Skip to content
Saildex

Sailor · 2014–2026

David Reddaway

llsc ThistlePortsmouth handicapMelges 24

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
37

158 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 37

Podium rate
27%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 62%–67%, 799 boats)

Best class ranking
#60

Helm in Thistle · rating 272

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Wheeler Sutton

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Davis Macleod

Mar 2022 – Mar 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Greg Griffin

7–45 head to head in 52 races

Rival
Loy Vaughan

23–28 in 51 races

Best day
4 Oct 2024

2-8-1-10-2 · 2024 Thistle Old Salty Regatta

Signature result
4th of 56

2021 Thistle National Championship · Thistle · 2 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 19 sailors

  • Davis Macleod · Blew Print, BlewPrint, Hook 'em, Hook 'EM · Handicap, Melges 24, Thistle 9events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 41 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2026
  • Wheeler Sutton · Hook 'em, Hook 'EM, Mojo · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 16 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Mar 2026
  • Brent McKenzie · Ex - Kahn, Ex-Kahn · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 17th · Apr 2019 – May 2019
  • Darby Allison · Blew Print, Blue Print · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Matthew Simpson · Hook 'EM, Mojo · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
  • David MacLeod MacLeod · Blew Print · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Darby Reddaway · Final Draft · Portsmouth handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2020 – Jun 2020
  • Bryan Ritskies · 06 · Flying Tiger 7.5 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Isak Pererson · Ex-Kahn · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 26th · May 2019 – May 2019
  • Russ Salzman · 06 · Flying Tiger 7.5 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

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

Rating history

0169338201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Mar 20262026 Melges 24 Southeast Inland ChampionshipMojoMelges 24Crew2nd / 14
21 Mar 2026Orange Peel 2026BlewPrintThistleSkipper12th / 25
18 Oct 20252025 Great Pumpkin RegattaBlew PrintThistleSkipper9th / 18
4 Oct 20252025 Thistle Old Salty RegattaBlew PrintThistleSkipper5th / 19
12 Oct 20242024 Great Pumpkin Regatta3975ThistleSkipper11th / 25
4 Oct 20242024 Thistle Old Salty RegattaBlew PrintThistleSkipper2nd / 22
21 Sep 20242024 24s of SummerHook 'EMMelges 24Tactician2nd / 11
31 May 2024Brown Jug Thistle Regatta 2024Blew PrintThistleSkipper3rd / 18
14 Mar 2024Orange Peel 2024Blew PrintThistleSkipper25th / 36
11 Nov 20232023 Bushwhacker Cup for the Melges 24 Atlantic Coast & Gulf Coast ChampionshipHook 'emMelges 24Tactician2nd / 6
14 Oct 20232023 Great Pumpkin Regatta3975ThistleSkipper4th / 22
8 Sep 20232023 Thistle Old Goat RegattaLyon HeartedHandicapSkipper7th / 35
15 Oct 20222022 Great Pumpkin Regatta3975ThistleSkipper11th / 28
10 Sep 20222022 Thistle Old Goat Regatta (60th Anniversary)UnknownThistleSkipper29th / 42
18 Mar 2022Orange Peel Regatta 2022Blew PrintThistleSkipper10th / 37
6 Nov 20212021 Jubilee RegattaFinal DraftThistleSkipper6th / 12
15 Oct 20212021 Great Pumpkin Regatta3975ThistleSkipper13th / 23
11 Sep 20212021 Thistle Old Goat Regatta3975ThistleSkipper8th / 39
3 Sep 2021LLSC Commodore's Cup 2021Blew PrintPortsmouth handicapSkipper12th / 17
2 Aug 20212021 Thistle National ChampionshipBlue PrintThistleHelm4th / 56
26 Jun 2021LLSC Firecracker 20213975Portsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 14
15 May 20212021 Thistle Southeastern Championships3975ThistleSkipper5th / 19
20 Mar 20212021 Governors' CupFinal DraftPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 16
14 Nov 20202020 LLSC Small Boat Long Distance Race3975Portsmouth handicapSkipper7th / 23
12 Sep 20202020 Thistle Old Goat Regatta3975ThistleSkipper12th / 26

Helm rating across all classes: 324, #8,396.Crew rating across all classes: 233, #12,129. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.