Sailor · 2017–2024

David Normandin

dpyc PHRF handicap ORC handicap Handicap

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Events: 20
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 45%
Typically beats: 58%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: John Taylor
Biggest lift: John Taylor
Longest-running crew: John Taylor
Rival: Brian Werner
Best day: 12 Mar 2022
Signature result: 6th of 38

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Taylor — 3 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 30% win rate

John Taylor · Freedom, FREEDOM · Handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 30% win rate · 22 of 44 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+52 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Mar 2022
James Bill · Senara · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
James Liebl · Senara · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Eamonn deLisser · Senara · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Telmo Basterra · Senara · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Phil Fleming · Senara · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Feb 2024
Steve Malowney · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2020 – Mar 2020
Peter Frost · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2020 – Mar 2020
Ed Cabassa · Senara · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Feb 2024
Jed Olenick · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2020 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Dec 2024	2024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht Race	Senara	ORC handicap	Helm	6th / 7
22 Feb 2024	2024 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Senara	ORC handicap	Helm	4th / 7
11 Jan 2024	2024 Nassau Cup Ocean Race	Senara	ORC handicap	Helm	2nd / 6
12 Mar 2022	2022 Dana Point Series	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 19
25 Feb 2022	2022 Islands Race	Volpe	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 4
24 Jul 2021	2021 Dana Point Fall Mini-Series	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
22 Mar 2021	2021 NHYC Cabo Race	Sapphire Knight	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 4
13 Mar 2021	2021 Dana Point Spring Mini-Series	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
24 Oct 2020	2020 Dana Point Harbor Championships	Freedom	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 12
8 Aug 2020	2020 Dana Point Fall Mini-Series	FREEDOM	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
5 Mar 2020	2020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Runaway	ORC handicap	Other	7th / 7
21 Feb 2020	2020 Islands Race	Runaway	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 4
11 Jan 2020	2020 Dana Point Spring Mini-Series	FREEDOM	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
19 Oct 2019	2019 Dana Point Harbor Championships	FREEDOM	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 11
20 Jul 2019	2019 Dana Point Fall Mini-Series	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
6 Jul 2019	2019 Seal Beach to Dana Point Race	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 38
13 Apr 2019	25th Annual SSYC/DPYC Ensenada Tune-Up Regatta	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	9th / 25
12 Jan 2019	2019 Dana Point Spring Mini-Series	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
14 Apr 2018	24th Annual SSYC/DPYC Ensenada Tune-Up Race	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	10th / 19
8 Jul 2017	49th Annual Seal Beach to Dana Point Race	Freedom	PHRF handicap	Skipper	29th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	335 provisional	#7842 band 4850–12170	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 7 races, 7 events · rating -141

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	13 events	3 wins	beats 72%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 21%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−25 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	57%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Brian Werner	39	23–16
Ed Kooij	15	8–7
Rich Bennett	14	12–2
Dennis Swift	13	10–3
Jeremy Quinton	13	9–4

Most-beaten opponent: Rich Bennett (12–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	3	0	49%
2022	2	0	36%
2021	3	1	56%
2020	5	1	52%
2019	5	1	73%
2018	1	0	50%
2017	1	0	18%

Boats

Freedom · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 13 events · 2017–2022
Senara · ORC handicap · 3 events · 2024
Runaway · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2020
Volpe · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022
Sapphire Knight · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Dana Point, CA · 12 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 3 events
Newport Beach, CA, USA · 1 events
Dana Point , CA · 1 events
Palm Beach, FL, USA · 1 events
FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 335 (±138), #7,842.Crew rating across all classes: -141 (±214). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.