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Sailor · 2018–2026

Dave Lorenat

dcyc HandicapJ/24PHRF handicap

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Events
18

69 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
28%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
38%

of boats faced (range 32%–44%, 186 boats)

Best class ranking
#763

Crew in J/24 · rating -287

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
James Hankens

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Chris Dickey

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Dickey

Dec 2022 – May 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Christopher Holmes

0–23 head to head in 23 races

Signature result
6th of 22

Wednesday Evening Late Summer Series · PHRF handicap · 2 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: James Hankens — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Marc Couch · Black Widow, Code Blue (charter for Black Widow Racing Team) · Handicap, J/24, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 23 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2022 – May 2024
  • Chris Dickey · Black widow, Black Widow, Ces't La Vie, PAROMA · Handicap, J/24, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2022 – May 2026
  • Darren Hill · Black Widow, PAROMA, The Goat · Handicap, J/24 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2018 – Feb 2026
  • James Hankens · Black widow, Black Widow · Handicap, J/24 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Ricardo Bandiera · Black widow, Black Widow · Handicap, J/24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Hannah Couch · Black Widow, Code Blue (charter for Black Widow Racing Team) · Handicap, J/24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2022 – May 2024
  • Lupe Contreras · PAROMA · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2024 – Feb 2026
  • James Hankins · Black widow, PAROMA · Handicap, J/24 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Mike Wilkinson · PAROMA · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Mark Puccio · Black Widow, The Red · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2023 – Mar 2024

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

Rating history

-256-751052019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 May 2026Annual Corinthian Heritage Cup Regatta 2026Black WidowHandicapSkipper13th / 15
11 Mar 20262026 Wednesday Night Spring seriesFaster companyHandicapSkipper13th / 13
20 Feb 20262026 Three Sheets RegattaPAROMAHandicapTactician3rd / 9
3 Jan 2026Winter Racing SeriesBlack widowHandicapSkipper4th / 8
25 Oct 2025Terlingua-In-Exile Regatta 2025Black widowJ/24Skipper2nd / 5
13 Jul 202518th Hour Sailing Endurance Regatta & Shrimp BoilBlack widowJ/24Skipper1st / 3
17 May 2025Annual Corinthian Heritage Cup Regatta 2025Black WidowHandicapSkipper8th / 11
6 Dec 20242024 Three Sheets RegattaPAROMAHandicapOther1st / 4
26 Oct 2024Terlingua-In-Exile Regatta 2024Black WidowJ/24Skipper2nd / 5
16 May 2024Annual Corinthian Heritage Cup Regatta 2024Black WidowHandicapCrew9th / 11
1 Mar 20242024 Texas Independence Day RegattaBlack WidowJ/24Crew9th / 13
21 Oct 2023Terlingua-In-Exile RegattaThe RedJ/24Crew6th / 7
1 Apr 2023Double Dam Fool's FiascoBlack widowPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 17
31 Dec 2022New Year's Day RaceCes't La ViePHRF handicapCrew7th / 9
10 Sep 2022Gold Rush RegattaBlack WidowHandicapCrew4th / 5
2 Aug 2022Wednesday Evening Late Summer SeriesBlack WidowPHRF handicapCrew6th / 22
4 Mar 20222022 Texas Independence Day RegattaCode Blue (charter for Black Widow Racing Team)J/24Crew11th / 12
2 Mar 20182018 J 24 Midwinter ChampionshipThe GoatJ/24Bow29th / 35

Crew rating across all classes: -149, #60,225.Helm rating across all classes: 105. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.