Sailor · 2019–2026

David Cahill

nyc ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Handicap Dart 16

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #3923

Nemesis: Sean Craig
Best day: 1 Jan 2021
Signature result: 6th of 35

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Chris Arrowsmith · Ridgefence · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Declan Quinn · 1912, David Cahill · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Lesley Boer · 1912 · Dart 16 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Orla Duggan · 2804 · Dart 16 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Orlaith Cahill · 50014 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	DART16 Galway Open Championships 2026	2804	Dart 16	Skipper	10th / 14
1 Jan 2026	ILCA Sprint 18Oct2026 - Competitor List	211460	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	12th / 21
1 Jan 2025	DART16 National Championships 2025	1912	Dart 16	Skipper	10th / 12
1 Jan 2025	Dinghy Sailing 2025	1912	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 24
1 Jan 2025	FLYING FIFTEEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025	Ridgefence	Flying Fifteen	Crew	11th / 29
1 Jan 2025	Flying Fifteen Northern Championship 2025	Ridgefence	Flying Fifteen	Crew	10th / 19
1 Jan 2024	IMA Western Championships 2011	David Cahill	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 19
1 Jan 2021	Sailwave results for at Royal St. George Yacht Club 2021	186302	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	6th / 35
1 Jan 2020	NYC 150th Anniverary Race Day	N/A	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	8th / 23
1 Jan 2019	Cong - Galway 2019	50014	Handicap	Skipper	17th / 22

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-124 provisional	#98480 band 78483–108659	—
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) Helm	26 provisional	#3923 band 2209–5627	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Flying Fifteen · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 54
Full-size sailing · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 68
Dart 16 · Helm · 7 races, 2 events · rating -59

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 47%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 57%

How they race

Closer	−14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	58%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sean Craig	19	2–17
Andrew McCleery	12	3–8
Peter Kennedy	12	1–11
Dermot Flaherty	12	2–10
Lee Statham	12	6–6
Trevor D'Arcy	12	4–8
Ian Mathews	12	4–7
Niall Bradshaw	12	9–3

Most-beaten opponent: Niall Bradshaw (9–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	38%
2025	4	51%
2024	1	33%
2021	1	85%
2020	1	68%
2019	1	24%

Boats

1912 · Dart 16, Handicap · 2 events · 2025
Ridgefence · Flying Fifteen · 2 events · 2025
2804 · Dart 16 · 1 events · 2026
211460 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2026
David Cahill · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
186302 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2021
N/A · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2020
50014 · Handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Galway Bay Sailing Club · 3 events
National Yacht Club · 1 events
GBSC · 1 events
Lisloughrey to Galway · 1 events
NATIONAL YACHT CLUB · 1 events
County Antrim Yacht Club · 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, Full-size sailing: -124, #98,480.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 68. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.