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Sailor · 2009–2026

David Malkin

eyc ORC handicapPHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
48

187 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 10 of 48

Podium rate
35%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (90%: 47%–53%, 650 boats)

Best class ranking
#22

Helm in J/88 · rating 211

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Larry Huibers

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Donald Nicholson & Larry Huibers

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ryan Young

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Denise Bienvenu

Jun 2009 – Mar 2025 · 16 events

Nemesis
Gisela Shaughnessy

6–30 head to head in 36 races

Rival
Tony Moynagh

18–14 in 32 races

Best day
7 Mar 2025

1-1-1 · 2025 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta · about 1 in 53 by chance

Signature result
1st of 17

2025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1 · ORC handicap · 23 Apr 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Larry Huibers — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Denise Bienvenu · Apollo, Convictus Maximus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 6% win rate · 7 of 78 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Mar 2025
  • Donald Nicholson · Apollo, Convictus Maximus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 6% win rate · 7 of 78 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Mar 2025
  • Paul White · Apollo, Convictus Maximus · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2009 – Jun 2019
  • Pete Berridge · Apollo · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 7 of 42 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Kerry Klingler · Apollo · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 32 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Mar 2025
  • Morgan Simmonds · Apollo · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 31 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Mar 2025
  • Koralina McKenna · Godspeed · J/22 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 8th · May 2018 – May 2022
  • James McKenna · Godspeed · J/22 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 8th · May 2018 – May 2022
  • Larry Huibers · Apollo · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 13 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Mar 2025
  • Ryan Young · Apollo · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

-42160362201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 48

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Jul 20262026 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3MI-2J/88Skipper1st / 5
10 Jul 20262026 Boomerang RaceMI2ORC handicapCo-Skipper5th / 11
3 Jun 20262026 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2MI-2J/88Skipper1st / 5
6 May 20262026 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1MI-2J/88Captain1st / 3
23 Jul 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3MI-2ORC handicapSkipper3rd / 19
16 Jul 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2MI-2ORC handicapSkipper9th / 17
23 Apr 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1MI-2ORC handicapSkipper1st / 17
28 Mar 20252025 St. Thomas International RegattaApolloHandicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 7
27 Mar 20252025 St. Thomas Yacht Club - Round The Rocks RaceApolloHandicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 5
6 Mar 20252025 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaApolloHandicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 8
24 Jul 20242024 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3MI-2J/88Skipper1st / 5
12 Jun 20242024 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2MI-2J/88Skipper1st / 5
24 Apr 20242024 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1MI-2ORC handicapOther1st / 13
11 Aug 20232023 Safe Harbor Race WeekendApolloORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 10
26 Jul 20232023 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3MI-2ORC handicapSkipper5th / 14
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleKalevala IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer7th / 14
7 Jun 20232023 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2MI-2ORC handicapSkipper5th / 14
26 Apr 20232023 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1MI-2ORC handicapOther2nd / 14
29 Jun 20222022 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2MI-2ORC handicapSkipper9th / 13
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisGodspeedJ/22Offside trimmer8th / 22
27 Apr 20222022 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1MI-2ORC handicapOther9th / 15
25 Mar 20222022 St. Thomas International RegattaApolloHandicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 7
24 Mar 20222022 St. Thomas Yacht Club - Round The Rocks RaceApolloHandicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 8
13 Aug 20212021 Safe Harbor Race WeekendApolloORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 8
4 Aug 20212021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3MI-2ORC handicapSkipper8th / 12

Crew rating across all classes: 75 (±145), #31,136.Helm rating across all classes: 343 (±160), #7,401. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.