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Sailor · 2017–2026

David Hayes

ltsc HandicapMerlin RocketB14

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Possibly the same person: David Hayes (2023, 1 events), David Hayes (2010, 1 events), David Hayes (2009–2012, 3 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
40

113 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 8 of 40

Podium rate
40%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 52%–57%, 1,285 boats)

Best class ranking
#86

Helm in Merlin Rocket · rating 61

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jeanette Hunt

4 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate

Biggest lift
Jeanette Hunt

+38 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Grace Al Mukhtar

Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
David Lenz

1–13 head to head in 15 races

Best day
1 Jan 2017

14-5-11-2-2-5-7-9-10 · 2017 Merlin Rocket National Championships

Signature result
1st of 36

2024 Sunday Early Summer A · Handicap · 1 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jeanette Hunt — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate
  • Grace Al Mukhtar · 3758, No Name · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 13events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 5 of 28 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
  • Jeanette Hunt · 3758 · Handicap 8events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 50% win rate · 9 of 37 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Grace Al Mukhta · 3758 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 5 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Jonny Ratcliffe · 3758, Shiny · Merlin Rocket 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2022
  • Abbey Keightley-Hansen · 3758 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Abby Keightley-Hanson · 3802 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • M. Hayes · 3758 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 56th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Pete Nicholson · 774 · B14 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • M. Hayes · 3758 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • M. Hayes · 3758 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

014929720182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Merlin Silver Tiller 13th September3758HandicapSkipper7th / 15
1 Jan 20262026 Perisher Series3802HandicapSkipper70th / 72
1 Jan 20262026 Sunday Autumn A Series3758HandicapSkipper1st / 8
1 Jan 20262026 Sunday Spring Points3758HandicapSkipper1st / 21
1 Jan 20262026 Sunday Summer Series3758HandicapSkipper3rd / 16
1 Jan 20252025 Solent Series3758HandicapSkipper2nd / 22
1 Jan 20252025 Sunday Autumn A Series3758HandicapSkipper1st / 16
1 Jan 20252025 Sunday Autumn B Series3758HandicapSkipper1st / 13
1 Jan 20252025 Sunday Spring Series3758HandicapSkipper3rd / 28
1 Jan 20252025 Sunday Summer Series3758HandicapSkipper3rd / 26
1 Jan 20252025 Wednesday Spring Series3758HandicapSkipper35th / 37
1 Jan 2025Norman Cummings_2025221854HandicapSkipper1st / 12
1 Jan 2025Results published 27 May 25221854HandicapSkipper7th / 16
12 Jan 2024Class 4 Winter Sunday 2024221854HandicapSkipper13th / 16
1 Jan 20242024 Sunday Autumn A3758HandicapSkipper10th / 21
1 Jan 20242024 Sunday Autumnr B3758HandicapSkipper4th / 11
1 Jan 20242024 Sunday Early Summer A3758HandicapSkipper1st / 36
1 Jan 20242024 Sunday Early Summer B3758HandicapSkipper1st / 29
1 Jan 20242024 Sunday High Summer3758HandicapSkipper24th / 28
1 Jan 20242024 Sunday Spring Series3802HandicapSkipper12th / 16
1 Jan 20242024 Wednesday Spring Series3758HandicapSkipper25th / 25
1 Jan 2024Lymington Dinghy Regatta 2024 - West CourseNo NameHandicapSkipper7th / 19
1 Jan 2024Pursuit Race3758HandicapSkipper12th / 24
1 Jan 2024Ringwood Boar Trophy - 26 May 2024221854HandicapSkipper12th / 14
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 20243758Merlin RocketSkipper81st / 120

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 236, #20,075. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.