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Sailor · 2013–2026

Dave Shoemaker

cbyc PHRF handicapCal 20Mercury

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Events
41

178 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 3 of 41

Podium rate
34%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 58%–65%, 682 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Crew in Cal 20 · rating 332

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bill Schopp

2 wins · 10 podiums in 21 events together · 10% win rate

Best trio
Greg Clark & Bill Schopp

1 wins · 7 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Greg Clark

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bill Schopp

Sep 2016 – Oct 2026 · 21 events

Nemesis
Mike Burch

5–32 head to head in 37 races

Rival
Richard Welsh

35–38 in 73 races

Best day
20 May 2023

1-1-1-2-2-1-3-1-2 · 2023 Catalina Island Series

Signature result
1st of 35

2024 Two Gates Pursuit Series · PHRF handicap · 21 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Schopp — 2 wins · 10 podiums in 21 events together · 10% win rate
  • Greg Clark · Esprit de corps, Esprit De Corps, Greg Clark, Groot Rooi · Cal 20, Express 37, Handicap, J/105 21events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 5% win rate · 6 of 74 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Sep 2026
  • Bill Schopp · Cal Maritime, Esprit de corps, Esprit de Corps, Esprit De Corps · Express 37, Farr 40, Handicap, Mercury 21events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 10% win rate · 12 of 66 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Oct 2026
  • Bill Clark · "Q", Cal Maritime, Esprit de Corps, Groot Rooi · Cal 20, Farr 40, Handicap, Mercury 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 7 of 55 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Apr 2026
  • Val Gelineau · Groot Rooi · Cal 20 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2021 – Dec 2022
  • Peter Clark · Cal Maritime, Macondo · Farr 40, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2016 – Jul 2021
  • Molly O'Brien · Groot Rooi, GROOT ROOI · Cal 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Joel Buffa · Cal Maritime, Rapid Transit · Farr 40, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2016 – Jul 2017
  • Mary Hardy · Miss Murphy · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 44th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Brit Hammock · Cal Maritime · Farr 40 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Ian Bower · Rapid Transit · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

-209392862014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2026MERCURY PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTASpotMercuryCrew8th / 8
1 Sep 20262026 CBYC Wet Wed Season SeriesGroot RooiCal 20Crew10th / 21
28 Aug 202675th Mercury Labor Day RegattaSpotMercuryCrew11th / 17
24 Apr 202678th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceLOKIPHRF handicapSkipper18th / 77
12 Apr 20262026 Spring Pt. Fermin Inverted Start RaceGroot RooiPHRF handicapCrew2nd / 17
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestMiss MurphyEtchellsSpinnaker trimmer44th / 50
30 Sep 20252025 CBYC Wet Wednesday SeriesGroot RooiCal 20Crew8th / 23
21 Sep 20252025 Cal-20 National ChampionshipGROOT ROOICal 20Crew6th / 16
30 Jun 2024Express 37 SoCal ChampionshipEsprit De CorpsExpress 37Skipper2nd / 5
18 May 20242024 Catalina Island SeriesEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
12 Apr 2024Fast Friday SeriesEsprit De CorpsExpress 37Skipper3rd / 5
7 Apr 20242024 Spring Pt. Fermin Inverted Start Race: 7 April 2024Esprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 21
21 Jan 20242024 Two Gates Pursuit SeriesEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 35
4 Nov 20232023 Fall Pt. Fermin Inverted Start RaceEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 24
28 Jul 20232023 Santa Barbara to King Harbor RaceEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 9
28 Jul 2023Fast Friday SeriesEsprit De CorpsExpress 37Skipper3rd / 3
20 May 20232023 Catalina Island SeriesEsprit de CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
12 Apr 20232023 Wet Wednesday (Entire Season)Groot RooiCal 20Crew1st / 27
2 Apr 20232023 Spring Pt. Fermin Inverted Start RaceEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapCrew8th / 19
8 Jan 20232023 Two Gates Pursuit SeriesEsprit de corpsPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 27
10 Dec 2022Cal 20 Fall Fun RegattaGroot RooiCal 20Crew4th / 10
5 Nov 20222022 Fall Pt Fermin Inverted Start Charity RaceEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapCrew2nd / 19
21 May 20222022 Catalina Island SeriesEsprit De CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 12
9 Jan 20222022 Two Gates Pursuit SeriesEsprit de CorpsPHRF handicapSkipper13th / 32
12 Aug 20212021 Ullman Sails Cal 20 Class ChampionshipsGroot RooiCal 20Crew14th / 29

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 144, #21,580.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 286, #11,279. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.