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Sailor · 2000–2022

David Blanchfield

cyca IRC handicapHandicapORC handicap Some links uncertain

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Events
22

35 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 22

Podium rate
27%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (90%: 63%–68%, 941 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Geoff Ross

+33 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Geoff Ross

Dec 2000 – Dec 2009 · 7 events

Nemesis
Bruce Taylor

6–7 head to head in 13 races

Best day
10 Sep 2009

1-1 · 2009 Rolex Big Boat Series and Rolex US-IRC National Championship · about 1 in 7 by chance

Signature result
5th of 75

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2008

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Geoff Ross · Yendys · Handicap, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2000 – Dec 2009
  • Will Oxley · Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail, Yendys · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2010
  • Grant Simmer · InfoTrack, Perpetual Loyal, Yendys · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2000 – Dec 2017
  • Robert Salthouse · Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail, Yendys · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2007 – Dec 2010
  • Sean Kirkjian · Yendys · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 6th · Dec 2005 – Dec 2007
  • Peter Stoneberg · SHADOW EXTREME 40, Shadow X, ShadowX · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Mar 2021
  • Paddy Broughton · Yendys · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Dec 2000 – Dec 2003
  • Matt Kelway · Giacomo · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2013 – Dec 2014
  • Warwick Rooklyn · Merit Navigator, Yendys · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 5th · Dec 2002 – Dec 2008
  • Christian Beck · InfoTrack · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017

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

Rating history

-29519120012004200720102013201620192022Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2022Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022MoneypennyIRC handicapCrew8th / 91
30 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaLOKIORC handicapOther2nd / 9
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesFeatherORC handicapBow5th / 8
27 Mar 20212021 - Round the RocksSHADOW EXTREME 40HandicapSkipper7th / 8
20 Mar 2021BIG DADDY 2021ShadowXHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
26 Dec 2017Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017InfoTrackIRC handicapCrew43rd / 81
14 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesShadow XHandicapFloater2nd / 2
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015Perpetual LoyalIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
5 Jul 20152015 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceOakcliff Farr 40-BlueIRC handicapWatch Captain4th / 6
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014GiacomoIRC handicapCrew82nd / 91
26 Dec 2013Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013GiacomoIRC handicapCrew21st / 76
26 Dec 2010Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010Rodd & Gunn WedgetailIRC handicapCrew6th / 68
26 Dec 2009Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009YendysIRC handicapCrew28th / 77
10 Sep 20092009 Rolex Big Boat Series and Rolex US-IRC National ChampionshipVincitoreTP52Other1st / 5
11 Apr 20092009 Fort Lauderdale to Charleston RaceVanquishIRC handicapOther3rd / 6
26 Dec 2008Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008YendysIRC handicapCrew5th / 75
26 Dec 2007Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007YendysIRC handicapCrew7th / 65
26 Dec 2006Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006YendysIRC handicapCrew6th / 59
26 Dec 2005Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005YendysIRC handicapCrew12th / 62
26 Dec 2003Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003YendysHandicapCrew3rd / 7
26 Dec 2002Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002Merit NavigatorIRC handicapCrew34th / 38
26 Dec 2000Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2000YendysHandicapCrew4th / 39

Crew rating across all classes: 191 (±205), #15,870.Helm rating across all classes: 10 (±239). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.