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Sailor · 2005–2026

David Sullivan

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Events
92

297 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 10 of 92

Podium rate
32%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–46%, 1,914 boats)

Best class ranking
#71

Helm in C Scow · rating 201

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Jeff Mitchell

+49 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Andrea Sullivan

Aug 2007 – May 2024 · 9 events

Nemesis
Kent Haeger

12–104 head to head in 116 races

Rival
Cullen Barr

35–46 in 81 races

Best day
23 Jul 2009

28-25-5-6-11-21-11 · 2009 ILYA Class X Championship (senior fleet) — X Boat

Signature result
1st of 24

PYC Fellowship Race Series 2017 · PHRF handicap · 2 Apr 2017

Partnerships · 40 sailors

  • Andrea Sullivan · Breakaway, BREAKAWAY III, Breakaway LBYC · C Scow, Handicap, X Boat 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 52 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2007 – May 2024
  • Erin Sullivan · Breakaway, Emily Louise · C Scow, X Boat 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 44 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2009 – May 2020
  • Bridget Sullivan · Barr-Crawler, Breakaway, David Sullivan, Unzipped · C Scow 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 15 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Bridget Smith · Breakaway, Breakaway LBYC, Bridget Smith, Speed machine III · C Scow 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 15th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2023
  • John Sullivan · BREAKAWAY, Emily Louise · C Scow 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – May 2020
  • Jeff Mitchell · Tiger Niles · Handicap, Shark 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Sep 2021
  • Michael Barr · Barr-Crawler · C Scow 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Peter Aker · Tiger Niles · Handicap, Shark 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Sep 2021
  • Curtis Jazwiecki · Narley Melgeson, Viva Las Vegas · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2011 – Feb 2016
  • David Roy · Wandrian · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

-126552362006200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 92

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Jul 20262026 ILYA C Scow Invitational RegattaBreakawayC ScowSkipper21st / 34
6 Jun 20264599 MIR C RegattaBaby Boy!C ScowSkipper15th / 21
14 May 20262026 LBYC C Scow SailingDavid SullivanC ScowSkipper29th / 33
13 Sep 20242024 C Blue ChipBarr-CrawlerC ScowCrew14th / 27
1 Aug 20242024 C-WYAUnzippedC ScowCrew25th / 45
18 Jul 20242024 ILYA C Scow Invitational RegattaUnzippedC ScowCrew20th / 52
16 May 2024LYC Tune-Up Regatta 2024Barr-CrawlerC ScowCrew6th / 17
14 May 20242024 LBYC C Scow SailingBreakawayC ScowSkipper2nd / 34
22 Sep 20232023 Nan Norris C ChallengeDavid SullivanC ScowSkipper19th / 22
15 Sep 20232023 C Blue ChipBarr-CrawlerC ScowCrew2nd / 26
15 Aug 20232023 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaSpeed Machine IIIC ScowSkipper15th / 42
3 Aug 2023WYA 2023 C ChampionshipUnzippedC ScowCrew52nd / 61
20 Jul 20232023 ILYA C InvitationalBreakawayC ScowCrew25th / 38
9 Jul 20232023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceWandrianPHRF handicapOther6th / 8
23 Sep 20222022 Nan Norris Beulah C Challenge (4552)Bridget SmithC ScowCrew15th / 15
16 Aug 20222022 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaBreakawayC ScowSkipper32nd / 47
4 Aug 20222022 WYA C Scow ChampionshipSpeed machine IIIC ScowSkipper49th / 65
16 May 20222022 LBYC C Scow SailingBreakawayC ScowSkipper30th / 30
25 Sep 20212021 Homecomers RegattaTiger NilesSharkPit4th / 32
14 May 20212021 LBYC C Scow SailingBreakawayC ScowSkipper31st / 34
17 Oct 20202020 Peninsula Cup RegattaLegs A ShakinPHRF handicapSkipper14th / 15
11 Sep 202020th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaLeggsHandicapSkipper1st / 3
23 May 20202020 LBYC Championship SeriesEmily LouiseC ScowSkipper12th / 28
23 May 20202020 LBYC Sunday SeriesEmily LouiseC ScowSkipper12th / 27
22 May 20202020 LBYC Saturday SeriesEmily LouiseC ScowSkipper16th / 26

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 235, #16,441.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 35, #39,238. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.