ian Conners
Best day: 20 Jun 2015
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Bob Williams · Wicked Pissa · 505 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 31st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Andy Forman · Wicked Pissa · 505 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 28th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Oct 2025	Carl Miller Fall Regatta 2025	Wicked Pissa	505	Skipper	5th / 7
17 Feb 2022	505 North American Championship	Wicked Pissa	505	Skipper	28th / 33
4 May 2019	Spring Regatta 2019	Wicked Pissa	505	Skipper	10th / 12
19 Oct 2018	2018 Int. 505 East Coast Championships & Pumpkin Patch Regatta	8822	505	Skipper	22nd / 24
4 Nov 2017	Fall Fling One-Design Regatta	Wicked Pissa	505	Skipper	5th / 11
24 Sep 2017	SAP 2017 International 5O5 World Championship	Wicked Pissa	505	Other	82nd / 87
23 Feb 2017	505 Mid Winters	Wicked Pissa	505	Skipper	16th / 18
16 Sep 2016	2016 International 5O5 East Coast Championship	Wicked Pissa	505	Other	31st / 34
17 Sep 2015	2015 International 5O5 North American Championship	Wicked Pissa	505	Other	28th / 33
20 Jun 2015	2015 NC Governor's Cup Regatta - 58th Annual	Wicked Pissa	Open Monohull	Skipper	1st / 5
21 May 2014	2014 5O5 North American Championship	8822	505	Skipper	36th / 40

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-135 provisional	#75296 band 61788–82222	—
505 Helm	-275 provisional	#335 band 312–355	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Open Monohull · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 139

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	11 events	1 wins	beats 26%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	11%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Henry Amthor	54	2–52
Ian Conners	43	17–24
Marek Balinski	42	15–27
Howard Hamlin	42	1–40
Brendan Connell	40	1–39
Mike Holt	39	0–39
Lin Robson	38	4–34
Jesse Falsone	38	0–38
Douglas Hagan	34	0–34
Sterling Spruill	34	11–23
Macy Nelson	33	0–33
Curtis Hartmann	33	6–27

Most-beaten opponent: Paul Andron (22–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	33%
2022	1	0	16%
2019	1	0	18%
2018	1	0	9%
2017	3	0	26%
2016	1	0	9%
2015	2	1	58%
2014	1	0	10%

Boats

Wicked Pissa · 505, Open Monohull · 9 events · 2015–2025
8822 · 505 · 2 events · 2014–2018

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 3 events
Galesville , MD · 2 events
Henderson, NC · 1 events
Galesville, MD · 1 events
Santa Cruz, CA · 1 events
Hampton, VA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -135, #75,296. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.