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Sailor · 2013–2026

Dave Rink

lnyc Flying ScotPortsmouth handicapHandicap

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Events
85

397 races · 131 race wins

Win rate
40%

40% win rate · 34 of 85

Podium rate
64%

54 top-three finishes

Typically beats
81%

of boats faced (range 80%–83%, 1,626 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in Flying Scot · rating 910

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joel Blade

8 wins · 12 podiums in 18 events together · 44% win rate

Biggest lift
Joel Blade

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Joel Blade

Jan 2021 – Nov 2024 · 18 events

Nemesis
David Ames

14–58 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Mark Taylor

30–27 in 57 races

Best day
9 Nov 2023

1-1-2-2-4-1-2-1-4-1 · 2023 Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta & U20 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 36

2026 Flying Scot Great 48 · Flying Scot · 2 May 2026

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joel Blade — 8 wins · 12 podiums in 18 events together · 44% win rate
  • Joel Blade · Cancer Sucks, Drinks, In the Drink, In The Drink · Flying Scot, Handicap 18events 8 wins together · 12 podiums · 44% win rate · 25 of 83 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Nov 2024
  • Dave Safirstein · Cheers-DDT, Dave Safirstein, Yellow Fever · Highlander 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2024
  • Tim Porter · Cheers-DDT, Mighty Mouse · Highlander, Ultimate 20 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 16 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Nov 2023
  • Sean O'Donnell · Rhino · Flying Scot 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Sling Blade · In the Drink · Flying Scot 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Sydney Rink · In the Drink, SAYRA · Flying Scot 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Steve Shaw · Mighty Mouse · Ultimate 20 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2023 – Nov 2023
  • Dean Nelson · uh-huh · Ultimate 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Grass Blade · In the Drink · Flying Scot 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Cuts-like-a-Knife Blade · In the Drink · Flying Scot 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

04018012014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 85

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jun 20262026 Flying Scot North American ChampionshipIn the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 28
2 May 20262026 Flying Scot Great 48In the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper1st / 36
24 Apr 202626th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew2nd / 11
17 Apr 20262026 Choo Choo Flying Scot RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper1st / 33
16 Apr 20262026 Thursday Night SeriesIn the DrinkPortsmouth handicapSkipper1st / 12
11 Apr 20262026 IRYC Space Coast InvitationalIn The DrinkFlying ScotSkipper4th / 11
29 Mar 20262026 LNYC Sunday Portsmouth SeriesIn the aDrinkPortsmouth handicapSkipper6th / 16
21 Mar 2026Mount Dora Yacht Club 73rd RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper1st / 8
14 Feb 2026Flying Scot 56th George Washington BRIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew22nd / 35
1 Nov 20252025 Flying Scot Fall 48In the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper1st / 34
24 Oct 20252025 Great Scot RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper2nd / 34
18 Oct 2025Flying Scot Open House 2025Thanks Paul & Sydney!Flying ScotSkipper1st / 18
20 Sep 20252025 Flying Scot Scotahoochee Regatta and Dixie Lakes District ChampionshipIn the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper1st / 24
1 Aug 20252025 Windmill NationalsBellaWindmillCrew3rd / 17
23 Jun 20252025 Flying Scot Open & Junior NAC'sIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew4th / 30
3 May 20252025 Flying Scot Great 48In the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 31
25 Apr 20252025 Choo-Choo Flying Scot RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper1st / 25
17 Apr 20252025 Thursday SeriesIn the DrinkPortsmouth handicapSkipper1st / 14
15 Mar 2025Lake Monroe Sailing Association Southern ChallengeIn the DrinkFSSkipper1st / 12
15 Feb 2025Flying Scot 55th George Washington BR completedIn The DrinkFlying ScotSkipper5th / 28
8 Nov 2024SER MC 2024 completedBlind SquirrelMC ScowSkipper39th / 41
1 Nov 20242024 Fall 48 RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper1st / 30
26 Oct 20242024 LNYC Club PursuitIn The DrinkHandicapSkipper2nd / 16
18 Oct 2024Pipers RegattaDave SafirsteinHighlanderCrew5th / 10
4 Oct 20242024 Thistle Old Salty RegattaRafflesThistleCrew17th / 22

Helm rating across all classes: 801, #117.Crew rating across all classes: 401, #3,633. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.