Sailor · 2009–2026

David Berger

ryc Star PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 30%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #252

Biggest lift: Chris Bocciardi
Longest-running crew: Chris Bocciardi
Nemesis: Ross Adams
Rival: Mark Hetzel
Signature result: 3rd of 8

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Chris Bocciardi · Double Vision · Star 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 32 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2025 – Sep 2026
Todd Knop · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Matt Pederson · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Collin Kohls · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
John Kilsdonk · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Allen Goodman · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Rick Hennig · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Jamie Martin · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Bob Graves · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Preston Wake · MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Sep 2026	BLUE NOSE REGATTA \| 2026 RYC Racing Series	Double Vision	Star	Skipper	3rd / 4
27 May 2026	WEDNESDAY NIGHT \| 2026 RYC Racing Series	Double Vision	Star	Skipper	4th / 8
27 Sep 2025	2025 Blue Nose Regatta	Double Vision	Star	Skipper	4th / 7
2 Aug 2025	2025 RYC Racine Regatta	Double Vision	Star	Skipper	7th / 8
25 Jun 2025	Racine Yacht Club 2025 Wednesday Night Series	Double Vision	Star	Skipper	3rd / 8
20 Jul 2024	2024 The HOOK Race	MEDICINE MAN	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 2
9 Aug 2019	2019 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	50 Free	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 6
4 Sep 2010	2010 Red Fox Regatta	50 Free	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 8
13 Aug 2010	2010 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	50 Free	Handicap	Skipper	25th / 26
14 Aug 2009	2009 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	50 Free	Handicap	Skipper	18th / 25

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	17 provisional	#49821 band 35077–64349	—
Star Helm	41 provisional	#252 band 175–350	−1.3

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 43

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ross Adams	32	1–30
Mark Hetzel	28	12–16
Jeff Schaefer	26	5–20
Curtis Kasabian	25	19–5
Don Schaefer	19	10–9
Matt Pederson	14	9–5

Most-beaten opponent: Curtis Kasabian (19–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	45%
2025	3	0	45%
2024	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	40%
2010	2	0	2%
2009	1	0	29%

Boats

Double Vision · Star · 5 events · 2025–2026
50 Free · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2009–2019
MEDICINE MAN · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Racine, WI · 5 events
Harbour Towne Yacht Club · 2 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 1 events
Charlevoix, MI, USA · 1 events
Racine, WI, USA · 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: 17, #49,821.Crew rating across all classes: 43. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.