Sailor · 2016–2025

Dave Hochart

cyc J/70 Etchells Handicap

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Events: 17
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #617
Longest win streak: 4

Biggest lift: Greg Reynolds
Longest-running crew: Chuck Eaton
Nemesis: Jeff Janov
Rival: Pat Toole
Best day: 13 May 2023
Signature result: 2nd of 18

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Chuck Eaton · 540, Coyote, Side Piece · Etchells, J/70 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 34 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2018 – Jan 2025
Jon Ziskind · Lifted · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 17th · Feb 2018 – Sep 2018
Jim Cunningham · Lifted · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 17th · Feb 2018 – Sep 2018
Greg Reynolds · Side Piece · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – Jan 2025
Mikee Anderson-Mitterling · Lifted · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 17th · Jun 2018 – Sep 2018
Bud Mckay · 540, USA 540 · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
Mike Brown · 540, USA 540 · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
Phillip Infelise · Mile High Klub · FT 10M 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
Chris Winnard · Mile High Klub · FT 10M 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
Payson Infelise · Dustin Durant · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Jan 2025	2025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett Cup	Side Piece	Etchells	Other	12th / 27
21 Jun 2024	Watry Invitational	David Hochart	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
15 Dec 2023	HOT RUM REGATTA	David Hochart	Harbor 20	Skipper	1st / 6
19 May 2023	2023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - US Nationals/Orca Bowl	Side Piece	Etchells	Other	5th / 22
13 May 2023	2023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett Cup	Side Piece	Etchells	Other	2nd / 18
5 Mar 2022	2022 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Pacific Coast Championship	Coyote	Etchells	Other	6th / 19
15 Sep 2021	2021 Congressional Cup	Dustin Durant	Match racing	Crew	5th / 6
15 Mar 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	Tangaroa	J/70	Other	8th / 15
27 Sep 2018	2018 J 70 World Championship	Lifted	J/70	Bow	24th / 91
24 Aug 2018	2018 Ted Hood Regatta	Lifted	J/70	Bow	17th / 47
30 Jun 2018	2018 NYYC One-Design Regatta	Lifted	J/70	Bow	24th / 37
16 Mar 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	540	J/70	Skipper	9th / 23
23 Feb 2018	2018 J 70 Midwinter Championship	Lifted	J/70	Bow	23rd / 61
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	3 Big Dogs	J/70	Other	3rd / 11
17 Mar 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego	USA 540	J/70	Other	5th / 19
11 Feb 2017	SCYA MIDWINTER REGATTA at Coronado Yacht Club	540	J/70	Skipper	6th / 14
18 Mar 2016	Helly Hansen San Diego NOOD Regatta 2016	Mile High Klub	FT 10M	Strategist	3rd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	370 provisional	#4578 band 2445–8313	—
All classes Helm	369 provisional	#6147 band 2911–12102	—
J/70 Crew	216 provisional	#617 band 303–1262	+4.8
J/70 Helm	206 provisional	#308 band 169–564	+4.8
Etchells Crew	128 provisional	#464 band 217–880	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Match racing · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 68
Etchells · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 78
FT 10M · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 65
Harbor 20 · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 80

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	7 events	1 wins	beats 65%
As crew	10 events	0 wins	beats 63%

Positions: Bow (4) · Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	58%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	59%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Pat Toole	54	31–23
Pamela Rose	47	21–26
Jim Murrell	37	21–16
Steve Wyman	36	19–17
Jeff Janov	36	6–30
Fabian Gomez-Ibarra	36	14–22
Bennet Greenwald	35	12–23
John Brim	31	11–20
Joel Ronning	31	6–25
John Baxter	31	9–22
Douglas Strebel	31	18–13
Doug Clark	31	10–21

Most-beaten opponent: Tod Sackett (25–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	58%
2024	1	0	29%
2023	3	1	92%
2022	1	0	72%
2021	1	0	20%
2019	1	0	50%
2018	5	0	61%
2017	3	0	73%
2016	1	0	60%

Boats

Lifted · J/70 · 4 events · 2018
Side Piece · Etchells · 3 events · 2023–2025
David Hochart · Handicap, Harbor 20 · 2 events · 2023–2024
540 · J/70 · 2 events · 2017–2018
Coyote · Etchells · 1 events · 2022
Dustin Durant · Match racing · 1 events · 2021
Tangaroa · J/70 · 1 events · 2019
3 Big Dogs · J/70 · 1 events · 2017
USA 540 · J/70 · 1 events · 2017
Mile High Klub · FT 10M · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

San Diego, CA, USA · 7 events
San Diego, CA · 2 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Coronado, CA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 370 (±173), #4,578.Helm rating across all classes: 369 (±208), #6,147. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.