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Sailor · 1988–2026

Dave Dunn

halifax sailing association SunfishEtchellsHandicap

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Events
58

360 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 6 of 58

Podium rate
22%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (90%: 58%–61%, 2,196 boats)

Best class ranking
#109

Helm in Sunfish · rating 357

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Andrew Howe

Jan 2017 – Mar 2020 · 7 events

Nemesis
Richard Chapman

12–102 head to head in 114 races

Rival
Gail Heausler

47–68 in 115 races

Best day
7 Nov 2015

2-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-4 · 2015 Sunfish Florida Regional Champioship · about 1 in 1,255 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

Turkey Trot Regatta 2023 · Centerboard · 12 Nov 2023

Partnerships · 14 sailors

  • Andrew Howe · EAUS1401, Great White Hunter, GREAT WHITE HUNTER · Etchells 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 50 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 15th · Jan 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Sandy HIGGINS · Great White Hunter · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 17th · Mar 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Stuart Clark · Great White Hunter, GREAT WHITE HUNTER · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 23rd · Jan 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Henry Rochford · EAUS1401, GREAT WHITE HUNTER · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Feb 2018 – Jan 2019
  • Will Northam · Great White Hunter, GREAT WHITE HUNTER · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 16th · Feb 2020 – Mar 2020
  • Bret Perry · Great White Hunter · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Peter Merrington · Great White Hunter · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Ben Morrison-Jack · Great White Hunter · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Mar 2024 – Mar 2024
  • Michael Coxon · GREAT WHITE HUNTER · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • John Dorling · Great White Hunter · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jan 1991 – Jan 1991

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

Rating history

-5015035019891994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jun 202659th Lowcountry RegattaDave DunnSunfishSkipper8th / 20
4 Jun 2026ISCA 2026 North American ChampionshipDave DunnISCASkipper44th / 106
14 Mar 2026ISCA International MastersDave DunnSunfishSkipper33rd / 88
16 Nov 20252025 Turkey Trot RegattaUSA 302HandicapSkipper8th / 8
17 Oct 20252025 Florida USSCA Regional ChampionshipDave DunnSunfishSkipper13th / 27
26 Sep 2025USSCA Masters ChampionshipDave DunnISCASkipper12th / 59
15 Mar 2025US Sunfish Class Association Nationals24603SunfishSkipper29th / 69
10 Jan 20252025 Etchells World ChampionshipGreat White HunterEtchellsSkipper17th / 46
4 Jan 20252025 Etchells Pre-Worlds RegattaGreat White HunterEtchellsSkipper33rd / 36
7 Nov 20242024 Sunfish Florida RegionalDave DunnSunfishSkipper11th / 15
11 Jun 2024The 61st Sunfish North American ChampionshipDave DunnSunfishSkipper46th / 105
23 Mar 20242024 Sunfish Championships - US Nationals at MidwintersUSA 5277SunfishOther34th / 69
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipGreat White HunterEtchellsSkipper22nd / 40
17 Mar 20242024 Sunfish Championships - International MastersUSA 5277SunfishOther19th / 84
6 Dec 202352nd ISCA World ChampionshipUSASunfishOther58th / 100
12 Nov 2023Turkey Trot Regatta 202324603CenterboardSkipper1st / 11
28 Oct 2023Florida Regional Sunfish Championship #224603SunfishSkipper7th / 21
29 Mar 2023SUNFISH NATIONAL AT MIDWINTERS 20234823SunfishSkipper33rd / 64
26 Mar 2023SUNFISH INTERNATIONAL MASTERS 20234823SunfishSkipper13th / 50
10 Feb 2023Sunfish Sarasota Sunshine Clinic & Florida Sunfish Regional Championship4823SunfishSkipper16th / 50
20 Nov 2022Turkey Trot Regatta 2022USA 302HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
19 Nov 2022Rescheduled - The 1st Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Small Boat Regatta4823SunfishSkipper1st / 8
12 Nov 20222022 Sunfish Florida Regionals4823SunfishSkipper8th / 27
29 Jul 2022Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2022Dave DunnSunfishSkipper3rd / 16
18 Jun 20222022 Gary Gorden Memorial Distance RaceUSA 302HandicapSkipper2nd / 3

Helm rating across all classes: 315 (±151), #8,963. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.