Sailor · 2018–2023

Dave Balderston

B Cat

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Events: 4
Win rate: 3
Podium rate: 3
Typically beats: 81%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Maggie Kelly
Best trio: Maggie Kelly & Megan Maschal
Nemesis: William Pilling
Best day: 12 Aug 2023
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Maggie Kelly — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Maggie Kelly · Macavity, Sugar Magnolia · B Cat 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 20 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2023
Megan Maschal · Macavity, Sugar Magnolia · B Cat 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 20 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2023
Stephanie Cox · Sugar Magnolia · B Cat 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
Laura Schaefer · Macavity · B Cat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
Jess Hendry · Sugar Magnolia · B Cat 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
Stephanie Colella · Sugar Magnolia · B Cat 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2023	2023 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Sugar Magnolia	B Cat	Main Trimmer	1st / 12
13 Aug 2022	2022 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Sugar Magnolia	B Cat	Other	1st / 11
10 Aug 2019	2019 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Sugar Magnolia	B Cat	Other	1st / 10
12 Aug 2018	2018 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay Regatta	Macavity	B Cat	Other	8th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
B Cat Crew	237 provisional	#1 band 1–3	—
Full-size sailing Crew	212 provisional	#14072 band 6922–26571	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	4 events	3 wins	beats 83%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−34 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	77%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ken Klaus	20	14–6
Rich Neff	20	15–5
Kevin Smith	20	14–6
Peter Maschal	19	10–9
Laura Darling	16	14–2
Doug Dearden	16	13–3
Scott Rothman	15	15–0
William Pilling	13	6–7

Most-beaten opponent: Scott Rothman (15–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	1	100%
2022	1	1	100%
2019	1	1	100%
2018	1	0	30%

Boats

Sugar Magnolia · B Cat · 3 events · 2019–2023
Macavity · B Cat · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Beach Haven, NJ, USA · 4 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 212, #14,072. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.