Sailor · 2014–2026

Dave Sipes

PHRF handicap Handicap Beneteau First 36.7

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 32%

Biggest lift: Cameron O'Connor
Longest-running crew: Rebecca Hurd
Nemesis: Richard Reid
Best day: 18 Sep 2014
Signature result: 3rd of 12

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Rebecca Hurd · Cilista, Elan · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2015 – Aug 2019
Ted Doherty · Elan · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2019
John Hammel · Elan · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2019
Cameron O'Connor · Elan · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2018
William Jacobson · Cilista, Scylla · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2015 – Mar 2026
Brian Roy · Elan · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2019
Phillip Holroyd Smith · Cilista · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2017
Jeff Eberle · Cilista · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2017
Leif Fixen · Cilista · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2017
Gill Watt · Elan · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Mar 2026	2026 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta	Scylla	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	10th / 12
16 Aug 2019	2019 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Elan	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 6
17 Aug 2018	2018 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Elan	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	13th / 14
9 Jul 2017	2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Cilista	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 11
14 Aug 2015	2015 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Elan	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	11th / 14
5 Jul 2015	2015 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Cilista	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 8
18 Sep 2014	2014 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Elan	Beneteau First 36.7	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-22 provisional	#46744 band 30840–57903	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating 164

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 31%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (7)

How they race

Closer	−27 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−35 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	28%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Richie Palmer	12	11–1
Bob McHugh	12	11–1
Chuck Norris	12	12–0
Brian Williams	12	11–1
Lou Melillo	12	10–2
Alistair Duke	12	8–4
Junius Brown	12	12–0
Richard Reid	12	4–8
Thomas O'Connell	12	11–1
William Purdy	12	4–8
Ronald Ross	12	12–0

Most-beaten opponent: Chuck Norris (12–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	18%
2019	1	20%
2018	1	8%
2017	1	50%
2015	2	19%
2014	1	82%

Boats

Elan · PHRF handicap, Beneteau First 36.7 · 4 events · 2014–2019
Cilista · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2015–2017
Scylla · Handicap · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Unknown · 1 events
Bridgeport, CT, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -22 (±209), #46,744. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.