Sailor · 2007–2025

David McLeman

rsrnyc J/70 IRC handicap J/70 Corinthian

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Events: 36
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 3%
Typically beats: 62%
Best class ranking: #781

Longest-running crew: Lucy Kennedy
Nemesis: Paul Ward
Rival: Ian Poynton
Best day: 4 Jun 2024
Signature result: 3rd of 32

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Lucy Kennedy · Offbeat · J/70, J/70 Corinthian 15events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 129 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2025
Alex McLeman · Offbeat · J/70, J/70 Corinthian 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 93 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2019 – Jun 2025
David Haw · Offbeat · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 42 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2018 – Jun 2021
Alice Kidd · Offbeat · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 14th · Jun 2021 – Sep 2023
Edward Bates · Offbeat · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2018 – Sep 2019
Ralph Singleton · Offbeat · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jul 2018 – Aug 2019
Ben Whaley · Offbeat · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 28th · Aug 2019 – Sep 2019
George Sellwood · Offbeat · J/70, J/70 Corinthian 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jun 2024 – Jul 2024
Jamie McLeman · Offbeat · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jun 2017 – Jul 2018
Alice Butler · Offbeat · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 36

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jun 2025	Mixed Plus World Championship	Offbeat	J/70	Skipper	25th / 47
24 Feb 2025	RORC Caribbean 600 Race	CELESTE OF SOLENT	IRC handicap	Crew	12th / 23
13 Jul 2024	The Tideway J/70 UK National Championships 2024	Offbeat	J/70	Skipper	18th / 24
4 Jun 2024	J70 Corinthian Worlds 2024	Offbeat	J/70 Corinthian	Skipper	49th / 109
5 Sep 2023	2023 J/70 European Championship	Offbeat	J/70	Helm	36th / 48
20 May 2023	J70 South Coast Championship	Offbeat	J/70	Other	10th / 21
30 Jun 2022	2022 Key Yachting - J Cup	Offbeat	J/70	Skipper	14th / 27
10 Jun 2022	J70 Southern Area Championship	Offbeat	J/70	Skipper	6th / 18
24 Jun 2021	2021 Landsail Tyres J Cup	Offbeat	J/70	Other	15th / 20
12 Jun 2021	2021 Royal Southern Summer Series – Champagne Charlie June Regatta	Offbeat	J/70	Other	12th / 21
11 Sep 2020	2020 J/70 UK Class National Championships	Offbeat	J/70	Other	15th / 22
3 Sep 2020	2020 Landsail Tyres J Cup	Offbeat	J/70	Other	6th / 21
8 Aug 2020	2020 Charity Cup Regatta	Offbeat	J/70	Skipper	10th / 18
2 Sep 2019	2019 J 70 World Championship	Offbeat	J/70	Other	69th / 77
24 Aug 2019	2019 J/70 UK National Championships	Offbeat	J/70	Other	28th / 35
18 Jul 2019	2019 J/70 UK Class Training Event	Offbeat	J/70	Skipper	8th / 15
10 May 2019	RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2019	Offbeat	J/70	Skipper	9th / 15
20 Jul 2018	2018 J 70 Class National Championship	Offbeat	J/70	Other	25th / 35
2 Jun 2018	J 70 Southern Area Championship 2018	Offbeat	J/70	Other	8th / 19
7 Jun 2017	2017 J/70 European Championship	Offbeat	J/70	Skipper	32nd / 42
14 Aug 2011	Rolex Fastnet Race 2011	Offbeat	IRC handicap	Skipper	9th / 37
14 Aug 2011	Rolex Fastnet Race 2011	Offbeat	IRC handicap	Skipper	14th / 70
14 Aug 2011	Rolex Fastnet Race 2011	Offbeat	IRC handicap	Skipper	129th / 278
27 May 2011	Myth of Malham Race 2011	Offbeat	IRC handicap	Skipper	16th / 29
14 May 2011	De Guingand Bowl Race 2011	Offbeat	IRC handicap	Skipper	10th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	74 provisional	#37216 band 23318–54284	—
J/70 Helm	27 provisional	#781 band 533–1030	−0.6

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 Corinthian · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 12
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 7

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	35 events	0 wins	beats 57%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 50%

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Patrick Liardet	114	32–81
Charles Thompson	109	17–92
Martin Dent	107	11–96
Tim Collins	105	40–65
Brian Denney	100	74–26
Paul Ward	100	2–98
Andrew Barraclough	89	56–33
Doug Struth	81	11–70
Jonathan Calascione	77	8–68
Bobby Orr	73	61–12
Graham Clapp	72	13–59
Ian Poynton	70	36–34

Most-beaten opponent: Bobby Orr (61–12).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	2	49%
2024	2	41%
2023	2	40%
2022	2	60%
2021	2	36%
2020	3	52%
2019	4	31%
2018	2	45%
2017	1	24%
2011	5	61%
2009	6	80%
2007	5	85%

Boats

Offbeat · J/70, J/70 Corinthian, IRC handicap · 35 events · 2007–2025
CELESTE OF SOLENT · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Unknown · 13 events
Hamble, Hampshire, UK · 7 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK · 2 events
Torquay, UK · 1 events
Cowes, Cowes, UK · 1 events
Royal Thames Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 74 (±185), #37,216.Crew rating across all classes: 7 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.