Sailor · 2021–2026

Dave Pruess

milwaukee yacht club PHRF handicap

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Events: 4
Win rate: 2
Podium rate: 2
Typically beats: 55%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: David Johnston
Best trio: Gary Kline & Brett Rogers
Nemesis: Mark Croll
Best day: 6 Jun 2026
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: David Johnston — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Tod Patton · Blondie, Blondie 2 · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 21 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jun 2026
David Johnston · Blondie · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Gary Kline · Blondie · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Brett Rogers · Blondie · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Shawn Casey · Blondie · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Louis Dodaro · Blondie · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Heidi Patton · Blondie · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 20 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
John Polek · Blondie 2 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Toby Gandy · Blondie 2 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Chris Johnston · Blondie · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Blondie	PHRF handicap	Leeward Helm	1st / 10
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Blondie	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 9
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Blondie	PHRF handicap	Crew	1st / 7
24 Jul 2021	2021 The Hook Race	Blondie 2	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	7th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	232 provisional	#12370 band 6250–22893	—

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	2 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Leeward Helm (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−17 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Robert Smetters	20	19–1
Marybeth Lore	19	16–3
Mark Croll	14	5–9

Most-beaten opponent: Robert Smetters (19–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	1	0	13%
2024	1	1	100%
2021	1	0	0%

Boats

Blondie · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2024–2026
Blondie 2 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Unknown · 1 events
Racine, WI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 232, #12,370. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.