Sailor · 1981–2000

Dan Thompson

Possibly the same person: Dan Thompson (2013–2026, 18 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 4
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 67%
Best class ranking: #717

Nemesis: David Curtis
Best day: 5 Sep 1981
Signature result: 10th of 69

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Tim Hogan · US 355, US355 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1982
Gary Bechtel · US 355 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 1985 – Aug 1985
Benjamin Brooks · US355 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Nina Nielsen · USA 573 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 54th · Aug 2000 – Aug 2000
Colin Bate · USA 573 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 54th · Aug 2000 – Aug 2000
Dan Downing · US 355 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 1985 – Aug 1985
Tom Hogan · US 355 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 1982 – Sep 1982

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

Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
21 Aug 2000	2000 Etchells World Championship	USA 573	Etchells	Crew	54th / 74
17 Aug 1985	1985 Etchells World Championship	US 355	Etchells	Skipper	9th / 55
1 Sep 1982	1982 Etchells World Championship	US 355	Etchells	Crew	9th / 41
5 Sep 1981	1981 Etchells World Championship	US355	Etchells	Crew	10th / 69

Titles

1983 Etchells North American Championship helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Etchells Crew	54 provisional	#717 band 339–1123	—
Full-size sailing Crew	54 provisional	#35164 band 18217–53177	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 25
Etchells · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 25

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 85%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 65%

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	70%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dirk Kneulman	18	5–13
David Curtis	17	4–13
Ben Altman	17	9–8
Ted Driscoll	17	12–5
Rick Hawthorne	17	14–2
Craig Fletcher	12	6–5
Gaston Ortiz	12	8–4
Tim Patton	12	8–4
Don Bever	12	4–8
Scott Ramser	12	10–2
Norm Reynolds	12	6–5
Bill Munster	12	7–4

Most-beaten opponent: Rick Hawthorne (14–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2000	1	27%
1985	1	85%
1982	1	80%
1981	1	87%

Boats

US 355 · Etchells · 2 events · 1982–1985
USA 573 · Etchells · 1 events · 2000
US355 · Etchells · 1 events · 1981

Where they race

Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 1 events
San Diego, California, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, California, USA · 1 events
Balboa, California, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 54, #35,164.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 25. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.