Sailor · 2007–2026

Dave Houser

ryc Melges 15 Handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 39%
Best class ranking: #233
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Joey Pasquali
Best day: 25 Apr 2026
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Karla Reinhardt · G u r l i · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
Derek Heeb · G u r l i · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
Rowan Fennell · G u r l i · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
Roman Miller · G u r l i · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
Cara Houser · Dave Houser · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
Taylor Harrrington · G u r l i · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Oct 2026	2026 Totally Dinghy	USA 1062	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
19 Sep 2026	2026 Melges 15 West Coast Championship	Dave Houser	Melges 15	Skipper	9th / 23
18 Jul 2026	2026 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake California	USA 1062	Melges 15	Skipper	14th / 14
25 Apr 2026	2026 Big Dinghy Regatta	USA 1062	Melges 15	Skipper	2nd / 8
16 Apr 2026	2026 Thursday Slalom Foil Racing	Dave Houser	Handicap	Skipper	20th / 41
6 Feb 2026	2026 Islands Race	G u r l i	ORC handicap	Tactician	3rd / 6
18 May 2023	2023 Wingfoil and Windsurf Course Slalom Series	Dave Houser	Wingfoil	Skipper	29th / 34
3 Oct 2007	2008 US Olympic Team Trials Sailing - 49er	1055	49er	Skipper	13th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	73 provisional	#38498 band 23212–57571	—
Melges 15 Helm	98 provisional	#233 band 125–341	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

49er · Helm · 13 races, 1 event · rating -265
Wingfoil · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -110
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 19

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 45%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 60%

Positions: Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−28 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	29%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	82%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Johnny Heineken	17	1–16
Joey Pasquali	17	0–17
Morgan Larson	13	2–11
Danny Cayard	13	0–13
Erik Storck	13	0–13
Chad Freitas	13	2–11
Patrick Rynne	13	1–12
Jonny Goldsberry	13	0–12
Dalton Bergan	13	0–13
Tim Wadlow	13	1–12
Hans Henken	13	0–13
Mat Bryant	12	1–10

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	6	1	60%
2023	1	0	15%
2007	1	0	0%

Boats

USA 1062 · Handicap, Melges 15 · 3 events · 2026
Dave Houser · Melges 15, Handicap, Wingfoil · 3 events · 2023–2026
G u r l i · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2026
1055 · 49er · 1 events · 2007

Where they race

Point Richmond, CA · 2 events
San Francisco, CA · 2 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 1 events
US SAILING · 1 events
San Diego, CA · 1 events
Fresno , CA · 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 across all classes: 73, #38,498.Crew rating across all classes: 19. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.