Sailor · 2014–2026

Dave Rumsey

ryc Melges 15 J/70

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 14%
Best class ranking: #361

Longest-running crew: Lydelle Rumsey
Nemesis: Billy Farmer
Signature result: 8th of 11

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Lydelle Rumsey · I have no brakes!, I Have No Brakes!, No Brakes · Melges 15 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 16 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2025 – Aug 2026
Doug Weatherby · Late Life Crisis · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 35th · Mar 2014 – Mar 2014
Corbo Corbishley · Late Life Crisis · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 35th · Mar 2014 – Mar 2014

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Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Aug 2026	2026 RYC Tuesday One Design Series - Fall	No Brakes	Melges 15	Skipper	8th / 11
11 Jul 2026	2026 Melges 15 Firecracker Regatta	No Brakes	Melges 15	Skipper	10th / 12
23 Jun 2026	2026 RYC Tuesday One Design Series - Summer	No Brakes	Melges 15	Skipper	12th / 12
12 May 2026	2026 RYC Tuesday One Design Series - Spring	No Brakes	Melges 15	Skipper	10th / 10
11 Jul 2025	Melges 15 Firecracker Regatta	I Have No Brakes!	Melges 15	Skipper	20th / 21
7 May 2025	2025 RYC Tuesday One Design Series	I have no brakes!	Melges 15	Skipper	13th / 17
7 Mar 2014	2014 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Late Life Crisis	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	35th / 40

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Melges 15 Helm	-17 provisional	#361 band 248–455	−11.5
Full-size sailing Helm	71 provisional	#38806 band 22548–59190	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -51
Full-size sailing · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -51

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 13%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 13%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Billy Farmer	16	1–15
Isaac Aymerich	15	6–9
Conner Shumway	14	10–4
Jimmy Barnash	14	1–13
Jeff Sullivan	13	1–12

Most-beaten opponent: Conner Shumway (10–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	12%
2025	2	15%
2014	1	13%

Boats

No Brakes · Melges 15 · 4 events · 2026
I Have No Brakes! · Melges 15 · 2 events · 2025
Late Life Crisis · J/70 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Rochester, NY · 6 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 71, #38,806.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -51. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.