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Sailor · 2016–2026

Dave Penfield

hyannis yacht club LaserILCALaser Full Rig

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Events
64

477 races · 46 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 4 of 64

Podium rate
22%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (90%: 66%–70%, 1,644 boats)

Best class ranking
#112

Helm in Laser · rating 465

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Peter Shope

18–199 head to head in 217 races

Rival
Bill Dickey

69–62 in 131 races

Best day
1 Jun 2023

2-1-1-2-5-1-1-2-1-1-1-1 · 2023 One Design Summer Series · about 1 in 1,003,620 by chance

Signature result
1st of 22

2023 One Design Summer Series · Lasers · 31 May 2023

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Dave Penfield.

Rating history

026052020172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Jul 20262026 ILCA North American Masters Championship RegattaTouch of greyLaserSkipper17th / 39
27 Jun 20262026 ILCA Open Championship of Buzzards Bay John Bentley Memorial RegattaTouch of GrayILCASkipper7th / 34
11 Jun 20262026 Buzzards Laser Regatta225599LaserSkipper3rd / 15
3 Feb 20262026 ILCA Masters Midwinters EastTouch of GrayLaserSkipper17th / 47
30 Jan 20262026 ILCA FL MastersTouch of GrayLaserSkipper19th / 31
5 Dec 2025ILCA District 13 Championship 2025Touch of GrayLaserSkipper10th / 20
6 Sep 2025New England Masters Championship 2025217505ILCASkipper17th / 26
10 Aug 20252025 SHYC Laser RegattaTouch of GrayLaserSkipper3rd / 23
2 Aug 20252025 NBYC Annual Regatta and Buzzards Bay ILCA Masters ChampionshipTouch of GrayILCASkipper4th / 17
26 Jul 20252025 Hyannis Yacht Club RegattaTouch of GrayLaserSkipper4th / 14
19 Jul 20252025 ILCA Masters Atlantic Coast Championship RegattaTouch of GrayLaserSkipper8th / 37
5 Jul 20252025 Hyannis Yacht Club Annual ChampionshipTouch of GrayLaserSkipper2nd / 8
28 Jun 20252025 ILCA Open Championship of Buzzards Bay John Bentley Memorial Regatta District 7 Grand Prix EventDave PenfieldILCASkipper4th / 19
14 Jun 20252025 Buzzards Laser Regatta217505LaserSkipper3rd / 11
25 Feb 20252025 ILCA Masters Midwinters EastTouch of GreyLaserSkipper14th / 52
21 Feb 20252025 Laser MastersTOUCH OF GREYLaser Full RigSkipper18th / 32
19 Sep 20242024 ILCA USA Masters RegattaTouch of GreyLaserSkipper22nd / 42
14 Sep 2024New England Masters Championship 2024217505LaserSkipper6th / 30
9 Aug 2024ILCA District 7 ChampionshipsTouch of GreyLaserSkipper6th / 26
2 Aug 20242024 Buzzards Bay ILCA Masters Championship at The New Bedford Yacht Club Annual RegattaTouch of GreyILCASkipper5th / 20
26 Jul 2024Hyannis Yacht Club Regatta 2024Touch of GreyLaserSkipper1st / 12
4 Jul 20242024 Hyannis Yacht Club Inaugural ChampionshipTouch of GreyLaserSkipper1st / 3
22 Jun 2024Laser June 22 Regatta7505LaserSkipper2nd / 10
17 May 20242024 ILCA Masters Atlantic Coast Championship RegattaTouch of GreyLaserSkipper12th / 22
26 Feb 20242024 ILCA Masters Midwinters EastTouch of GreyLaserSkipper16th / 47

Helm rating across all classes: 498 (±115), #2,249. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.