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Sailor · 2004–2026

David Swete

rhkyc IRC handicapHandicapJ/70 Some links uncertain

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Events
37

162 races · 41 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 7 of 37

Podium rate
38%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 40%–44%, 2,190 boats)

Best class ranking
#500

Crew in J/70 · rating 251

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Robert Salthouse

3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Gavin Brady & Chris Cowan

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Matt Kelway

+59 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Karl Kwok

Dec 2013 – Jul 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Rayco Tabares

1–13 head to head in 14 races

Best day
13 Sep 2020

1-1-3 · 2020 J/70 UK Class National Championships

Signature result
2nd of 128

Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series) · IRC handicap · 24 May 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Robert Salthouse — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Gavin Brady · Alive, Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Gavin Brady · Handicap, IRC handicap, Match racing, ORC handicap 12events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 30 of 57 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−49 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2013 – Jan 2025
  • Karl Kwok · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL, Team Beau Geste · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 11events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 27% win rate · 23 of 41 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2013 – Jul 2025
  • Chris Cowan · Alive, BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL, Invisible Hand · Handicap, IRC handicap, Match racing, Pac52 9events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 20 of 31 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jul 2025
  • Ryan Houston · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, BEAU IDEAL · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 8 of 15 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2013 – Jul 2025
  • Matt Kelway · Beau Geste, Invisible Hand, Team Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 19 of 34 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+59 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Sep 2018
  • David Brooke · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, Invisible Hand, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 20 of 36 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+59 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Aug 2023
  • Robert Salthouse · Beau Geste, Invisible Hand, Team Beau Geste, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 19 of 33 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+58 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Nick Egnot-Johnson · Alive, BEAU IDEAL · Handicap, IRC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 55th · Dec 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Suzy Peters · BEAU IDEAL · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 55th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Matthew Humphries · Beau Geste, BEAU GESTE, TEAM BEAU GESTE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 16 of 28 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+54 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2017 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

031562920052008201120142017202020232026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Oct 2026J/70 Cup 2026 - Event 4 Porto Cervo - Italian ChampionshipOne More TimeJ/70Crew6th / 18
20 Jun 2026Round Ireland RaceSUNRISEIRC handicapCo-skipper32nd / 45
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceBEAU IDEALIRC handicapCrew369th / 380
19 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25BEAU IDEALHandicapCrew69th / 240
19 Jul 2025Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU IDEALIRC handicapCrew55th / 57
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)BEAU IDEALIRC handicapCrew158th / 162
24 May 2025Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)SUNRISEIRC handicapCrew2nd / 128
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceSUMMER STORM 52IRC handicapCrew1st / 53
9 Jan 2025WMRT Macao Match Cup 2025True Blue RacingMatch racingCrew4th / 2
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024AliveIRC handicapCrew57th / 78
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexSummer Storm 52TP52Grinder3rd / 4
14 Dec 2023WMRT Final - Shenzhen Baoan Cup 2023Gavin BradyMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
6 Oct 2023Bermuda Gold Cup 2023Gavin BradyMatch racingCrew6th / 2
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023BEAU GESTEHandicapCrew1st / 15
21 Jul 2023Rolex Fastnet RaceSUNRISE IIIIRC handicapCrew349th / 358
7 Jul 2023Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2023KatabaticCape 31Crew3rd / 6
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022SunriseIRC handicapCrew25th / 91
15 Sep 2022RTYC Annual RegattaKataBaticCape 31Crew4th / 17
25 Aug 2022Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend IRC European Championship 2022KataBaticHandicapCrew6th / 18
1 Apr 202249th BVI Spring RegattaThe Hawk ~ Sunrise 3HandicapOther2nd / 5
19 Sep 20202020 Royal Southern Summer Series – Land Union September RegattaJunoIRC handicapFoil Trimmer2nd / 16
11 Sep 20202020 J/70 UK Class National ChampionshipsJeepsterJ/70Other1st / 22
8 Aug 20202020 Charity Cup RegattaLightfootJ/70Other7th / 18
13 Sep 20182018 Rolex Big Boat SeriesInvisible HandPac52Grinder1st / 4
14 Jul 2018The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds 2018TEAM BEAU GESTEHandicapCrew1st / 9

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 497, #1,701. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.