Sailor · 2015–2026

David Provan

rcyc PHRF handicap Albacore Handicap

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Events: 17
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 18%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #31

Longest-running crew: Rob Paterson
Nemesis: Barney Harris
Rival: Jeff Krause
Best day: 10 Jun 2017
Signature result: 3rd of 25

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Rob Paterson · Shifty · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2019 – May 2024
Andre Meurer · Shifty · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2019 – Jun 2023
Gordo Cook · Shifty · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – May 2024
Connolly Aziz · Shifty · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2019 – May 2024
Hamish Matthew · Shifty · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2019 – Jul 2022
Allison Boyd · Shifty · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jun 2023
Will Gyles · Shifty · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2022
Jen Provan · Shifty · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2019 – Jul 2021
Caroline Kaars Sijpesteijn · Shifty · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2021 – Jun 2022
Magnus Clarke · Shifty · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2022 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	SUSAN HOOD TROPHY RACE - Shadow Scoring - NA PHRF Plus - Random 12 kts	SHIFTY	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 10
13 Jul 2025	2025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario Championship	n/a	Albacore	Skipper	6th / 31
5 Oct 2024	Commodore's Cruise	Shifty	PHRF handicap	Skipper	13th / 19
31 May 2024	2024 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Shifty	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 13
30 Sep 2023	Commodore's Cruise/Last Mast Blast	Shifty	Handicap	Skipper	16th / 18
2 Jun 2023	2023 Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHG	Shifty	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 12
1 Oct 2022	Commodore's Cruise/Last Mast Blast	Shifty	Handicap	Skipper	17th / 18
16 Jul 2022	2022 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Race Presented by driveHG	Shifty	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
3 Jun 2022	2022 Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHG	Shifty	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 8
30 Jul 2021	2021 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Shifty	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	9th / 9
10 Jul 2021	2021 Lake Ontario 300 / 600 Challenge	Shifty	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	7th / 7
13 Jul 2019	2019 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	Shifty	IRC handicap	Other	4th / 7
31 May 2019	2019 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Shifty	IRC handicap	Other	3rd / 7
10 Jun 2018	2018 Lake Skiff Sailing Association Regatta	8149	Albacore	Other	15th / 23
10 Jun 2017	2017 Lake Skiff Sailing Association Regatta & Ontario Albacore Championships	8149	Albacore	Other	3rd / 25
20 Mar 2015	Michelob Light One Design Midwinter Regatta	8149	Albacore	Skipper	26th / 39
19 Mar 2015	2015 Albacore International Championship	8149	Albacore	Skipper	27th / 44

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	77 provisional	#37752 band 21687–58369	—
Albacore Helm	103 provisional	#31 band 21–42	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	17 events	0 wins	beats 40%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Rush Chairman (2)

How they race

Closer	−16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	62%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	40%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Barney Harris	29	1–28
Jeff Krause	29	16–13
Darren Monster	28	5–23
Michael Williamson	27	17–10
Christine Kelly	25	8–17
Paul Clifford	25	3–22
James Stanley	23	3–20
Chris Gorton	20	6–14
Chris Maslowski	19	16–3
Pasquale Leone	18	3–15
Judy Armstrong	17	0–17
Jeremy Rook	17	5–12

Most-beaten opponent: Nicholas Allen (15–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	78%
2025	1	83%
2024	2	33%
2023	2	20%
2022	3	31%
2021	2	0%
2019	2	58%
2018	1	36%
2017	1	92%
2015	2	37%

Boats

SHIFTY · Handicap, PHRF handicap, IRC handicap · 12 events · 2019–2026
8149 · Albacore · 4 events · 2015–2018
n/a · Albacore · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 8 events
Toronto, ON · 3 events
Sarasota, FL · 2 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
North American Destination Racers · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 77, #37,752. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.