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Sailor · 2009–2025

David Dempsey

bic IC37J/109Melges 32

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Events
40

280 races · 53 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 9 of 40

Podium rate
35%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 65%–71%, 616 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Crew in IC37 · rating 472

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Charlie Smythe

8 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 89% win rate

Best trio
Charlie Smythe & Drew Freides

8 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Marcus Eagan

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Adrian Begley

May 2014 – Jun 2023 · 8 events

Nemesis
David Rosow

11–46 head to head in 57 races

Rival
Carl Olsson

34–35 in 69 races

Best day
16 Jul 2018

4-1-1-6-5-DNF-6-2-3-1-1-2 · NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex

Signature result
1st of 18

Melges IC37 National Championship · IC37 · 16 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Charlie Smythe — 8 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 89% win rate
  • Drew Freides · Pacific Yankee, RUSH · IC37, ORC handicap 10events 8 wins together · 9 podiums · 80% win rate · 33 of 81 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Sep 2024
  • Bill Ruh · Pacific Yankee, RUSH · IC37 10events 7 wins together · 8 podiums · 70% win rate · 28 of 82 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2021
  • Charlie Smythe · Pacific Yankee · IC37, ORC handicap 9events 8 wins together · 8 podiums · 89% win rate · 31 of 69 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Sep 2024
  • Adrian Begley · Mad Dogs, Mad Dogs & Englishmen · J/109 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 57 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2023
  • Rick Merriman · Pacific Yankee, SDYC · IC37 8events 6 wins together · 6 podiums · 75% win rate · 23 of 64 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2025
  • Jen Begley · Mad Dogs, Mad Dogs & Englishmen · J/109 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 57 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2023
  • Marcus Eagan · Pacific Yankee · IC37, ORC handicap 7events 7 wins together · 7 podiums · 100% win rate · 27 of 49 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Patrick Schoonveld · Mad Dogs, Mad Dogs & Englishmen · J/109 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 51 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2022
  • Michael Gutshall · Mad Dogs, Mad Dogs & Englishmen · J/109 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 41 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jun 2023
  • Gary Payne · Mad Dogs, Mad Dogs & Englishmen · J/109 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 44 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2014 – Jul 2016

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

Rating history

-270195659201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendSDYCIC37Bow6th / 19
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipSDYCIC37Bow11th / 26
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPacific YankeeORC handicapOther1st / 9
2 Jul 2024Wednesday Night Racing SeriesD. Dempsey Racing420Skipper11th / 21
11 Aug 20232023 Safe Harbor Race WeekendNew York Yacht ClubIC37Other4th / 8
8 Jul 20232023 Newport RegattaNYYC IC Team (Gamecock)IC37Other7th / 12
27 Jun 2023Wednesday Night Series RacingDempsey Racing420Skipper16th / 25
3 Jun 20232023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatMad Dogs & EnglishmenJ/109Other2nd / 14
4 Jun 20222022 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatMad Dogs & EnglishmenJ/109Other2nd / 13
1 Oct 20212021 IC37 North American ChampionshipPacific YankeeIC37Other6th / 17
7 Aug 20212021 Pequot Invitational RegattaEmoticonJ/109Tactician5th / 11
16 Jul 2021Melges IC37 National ChampionshipPacific YankeeIC37Other1st / 18
10 Jul 20212021 Newport RegattaPacific YankeeIC37Autopilot1st / 18
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaPacific YankeeIC37Other1st / 16
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaPacific YankeeIC37Other1st / 13
24 Jan 20202019/2020 Melges IC37 Winter Series - Lauderdale CupPacific YankeeIC37Other1st / 6
22 Nov 20192019/2020 Melges IC37 Winter Series - Fall CupPacific YankeeIC37Other1st / 5
27 Sep 20192019 Melges IC37 National ChampionshipRUSHIC37Bow4th / 20
15 Jul 2019175th NYYC Anniversary RegattaRUSHIC37Bow3rd / 21
11 Oct 20182018 J 109 North American ChampionshipEmoticonJ/109Tactician7th / 20
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexPacific YankeeIC37Other1st / 12
1 Jun 20182018 Cedar Point One Design RegattaCleoJ/109Alternate11th / 17
12 Aug 201734th Annual Hal Madison Yacht RaceBI Club Colgate #4HandicapSkipper1st / 3
7 Jul 20172017 Newport RegattaSurgeJ/70Other18th / 29
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekEmoticonJ/109Tactician6th / 21

Crew rating across all classes: 659, #398.Helm rating across all classes: -14, #54,404. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.