Sailor · 2011–2026

David Waldo

wfc PHRF handicap Handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 62%
Typically beats: 59%

Most successful partnership: Baker Potts
Best trio: Baker Potts & Erik Storck
Biggest lift: John Storck
Longest-running crew: John Storck
Best day: 25 Jan 2014
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Baker Potts — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

John Storck · Blitzen, Rumor · J/80, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 22% win rate · 4 of 27 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+64 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – May 2026
Erik Storck · Blitzen, Rumor · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 17 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – May 2026
Baker Potts · Blitzen, Rumor · J/80, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 3 of 20 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – May 2026
Colette Storck · Blitzen · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2026
Ian Storck · Blitzen, Rumor · J/80, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jun 2025
Alden Reid · Blitzen · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – May 2024
Richard du Moulin · Blitzen · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2025
Steve Frazier · Blitzen, Rumor · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2025
James Willis · Blitzen · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – May 2026
Kevin Kelley · Mischief · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 May 2026	2026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Blitzen	PHRF handicap	Pro Bowler	1st / 6
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Blitzen	PHRF handicap	Pro Bowler	1st / 14
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Mischief	PHRF handicap	Rush Chairman	8th / 10
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Blitzen	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 11
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Blitzen	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 9
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Blitzen	ORC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	6th / 11
26 May 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Blitzen	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 4
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	Blitzen	PHRF handicap	Foil Trimmer	2nd / 6
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Rumor	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 12
31 Jul 2019	2019 LHYC Sunset Series	Hoonigan	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
24 Jan 2014	Quantum Key West Race Week 2014	Rumor	J/80	Spinnaker trimmer	2nd / 12
7 Aug 2013	2013 LHYC Sunset Series	Inevitable	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 7
8 Oct 2011	2011 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	ANDIAMO	J/105	Skipper	14th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	214 provisional	#14534 band 7288–26969	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/80 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 120
Full-size sailing · Helm · 3 races, 2 events · rating -42
J/105 · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -51

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 9%
As crew	10 events	2 wins	beats 71%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (6) · Pro Bowler (2) · Rush Chairman (1) · Foil Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	30%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	2	0	51%
2023	3	0	53%
2022	1	0	80%
2021	1	0	82%
2019	1	0	20%
2014	1	0	91%
2013	1	0	0%
2011	1	0	7%

Boats

Blitzen · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 7 events · 2022–2026
Rumor · PHRF handicap, J/80 · 2 events · 2014–2021
Mischief · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
Hoonigan · Handicap · 1 events · 2019
Inevitable · Handicap · 1 events · 2013
ANDIAMO · J/105 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 6 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 2 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events
Larchmont, New York, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
Huntington, New York · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 214, #14,534.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -42. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.