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Sailor · 2010–2026

David Baum

myc SolingJ/22Blue Van Dyke

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Events
50

325 races · 41 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 6 of 50

Podium rate
50%

25 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 44%–52%, 511 boats)

Best class ranking
#41

Helm in Soling · rating 192

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brian Lennie

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Brian Lennie

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Siegel

Jan 2023 – Sep 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Steve Dolan

25–82 head to head in 107 races

Rival
Paul McGuan

107–89 in 199 races

Best day
18 Jun 2021

4-2-2-2-2-2 · McNulty Soling Regatta

Signature result
3rd of 35

MYC - For the Joy of It · Handicap · 21 Sep 2011

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brian Lennie — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Henry Thomas · Keep the Faith, Baby!, Ruffian, Tres Bon · Blue Van Dyke, Soling 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 40 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
  • Peter Siegel · Ruffian, Tres Bon · Blue Van Dyke, Soling 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 33 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Brian Lennie · Boreas, David Baum, USA845 · Soling 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 28 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Jun 2026
  • David Kaye · Elle, Tachypnea · J/22, J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2019 – May 2024
  • Justin Weis · Elle, Tachypnea · J/22, J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2019 – May 2024
  • William Bresser · Boreas, USA 845 · Soling 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Doug Weeks · Elle · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 38th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Elena Strauch · Keep the Faith, Baby! · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Alex Yakutis · Ruffian · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 20th · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
  • LeAnn Myhre · Ruffian · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

-10260222201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 50

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 2026Soling Europeans 2026RuffianSolingSkipper20th / 23
16 Jun 2026Tuesday Night One Design 2026David BaumSolingSkipper1st / 4
10 Jun 2025SSYC One Design Racing Series 2025BoreasSolingSkipper4th / 5
1 Jan 20252025 US Soling National ChampionshipKeep the Faith, Baby!SolingCrew10th / 17
26 Jun 2024Soling World ChampionshipRuffianSolingCrew22nd / 38
29 May 2024Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesboreasSolingSkipper3rd / 4
19 May 20242024 J22 Jack Rabbit RegattaTachypneaJ/22Other11th / 18
25 Apr 20242024 Soling US National ChampionshipTres BonSolingCrew9th / 11
1 Jan 20242024 Soling North American ChampionshipTres BonBlue Van DykeCrew5th / 9
1 Jan 20242024 Soling North American ChampionshipTres BonSolingCrew14th / 18
17 Sep 2023Soling World Championship - 2023USA 845SolingSkipper17th / 22
16 Jun 2023McNulty Soling RegattaBoreasSolingSkipper5th / 6
24 May 2023Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesBoreasSolingSkipper1st / 4
1 Jan 20232023 Fall Soling BowlRuffianSolingCrew3rd / 9
1 Jan 2023Spring Soling BowlRuffianSolingCrew4th / 8
17 Jun 2022McNulty Soling RegattaUSA 845SolingSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jun 2022Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesUSA 845SolingSkipper1st / 5
1 Jan 20222022 Soling North AmericansUSA 845SolingSkipper3rd / 13
17 Sep 2021Soling US ChampionshipDavid BaumSolingSkipper3rd / 9
18 Jun 2021McNulty Soling RegattaUSA 845SolingSkipper2nd / 9
26 May 2021Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesboreasSolingSkipper2nd / 4
1 Jan 2021Chesapeake Fall Soling BowlUSA845SolingSkipper1st / 7
25 Sep 2020McNulty Soling RegattaUSA845SolingSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jul 2020Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesBoreasSolingSkipper2nd / 5
23 Aug 20192019 J 24 National ChampionshipElleJ/24Bow38th / 46

Helm rating across all classes: 179, #21,577.Crew rating across all classes: -83, #55,401. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.