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Sailor · 2009–2026

David Christensen

lyc gbca PHRF handicapORC handicapJ/109

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Possibly the same person: Dave Christensen (2023, 2 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
122

427 races · 77 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 21 of 122

Podium rate
59%

72 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 52%–58%, 728 boats)

Best class ranking
#34

Helm in J/109 · rating 174

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jon Tomell

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Todd Carrico & Jon Tomell

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jon Tomell

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Denise Christensen

May 2015 – Aug 2022 · 13 events

Nemesis
Albrecht Goethe

24–127 head to head in 151 races

Rival
Tom Sutton

91–111 in 202 races

Best day
18 May 2024

1-1-1-1-1 · 2024 Shoe Regatta

Signature result
1st of 14

2020 GBCA Chili Chase Regatta · Handicap · 5 Dec 2020

Partnerships · 45 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jon Tomell — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Denise Christensen · Airborne · Handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 15% win rate · 8 of 37 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Aug 2022
  • Bruce Martin · Airborne · ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – May 2026
  • Boyko Delov · Airborne · ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – May 2026
  • David Sullins · Airborne · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 26 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2019 – Nov 2024
  • Todd Carrico · Airborne · ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – May 2026
  • Nishant Krishnan · Airborne · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2022
  • Aaron Brittain · Airborne · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – May 2026
  • Jon Tomell · Airborne · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2026
  • David Warren · Double D's, Double Ds · Flying Scot 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Connor Morris · Airborne · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

-13795327201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 122

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Bay Cup II RegattaTexas RangerJ/105Skipper4th / 6
10 Jun 20262026 Flying Scot North American ChampionshipDouble D'sFlying ScotSkipper13th / 25
16 May 20262026 Shoe RegattaAirborneORC handicapCrew1st / 5
21 Mar 20262026 Club Championship Spring Qualifier (Flying Scot, M15, Sunfish)Double DsFlying ScotCrew5th / 6
8 Nov 20252025 Bay Cup III RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper5th / 7
25 Oct 20252025 J/Fest Southwest RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper2nd / 2
19 Oct 20252025 Sunday Fleet RacesDavid ChristensenFlying ScotSkipper2nd / 2
5 Oct 20252025 Flying Scot Club Championship SeriesDouble DsFlying ScotCrew5th / 7
13 Sep 20252025 Bay Cup II RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper5th / 7
17 May 20252025 Shoe RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper4th / 6
1 Mar 20252025 Bay Cup I RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper3rd / 7
2 Nov 20242024 J/Fest Southwest RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper2nd / 5
5 Oct 20242024 Bay Cup II RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper1st / 8
18 May 20242024 Shoe RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper1st / 5
17 May 20242024 Spring DinghyFestNo FilterFlying ScotSkipper8th / 8
2 Mar 20242024 Bay Cup I RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper6th / 8
7 Oct 20232023 JFEST HANDICAP FLEET AT LYCAirborneORC handicapSkipper1st / 3
20 May 20232023 Shoe RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper1st / 5
4 Mar 20232023 Bay Cup I RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper6th / 9
22 Oct 20222022 J/Fest Southwest RegattaAirborneORC handicapOther2nd / 6
6 Aug 20222022 Bay Cup IIAirborneORC handicapSkipper3rd / 7
14 May 20222022 Shoe RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper1st / 3
5 Mar 20222022 Bay Cup IAirborneORC handicapSkipper3rd / 10
4 Dec 20212021 GBCA Chili Chase RegattaAirborneHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
3 Oct 20212021 J/Fest Southwest RegattaAirborneORC handicapSkipper4th / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 285, #11,410.Crew rating across all classes: -56, #52,186. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.