Sailor · 2011–2024

David Cliffel

marsh creek sailing club ILCA 7 (Laser)Handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 23%
Typically beats: 60%
Best class ranking: #1232

Most successful partnership: George Fallon
Best trio: Constance Cone & George Fallon
Biggest lift: George Fallon
Nemesis: Eric Bennung
Best day: 29 Sep 2012
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: George Fallon — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

George Fallon · Actaea · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Jul 2021
Constance Cone · Actaea · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Jul 2021
Stewart Rose · Actaea · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Jul 2021
Michael M Cone · Actaea · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Jul 2021
Richard Walls · Actaea · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Jul 2021
James Dalton · Actaea · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jul 2021
Scott Ikle · Blue Knight · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Megan Stuart · Blue Knight · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Dusan Bonifacic · Actaea · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Rex Miyashiro · Actaea · ORC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 Aug 2024	LYRA Annual Race Week - 3 Day Course Racing	Blue Knight	ORC handicap	Bow	9th / 9
30 Jul 2021	2021 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup	Actaea	Handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 9
9 Jul 2021	2021 Michael A. Mentuck Memorial Ocean Race	Actaea	Handicap	Main Trimmer	7th / 7
11 May 2019	2019 Laser Masters Atlantic Coast Championship	211601	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	17th / 27
9 Jul 2017	2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Actaea	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 10
5 Aug 2016	2016 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup	Actaea	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10
27 Sep 2014	2014 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta	none	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Other	5th / 9
23 Aug 2014	Laser District 11 Championship	none	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	9th / 20
24 May 2014	Annapolis to Miles River Race	Second Chance	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 12
27 Sep 2013	2013 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta	Laser	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Other	6th / 16
25 Jul 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta	HikeLAB	Megabyte	Other	3rd / 8
29 Sep 2012	2012 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta	Laser	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Other	4th / 14
1 Oct 2011	2011 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta	laser	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Other	4th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	150 provisional	#25453 band 14768–41490	—
ILCA 7 (Laser) Helm	107 provisional	#1232 band 690–2000	—
Full-size sailing Crew	-97 provisional	#56835 band 43540–63338	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Megabyte · Helm · 11 races, 1 event · rating 103

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	8 events	0 wins	beats 64%
As crew	5 events	2 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Main Trimmer (3) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
George Fallon	41	36–5
Peter Madonna	28	18–10
Faye Flam	20	9–11
Michael Mays	19	13–6
Stephen Ward	13	10–3
Fred Schaefer	12	10–2
Eric Bennung	12	2–10
Robert Peronne	12	9–3
Randy Blough	12	3–9
Michael Russom	12	5–7

Most-beaten opponent: George Fallon (36–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	0%
2021	2	1	50%
2019	1	0	39%
2017	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	67%
2014	3	0	57%
2013	2	0	69%
2012	1	0	77%
2011	1	0	83%

Boats

Actaea · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2016–2021
Laser · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 3 events · 2011–2013
none · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 2 events · 2014
Blue Knight · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2024
211601 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2019
Second Chance · Handicap · 1 events · 2014
HikeLAB · Megabyte · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Philadelphia, PA, USA · 4 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 3 events
St. Mary's City, MD, USA · 2 events
Saint Michaels, MD · 1 events
Rochester, NY, USA · 1 events
Oxford, MD · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 150, #25,453.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -97, #56,835. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.