Sailor · 2014–2026

Donald K Walker

dyc PHRF handicap Handicap Moorings 4303

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Events: 20
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 35%
Typically beats: 54%
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: Logan Walker
Longest-running crew: Sarah Walker
Nemesis: Jesleine Baker
Rival: Dan Pride
Best day: 16 Aug 2023
Signature result: 3rd of 14

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Sarah Walker · Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Jordan O'Hara · Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Derek Silvester · Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Mathieu Landry · Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Jason Walker · Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Suzanne Cada · Dark Water · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Logan Walker · Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
James Buckley · Dark Water · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Bryan Dauphinee · Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Coel Ernst · Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Aug 2026	Convoy Cup 2026 - Veteran's Cup - Basin Regatta	Dark Water	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Dark Water	Handicap	Boat Captain	3rd / 11
10 Aug 2026	Outer/Middle Islands Race 2026	Darkwater	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 22
10 Jun 2026	Wednesday Night Club Series 2026	Dark Water	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 12
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
10 Aug 2025	Outer Islands Race & Walker Cup 2025	Dark Water	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 20
25 Jun 2025	Wednesday Night Club Series 2025	Dark Water	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 12
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
11 Aug 2024	Outer /Middle / Inner Island 2024	Dark water	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 16
27 Jul 2024	Family Fun Race #2 July 27, 2024	Dark Water	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 13
7 May 2024	Wednesday Club Series 2024	Dark Water	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 9
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 13
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Owner	6th / 7
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Owner	3rd / 14
14 Aug 2019	2019 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 9
15 Aug 2018	2018 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7
16 Aug 2017	2017 Chester Race Week	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 16
10 Aug 2016	2016 Chester Race Week	Dark Water	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 11
12 Aug 2015	2015 Chester Race Week	Bazinga!	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10
17 Oct 2014	2014 Moorings 33rd Interline Regatta	L'Attitude II / American	Moorings 4303	Skipper	2nd / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	167 provisional	#22585 band 14473–34107	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Moorings 4303 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 63

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	20 events	0 wins	beats 56%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (2) · Boat Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jesleine Baker	63	23–40
Dan Pride	35	14–21
Tony Thompson	33	9–24
Keith Davidson	33	21–12
Jordan MacNeil	31	10–21
Steven Robertson	25	19–6
Arthur Backman	23	20–3
Sam Lamey	23	19–4
Margo Coughlin	22	15–6
Paul Bezanson	19	5–14
Bill Haliburton	17	8–9
Shaun Carey	14	11–3

Most-beaten opponent: Arthur Backman (20–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	66%
2025	3	43%
2024	4	39%
2023	1	67%
2022	1	17%
2021	1	85%
2019	1	50%
2018	1	67%
2017	1	47%
2016	1	80%
2015	1	67%
2014	1	86%

Boats

Dark Water · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 17 events · 2016–2026
Darkwater · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Bazinga! · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015
L'Attitude II / American · Moorings 4303 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 11 events
Dartmouth, NS · 3 events
Chester Yacht Club · 2 events
Dartmouth Yacht Club · 2 events
Tortola, British Virgin Islands · 1 events
Chester, NS · 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: 167, #22,585. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.