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Sailor · 2011–2026

David Downs

tata steel sc HandicapOspreyMerlin Rocket

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Events
54

259 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 54

Podium rate
2%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 49%–54%, 1,333 boats)

Best class ranking
#22

Crew in Osprey · rating -43

Biggest lift
Jonathan Osgood

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ros Downs

Jan 2011 – Jan 2026 · 46 events

Nemesis
Rob Shaw

4–39 head to head in 43 races

Signature result
3rd of 43

2023 Wilkinson Sword Trophy · Handicap · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Ros Downs · 1114, 1114/73, Bingo, Just Pogo · Handicap, Osprey 46events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 214 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2011 – Jan 2026
  • Jonathan Osgood · 1114/73, 1372, David Downs, Just Pogo · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
  • Mick Greenland · 1372, Mellow Yellow · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 5th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Lee Marriott · 1372 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • DOWNS Ros · 3698 · Merlin Rocket 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Martin Roots · 1372 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Ros Dowms · Ros Dowms · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
  • Roz Downs · JUST POGO · Osprey 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

-54-837201420162018202020222024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 54

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026ResultsBingoHandicapCrew6th / 7
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:22 on April 13, 2026BingoHandicapCrew12th / 13
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:33 on October 11, 2026Just Pogo BingoHandicapCrew4th / 37
1 Jan 2026Results as of 13:38 on October 11, 20261114HandicapCrew14th / 18
1 Jan 2025Osprey Inlands and Final Fling 2025Just PogoHandicapCrew12th / 15
1 Jan 2025Osprey Southern Championship & Contender Open 2025Just PogoOspreyCrew13th / 15
1 Jan 2025Results as of 18:10 on October 12, 2025Just PogoHandicapCrew6th / 43
1 Jan 2025Results as of 9:55 on April 16, 2025Just PogoHandicapCrew12th / 13
1 Jan 20242024 Poole OpenJust PogoOspreyCrew8th / 13
1 Jan 20242024 Scottish & Northern ChampionshipJust PogoOspreyCrew4th / 9
1 Jan 20242024 Southern Area Championship & Panmorra CupJust PogoHandicapCrew10th / 11
1 Jan 2024Final StandingsJust PogoHandicapCrew4th / 50
1 Jan 20232023 Allen Merlin Rocket Inland Championship3698Merlin RocketSkipper18th / 23
1 Jan 20232023 Wilkinson Sword TrophyJust PogoHandicapCrew3rd / 43
1 Jan 2023Dam to Dam open 20221114HandicapCrew11th / 17
1 Jan 20222022 Inland ChampionshipJust PogoHandicapCrew13th / 16
1 Jan 20222022 Southern Area ChampionshipJust PogoHandicapCrew13th / 19
1 Jan 20222022 Welsh & Midlands ChampionshipJust PogoHandicapCrew6th / 11
1 Jan 20222022 Wilkinson Sword TrophyJust PogoHandicapCrew10th / 50
1 Jan 2022ResultsJust PogoHandicapCrew13th / 17
1 Jan 20212021 End of Sseason Flinal FlingJust PogoHandicapCrew13th / 13
1 Jan 20212021 Inland ChampionshipJust PogoHandicapCrew13th / 15
1 Jan 20212021 Osprey Wilkinson Sword TrophyJust PogoHandicapCrew7th / 37
1 Jan 2021Osprey Class 2021 Southern Area ChampionshipJust PogoHandicapCrew10th / 16
1 Jan 20202020 Joint Fireball & Osprey OpenJust PogoHandicapCrew7th / 7

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -25, #51,296.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -113. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.