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Sailor · 2014–2026

David HINCKLE

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Events
42

73 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 11 of 42

Podium rate
48%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 40%–48%, 379 boats)

Best class ranking
#1205

Helm in J/70 · rating -137

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Latane Montague

0–12 head to head in 12 races

Best day
20 May 2023

1-1-1 · Offshore Spring Open

Signature result
3rd of 35

3rd ANNUAL RESCUE REGATTA · Handicap · 25 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Samuel Bedinger · Airspeed · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 17th · Nov 2014 – Nov 2014
  • Anthony J Burton · Airspeed · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 17th · Nov 2014 – Nov 2014
  • Melissa Stephens · Airspeed · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 17th · Nov 2014 – Nov 2014

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

Rating history

-137-4129201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Oct 2026OS Winter 2 / Closing Day Regatta / Oyster RoastPerseveranceHandicapSkipper1st / 7
24 Oct 2026OS Winter 1PerseveranceHandicapSkipper11th / 13
4 Sep 202632nd Annual Stingray Point RegattaPerseveranceHandicapSkipper1st / 8
7 Jun 20262026 MADR - MID BAY SERIES - NA PHRF Plus ratingsPerseverancePHRF handicapSkipper16th / 27
7 Jun 2026Cut Channel Race - Distance 1PerseveranceHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
16 May 2026OS Spring OpenPerseveranceHandicapSkipper1st / 3
25 Apr 2026Opening Day Regatta and Blessing of the FleetPerseveranceHandicapSkipper1st / 6
25 Oct 2025Closing Day Regatta - Winter 1 and Oyster Roast OffshorePerseveranceHandicapSkipper19th / 23
18 Oct 2025OS Fall Open OffshorePerseveranceHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
6 Sep 2025Distance 4 - Wolftrap OffshorePerseveranceHandicapSkipper1st / 5
6 Sep 2025FBYC - WOLFTRAP - NAR SHADOWPerseveranceHandicapSkipper1st / 4
30 Aug 20252025 STINGRAY - CRUISERSPerseveranceHandicapSkipper1st / 2
30 Aug 202531st Annual Stingray Point RegattaPerseverancePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
29 Aug 2025FBYC - SHADOW SCORE - FRIDAYPerseveranceHandicapSkipper25th / 36
25 Jul 20253rd ANNUAL RESCUE REGATTAPerseveranceHandicapSkipper3rd / 35
25 May 2025Open House Regatta & PartyPerseveranceHandicapSkipper16th / 20
26 Apr 2025Opening Day Regatta and Blessing of the FleetPerseveranceHandicapSkipper6th / 8
19 Oct 2024Offshore Fall OpenPerseverancePHRF handicapSkipper9th / 9
30 Aug 202430th Annual Stingray Point RegattaPerseverancePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 8
12 Jul 20242nd ANNUAL RESCUE REGATTAPerseveranceHandicapSkipper19th / 30
18 May 2024Offshore Spring OpenPerseverancePHRF handicapSkipper7th / 7
27 Apr 2024Offshore Spring Racing Day 1PerseveranceHandicapSkipper1st / 2
20 Apr 2024Opening Day Regatta and Blessing of the FleetPerseverancePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
2 Dec 2023Offshore Winter Racing Day 3PerseveranceHandicapSkipper4th / 6
28 Oct 2023Closing Day Regatta & Oyster RoastPerseveranceHandicapSkipper11th / 17

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 115, #33,069. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.