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Sailor · 2015–2025

David Irving

candlewood yacht club Flying ScotFlying Scot ChampionshipFlying Scot Challenger

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Events
13

74 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 3 of 13

Podium rate
54%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (90%: 65%–77%, 155 boats)

Best class ranking
#53

Helm in Flying Scot · rating 350

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Drew Irving

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Drew Irving

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
John Eckart

4–24 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Mark Riefenhauser

15–14 in 29 races

Best day
29 Sep 2023

1-2-1-1-1-1-1 · 2023 Fontelieu One Design Regatta · about 1 in 3,091 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

2024 Fall One Design Regatta · Flying Scot · 5 Oct 2024

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Drew Irving — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Drew Irving · David Irving, NA · Flying Scot 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 23 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Oct 2024
  • Sam Irving · David Irving · Flying Scot, Flying Scot Challenger 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Rick Irving · NA · Flying Scot 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

021843520162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Jun 2025Flying Scot New England District ChampionshipPheeling PhroggyFlying ScotSkipper10th / 16
5 Oct 20242024 Fall One Design RegattaDavid IrvingFlying ScotSkipper1st / 11
16 Aug 2024Flying Scot NERD, Day Sailer Regional - MYC 75th Annual Regatta - Big Boats5295Flying Scot ChampionshipSkipper7th / 12
9 Aug 2024Flying Scot RegattaDavid IrvingFlying ScotSkipper6th / 16
22 Jun 20242024 Flying Scot® North American ChampionshipDavid IrvingFlying Scot ChallengerSkipper3rd / 16
29 Sep 20232023 Fontelieu One Design RegattaDavid IrvingFlying ScotSkipper1st / 8
11 Aug 2023Flying Scot RegattaDavid IrvingFlying ScotSkipper6th / 18
2 Oct 20212021 Fontelieu One Design RegattaNAFlying ScotOther2nd / 12
27 Sep 20192019 Cedar Point One Design RegattaNAFlying ScotSkipper1st / 11
9 Aug 201933rd Annual Flying Scot Fleet 161 Regatta3289Flying Scot ChampionshipSkipper2nd / 10
7 Oct 2017Sixth Annual Roger Punzi Memorial Regatta3289Flying ScotSkipper9th / 13
8 Oct 2016Fifth Annual Roger Punzi Memorial RegattaN/AFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 12
11 Sep 2015Massapoag Yacht Club 66th Annual RegattaStorytellerFlying ScotSkipper6th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 372 (±183), #5,999. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.