Sailor · 2010–2024

David Leon

pcyc IRC handicap PHRF handicap J/70

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Events: 17
Win rate: 18%
Podium rate: 53%
Typically beats: 35%

Most successful partnership: Paul Sandiford
Best trio: Paul Sandiford & Gayle Gray
Biggest lift: Gayle Gray
Longest-running crew: Paul Sandiford
Nemesis: Edward Werner
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Paul Sandiford — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate

Gayle Gray · IMXtreme · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 23% win rate · 3 of 19 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+59 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jul 2021
Keith Riley · IMXtreme · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 12 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+45 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jul 2021
Joe MacDonald · IMXtreme, TYKE · IRC handicap, J/24 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jul 2017
Paul Sandiford · 7th Heaven, IMXtreme, Nanuk · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 9events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jan 2024
Dave Read · IMXtreme, TYKE · IRC handicap, J/24, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 23 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – May 2019
Boyd Taylor · IMXtreme, Nanuk · Handicap, IRC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jan 2019
Rhonda Joyce · IMXtreme · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jul 2021
Ron Statler · IMXtreme · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2019 – Jul 2021
Matthew Behr · IMXtreme · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Caroline HANSEN · 7th Heaven · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Jan 2024	2023/2024 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	7th Heaven	J/70	Other	43rd / 48
30 Jul 2021	2021 Susan Hood Trophy Race	IMXtreme	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 9
31 May 2019	2019 Susan Hood Trophy Race	IMXtreme	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 7
28 Jan 2019	2019 Grenada Sailing Week	Nanuk	Handicap	Other	8th / 9
14 Jul 2018	2018 Lake Ontario 300/600 Challenge	IMXtreme	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 7
15 Jul 2017	2017 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge presented by driveHG	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Helm	3rd / 5
2 Jun 2017	2017 Susan Hood Trophy Race presented by driveHG	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Helm	4th / 7
9 Sep 2016	2016 driveHG.ca J/24 North American Championship Regatta	TYKE	J/24	Skipper	43rd / 46
3 Jun 2016	2016 Susan Hood Trophy Race	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Helm	1st / 6
29 May 2015	2015 Susan Hood Trophy Race	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Helm	6th / 9
12 Jul 2014	2014 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Other	3rd / 6
30 May 2014	2014 Susan Hood Trophy Race	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Other	2nd / 3
13 Jul 2013	2013 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Other	1st / 11
28 Jul 2012	2012 Youngstown Level Regatta	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Other	3rd / 9
21 Jul 2012	2012 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Other	2nd / 6
3 Jun 2011	2011 Susan Hood Trophy Race	IMXtreme	IRC handicap	Other	5th / 11
24 Jul 2010	2010 Youngstown Level Regatta	ImXtreme	IRC handicap	Skipper	9th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	187 provisional	#16252 band 8529–28766	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 15 races, 2 events · rating -277
J/24 · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -123
J/70 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -46

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 3%
As crew	15 events	3 wins	beats 59%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (3)

How they race

Closer	+30 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−22 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	59%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Murray Gainer	19	10–9
Denys Jones	14	8–6
Edward Werner	13	3–10
Paul Delacourt	13	7–6

Most-beaten opponent: Denys Jones (8–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	11%
2021	1	0	88%
2019	2	1	56%
2018	1	0	17%
2017	2	0	50%
2016	2	1	53%
2015	1	0	38%
2014	2	0	55%
2013	1	1	100%
2012	2	0	78%
2011	1	0	60%
2010	1	0	0%

Boats

IMXtreme · PHRF handicap, IRC handicap · 14 events · 2010–2021
7th Heaven · J/70 · 1 events · 2024
Nanuk · Handicap · 1 events · 2019
TYKE · J/24 · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 13 events
Youngstown, NY, USA · 2 events
St. Georges, Grenada, West Indies · 1 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 187, #16,252.Helm rating across all classes: -277. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.