Sailor · 2018–2026

David Ackroyd

silver wing Handicap ENTERPRISE SOLO

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Events: 15
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 7%
Typically beats: 37%
Best class ranking: #26

Nemesis: Ann Jackson
Best day: 1 Jan 2026
Signature result: 4th of 23

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Claire Ackroyd · 21853, Enterprise, Hei Matau · ENTERPRISE, Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2025
Claire Rebecca · Enteprise · ENTERPRISE 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
Claire Akroyd · Hei Matau · ENTERPRISE 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	SWSC Club Championships 2026	SH	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 23
1 Jan 2026	Salcombe Gin Reagtta Results Fast Handicap 2026	Hei Matau	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 25
1 Jan 2026	TV series 2026	5727	Handicap	Skipper	76th / 114
1 Jan 2025	SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Handicap 2025	Enterprise	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 23
1 Jan 2025	Solo Thames Valley 2025	5727	Handicap	Skipper	65th / 103
1 Jan 2024	SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Enterprise 2024	Enteprise	ENTERPRISE	Skipper	2nd / 3
1 Jan 2023	Solo Thames Valley 2023	5727	Handicap	Skipper	95th / 125
1 Jan 2023	Solo Thames Valley 2023	5727	Handicap	Skipper	52nd / 65
1 Jan 2022	2022 Thames Valley Traveller Series	5727	Handicap	Skipper	47th / 106
1 Jan 2022	SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Morning Fleets 2022	21853	ENTERPRISE	Skipper	7th / 7
1 Jan 2021	SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Enterprise 2021	Hei Matau	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
1 Jan 2020	Solo Open Meeting - Jack Holt Trophy	5727	SOLO	Skipper	14th / 17
1 Jan 2020	Solo Western Area Championships 2020	Ariel	Handicap	Skipper	31st / 34
1 Jan 2019	Enterprise	Hei Matau	ENTERPRISE	Skipper	6th / 9
1 Jan 2018	Medium Handicap	21853	ENTERPRISE	Skipper	6th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	68 provisional	#52990 band 33490–75733	—
ENTERPRISE Helm	-74 provisional	#26 band 23–28	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

SOLO · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -38

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	15 events	0 wins	beats 37%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	28%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chris Nokes	31	24–7
Ann Jackson	28	6–22
Martin Brooking	19	2–17
Phil Bevan	15	0–15
Jane Scutt	15	1–14

Most-beaten opponent: Chris Nokes (24–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	64%
2025	2	50%
2024	1	50%
2023	2	22%
2022	2	28%
2021	1	50%
2020	2	14%
2019	1	38%
2018	1	0%

Boats

5727 · Handicap, SOLO · 6 events · 2020–2026
Hei Matau · Handicap, ENTERPRISE · 3 events · 2019–2026
21853 · ENTERPRISE · 2 events · 2018–2022
SH · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Enterprise · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Enteprise · ENTERPRISE · 1 events · 2024
Ariel · Handicap · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Salcombe Yacht Club · 5 events
NSCA · 4 events
Unknown · 2 events
Silverwing SC · 1 events
Silverwing Sailing Club · 1 events
Salcombe Gin - 2019 Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 68, #52,990. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.