Sailor · 2014–2025

David Shaeffer

ayc PHRF handicap IRC handicap Harbor 20

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Events: 17
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 18%
Typically beats: 34%

Biggest lift: Paul Milo
Nemesis: Garth Hichens
Best day: 11 Sep 2022
Signature result: 3rd of 16

Partnerships · 42 sailors

Paul Milo · Orion · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2014 – Jan 2016
Mickey Lawlor · Orion · IRC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2014 – Jan 2016
Brendon Scanlon · Orion · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2014 – Jan 2016
Tad Hutchins · Orion · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2014 – Jan 2016
Kevin Ryman · Orion, Zephyr IV · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2014 – Aug 2025
Matthias Mueller · Orion · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2015
Chip Carr · Orion · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
Brenda Shaeffer · Odette, Zephyr4 · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Jul 2022
Michael Atwell · Orion · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2014 – Aug 2014
John Chiochetti · Zephyr4 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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 · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Aug 2025	2025 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race	Zephyr IV	PHRF handicap	Skipper	23rd / 36
4 Aug 2024	2024 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race	Zephyr IV	PHRF handicap	Other	42nd / 49
8 Nov 2023	2023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale Race	Citizen Kane 2	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 3
30 Jul 2023	2023 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race	Zephyr4	PHRF handicap	In the way	54th / 55
9 Sep 2022	2022 Harbor 20 Class Championship	Fortunatelee	Harbor 20	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 24
31 Jul 2022	2022 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race	Zephyr4	PHRF handicap	Other	20th / 22
4 Jun 2022	2022 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race	Placetne	PHRF handicap	Floater	9th / 9
2 Aug 2020	2020 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race	Zephyr4	PHRF handicap	Alternate	20th / 44
29 Jul 2020	2020 WNR Series 2	Zephyr4	ORC handicap	Skipper	17th / 19
22 Apr 2020	2020 WNR Series 1	Zephyr4	ORC handicap	Skipper	11th / 19
17 Jan 2019	2019 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Odette	Handicap	Navigator	2nd / 5
10 Sep 2016	2016 AYC Fall Harbor Regatta	Puffin	Harbor 20	Other	6th / 17
4 Jun 2016	Eastport Yacht Club	PUFFIN	Harbor 20	Other	16th / 24
13 Jan 2016	2016 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Orion	IRC handicap	Navigator	9th / 10
4 Jun 2015	2015 Annapolis - Newport Race	Orion	IRC handicap	Navigator	3rd / 16
29 Aug 2014	2014 Vineyard Race	Orion	IRC handicap	Other	9th / 10
13 Jun 2014	160th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Orion	IRC handicap	Other	5th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-85 provisional	#55643 band 41319–62910	—
Full-size sailing Helm	-25 provisional	#58189 band 35792–75468	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Harbor 20 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 37
Harbor 20 · Helm · 6 races, 2 events · rating 27

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 31%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 41%

Positions: Navigator (3) · Tactician (1) · In the way (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1) · Floater (1) · Alternate (1)

How they race

Closer	−20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	27%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	19%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Garth Hichens	15	6–9
John Heintz	14	9–4
Peter Trogdon	13	5–8
Brian Wiersema	13	5–8
Timothy Adelman	13	5–8

Most-beaten opponent: John Heintz (9–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	37%
2024	1	15%
2023	2	1%
2022	3	31%
2020	3	37%
2019	1	75%
2016	3	38%
2015	1	87%
2014	2	37%

Boats

Zephyr4 · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 5 events · 2020–2023
Orion · IRC handicap · 4 events · 2014–2016
Zephyr IV · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2024–2025
Puffin · Harbor 20 · 2 events · 2016
Citizen Kane 2 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Fortunatelee · Harbor 20 · 1 events · 2022
Placetne · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022
Odette · Handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 9 events
FL, USA · 3 events
Annapolis, MD · 2 events
Unknown · 1 events
Stamford, CT, 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, Full-size sailing: -85, #55,643.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -25, #58,189. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.