Sailor · 2015–2026

David Whitcroft

california yc Handicap ORC handicap Farr 40 Some links uncertain

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 28%

Most successful partnership: William Tetrick
Best trio: William Tetrick & Rich Festa
Biggest lift: William Tetrick
Longest-running crew: Jeff Shenton
Nemesis: Mick Shlens
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 55 sailors

Most successful partnership: William Tetrick — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Jeff Shenton · Euphio, Foil, Trouble · Farr 40, Handicap, Viper 640 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2019 – Jul 2021
William Tetrick · Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day/Bretwalda · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Aug 2026
Rich Festa · Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day/Bretwalda · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Aug 2026
Gabriel Ferramola · Euphio, Trouble · Handicap, Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2019 – Jul 2021
Antonio Festa · Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day/Bretwalda · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Aug 2026
Sheri Sanders · Foil · Farr 40 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2019
Melia Grasska · Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day/Bretwalda · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2022 – Jun 2022
Allie Blecher · Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day/Bretwalda · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2022 – Jun 2022
Tom Camp · Trouble · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2021
Mary Stuyvesant · Groundhog Day, Groundhog Day/Bretwalda · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2022 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Aug 2026	2026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)	Groundhog Day	PHRF handicap	Leeward Runner	1st / 5
2 Jun 2022	2022 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300	Groundhog Day	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 6
25 Feb 2022	2022 Islands Race	Groundhog Day/Bretwalda	ORC handicap	Leeward Runner	3rd / 4
13 Jul 2021	2021 Transpac Honolulu Race	Trouble	Handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	4th / 5
2 Oct 2019	2019 Farr 40 World Championship	Foil	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 14
28 Sep 2019	2019 Farr 40 Pre-Worlds Regatta	Foil	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 13
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Trouble	Handicap	Mast	11th / 11
15 Mar 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Euphio	Viper 640	Other	13th / 14
25 May 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Kurranulla	IRC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	6th / 10
26 Dec 2015	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015	Climate Action Now	Handicap	Crew	13th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-154 provisional	#60375 band 52293–63841	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Farr 40 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating -85
Viper 640 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -159

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	10 events	1 wins	beats 30%

Positions: Leeward Runner (2) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1) · Mast (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Drew Freides	16	1–15
Rick Goebel	16	1–15
Barrington Darcy	16	12–4
Wolfgang Schaefer	16	1–15
Jeff Carter	16	1–15
Mick Shlens	16	0–16
Martin Meerhoff	16	7–9
Zoltan Katinszky	16	7–9
Chris Way	16	1–15
John Seitz	13	11–2

Most-beaten opponent: John Seitz (11–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2022	2	0	17%
2021	1	0	25%
2019	4	0	16%
2018	1	0	44%
2015	1	0	37%

Boats

Groundhog Day · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2022–2026
Trouble · Handicap · 2 events · 2019–2021
Foil · Farr 40 · 2 events · 2019
Groundhog Day/Bretwalda · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022
Euphio · Viper 640 · 1 events · 2019
Kurranulla · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2018
Climate Action Now · Handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Walnut, CA, USA · 2 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 2 events
San Pedro, CA, USA · 1 events
California, USA · 1 events
Corona del Mar, CA, USA · 1 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -154, #60,375. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.