Sailor · 2013–2026

David Gilbert

wax racing team J/120 Handicap Tanzer

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Events: 16
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #102

Biggest lift: Ken Tanner
Nemesis: Mike Kirkman
Signature result: 10th of 90

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Robert Eger · California Girl · J/120 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – May 2026
David Weinkauf · California Girl · J/120 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – May 2026
Zak Bowdish · California Girl · J/120 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – May 2026
Ken Tanner · California Girl · J/120 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
Basil Johnson · California Girl · J/120 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
Natalie Wettlaufer · California Girl · J/120 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
Amy Cowan · California Girl · J/120 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – May 2026
Mike Cowan · California Girl · J/120 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Jun 2023
Charlie Hollister · California Girl · J/120 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
Dougie Cowan · California Girl · J/120 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – May 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	California Girl	J/120	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 6
1 Jan 2026	Results for 2026 World Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships at Vasteras, SWE, 16-21 February 2026 2026	23	SKI MEN CLASS	Skipper	11th / 21
1 Jan 2026	Results for 2026 World Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships at Vasteras, SWE, 16-21 February 2026 2026	23	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 90
1 Jan 2025	Course Racing Results as of 17:26 on February 8, 2025	23	Kite Elite Board Fleet	Skipper	2nd / 8
1 Jan 2025	Marathon Results as of 17:13 on February 8, 2025	23	Handicap	Skipper	31st / 73
1 Jan 2025	Marathon Results as of 18:46 on February 8, 2025	23	Kite Boards Fleet	Skipper	3rd / 8
10 Jun 2023	2023 Blackbeard Spring One Design Regatta	1567	Tanzer	Skipper	3rd / 4
2 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	California Girl	J/120	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 9
3 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview One Design Regatta	California Girl	J/120	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 8
2 Oct 2021	47th Annual Indian Summer Regatta	1567	Tanzer	Skipper	2nd / 4
28 Aug 2021	Blackbeard One Design Regatta	1567	Others	Skipper	5th / 6
27 Aug 2021	2021 Bayview One Design Regatta	California Girl	J/120	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 9
7 Jun 2019	2019 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Courtesan	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 9
17 Jan 2019	2019 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Jaloha	Handicap	Bow	3rd / 5
7 Dec 2018	2018 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht Race	Jaloha	Handicap	Bow	3rd / 3
24 Aug 2013	Blackbeard One-Design Regatta	1567	Tanzer 16	Skipper	7th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-80 provisional	#71791 band 57145–81797	—
Full-size sailing Crew	101 provisional	#28500 band 17447–42249	—
J/120 Crew	81 provisional	#102 band 65–137	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

Kite Elite Board Fleet · Helm · 14 races, 1 event · rating 18
SKI MEN CLASS · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating -120
Tanzer · Helm · 7 races, 2 events · rating -8
Others · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -118
Tanzer 16 · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating -3

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 57%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 38%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (5) · Bow (2)

How they race

Closer	−19 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mike Kirkman	29	6–23
John Harvey	29	19–10
Charlie Hess	29	10–19
Michael Fozo	21	10–11
Greg Baker	21	6–15
Kenneth Brown	19	10–9
Tim Yanda	15	10–5
Christian Labbe	14	0–14
Dave Taylor	14	10–4
Daniel Ricci	14	10–4
Taho-Jaan Truus	12	0–12
Martin Lafek	12	0–12

Most-beaten opponent: John Harvey (19–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	53%
2025	3	72%
2023	2	42%
2022	1	71%
2021	3	50%
2019	2	31%
2018	1	0%
2013	1	33%

Boats

23 · SKI MEN CLASS, Handicap, Kite Elite Board Fleet, Kite Boards Fleet · 5 events · 2025–2026
California Girl · J/120 · 4 events · 2021–2026
1567 · Tanzer, Others, Tanzer 16 · 4 events · 2013–2023
Jaloha · Handicap · 2 events · 2018–2019
Courtesan · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 4 events
Madison || USA · 3 events
Unknown · 2 events
New Bern, NC · 2 events
Palm Beach, FL, USA · 1 events
FL, USA · 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, Full-size sailing: -80, #71,791.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 101, #28,500. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.