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Sailor · 2000–2019

David Pescud

cyca HandicapIRC handicap

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Events
18

18 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
17%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 46%–54%, 426 boats)

Most successful partnership
Robert Speedy

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Kim Jaggar & Harold Mirlieb

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Harold Mirlieb

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mark Thomson

Dec 2002 – Dec 2014 · 7 events

Nemesis
Peter Rodgers

5–7 head to head in 12 races

Signature result
1st of 21

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2000 · Handicap · 26 Dec 2000

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Robert Speedy — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • kirk Watson · Aspect, Faceboat Sailors with disABILITIES, Kaz, KAZ · Handicap, IRC handicap 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2013
  • Mark Thomson · Aspect, Faceboat Sailors with disABILITIES, Kaz, Sailors with disAbilities · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2014
  • Kim Jaggar · Aspect, Aspect Computing, Kaz, KAZ · Handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2000 – Dec 2006
  • John Hearne · Kaz, KAZ, Sailors With disABILITIES, Sailors With Disabilities · Handicap, IRC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2003 – Dec 2010
  • Jason Natherson · Aspect Computing, Kaz, Sailors with disAbilities, Sailors With Disabilities · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2001 – Dec 2012
  • Philip Thompson · Aspect, Aspect Computing, Kaz, KAZ · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2001 – Dec 2004
  • Anne Lawrence · Kayle - Sailors with disAbilities, Kaz, Sailors with disAbilities, Sailors With disABILITIES · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2005 – Dec 2015
  • Allan Grundy · Aspect Computing, Kaz, Sailors With Disabilities · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2001 – Dec 2009
  • Chris Warren · Aspect, KAZ · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 7th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2003
  • Robert Speedy · Faceboat Sailors with disABILITIES, Sailors With disABILITIES · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2007 – Dec 2013

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

Rating history

-303362001200420072010201320162019Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2019Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019SWD KayleHandicapSkipper18th / 29
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Kayle - Sailors with disAbilitiesHandicapOwner11th / 20
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014Sailors with disAbilitiesIRC handicapSkipper47th / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013Faceboat Sailors with disABILITIESHandicapCrew7th / 16
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013Faceboat Sailors with disABILITIESHandicapNavigator7th / 16
26 Dec 2012Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012Sailors with disAbilitiesHandicapSkipper16th / 16
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010Wot EvaIRC handicapSkipper54th / 68
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009Sailors With DisabilitiesHandicapSkipper7th / 17
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008Sailors With DisabilitiesHandicapSkipper6th / 21
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007Sailors With disABILITIESHandicapOwner1st / 16
26 Dec 2006Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006Sailors With DisabilitiesHandicapSkipper18th / 18
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005KazHandicapSkipper5th / 23
26 Dec 2004Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004KazHandicapSkipper8th / 20
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003KAZHandicapCrew7th / 10
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003KAZHandicapSkipper7th / 10
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002AspectHandicapSkipper9th / 16
26 Dec 2001Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2001Aspect ComputingHandicapSkipper2nd / 16
26 Dec 2000Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2000AspectHandicapSkipper1st / 21

Helm rating across all classes: -30, #59,206.Crew rating across all classes: 19. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.