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Sailor · 2015–2024

David Spector

university of california at los angeles College fleet racingOptimistGreen Fleet

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Events
15

183 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 1 of 15

Podium rate
13%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 45%–54%, 364 boats)

Best class ranking
#7285

Helm in Optimist · rating 15

Biggest lift
Zack Taylor

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Joseph Hou

3–54 head to head in 57 races

Rival
Michael McCulloch

32–39 in 71 races

Best day
18 Nov 2023

5-1-2-1-8-2-14-1-4-3-6-3 · Fall PCC JV

Signature result
1st of 22

Optimist Harken Challenge #2 (NorCal Winter #5) · Green Fleet · 11 Apr 2015

Partnerships · 23 sailors

  • Zack Taylor · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 2), University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 3) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 52 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 8th · Oct 2021 – Apr 2022
  • Sarah Enayati · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 2), University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 3) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 36 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Fiona Perkocha · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 1), University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 4) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 14th · Nov 2021 – Jan 2022
  • tess McMullin · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 2), University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 4) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Teresa Dang · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 2), University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 3) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 34 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2021 – Apr 2022
  • Aidan Araoz · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 3), University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 40 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Oct 2024
  • Fadia Nitrosso · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 3), University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 4) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2022 – Apr 2022
  • Linnea Jackson · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 2), University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 4) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 13th · Nov 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Deven Douglas · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Nitsa Thotz · University of California at Los Angeles (Bruins) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 18th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024

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

Rating history

-57816020162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Oct 2024Nevins TrophyUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins)College fleet racingA Skipper18th / 18
18 Nov 2023Fall PCC JVUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 3)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 21
23 Apr 2022Anteater OpenUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 3)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6)8th / 22
19 Mar 2022PCCSC South DesignateUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 2)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-10)13th / 24
5 Mar 2022Mustang OpenUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 4)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 30
29 Jan 2022Jeff Simon OpenUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 1)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 25
13 Nov 2021Fall PCC JVUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 4)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 27
23 Oct 2021UCSD Frosh SophUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 3)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 26
9 Oct 2021Stoney Burke JVUniversity of California at Los Angeles (Bruins 2)College fleet racingA Crew8th / 16
11 Jun 2016BAYS #116951OptimistSkipper13th / 21
9 Apr 2016Optimist Harken Challenge #2 (NorCal Winter #5)1671OptimistSkipper31st / 49
5 Mar 20162015-16 Opti Winter Series #41671OptimistSkipper10th / 23
16 May 20152015 BAYS Summer Series #116951OptimistSkipper25th / 28
11 Apr 2015Optimist Harken Challenge #2 (NorCal Winter #5)16951Green FleetSkipper1st / 22
7 Mar 2015Opti Winter Series #416951OptimistSkipper23rd / 27

Helm rating across all classes: 77, #36,727.Crew rating across all classes: 49. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.