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Sailor · 2012–2026

Dave Lawson

HCP FleetHandicap

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Events
35

73 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 5 of 35

Podium rate
20%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 53%–58%, 983 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Helm in HCP Fleet · rating 472

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Robin Dawson

2–11 head to head in 13 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

3-2-1-2-1-1 · FF Morgan Trophy/HCP Barf Trophy/GP Spring Cup/MT Red Sails

Signature result
1st of 17

FF Morgan Trophy/HCP Barf Trophy/GP Spring Cup/MT Red Sails · HCP Fleet · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Stephen Kirkpatrick · 862 · Handicap, HCP Fleet 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together(−53 vs. without) · best 23rd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Poppy Christie · 5959 · HCP Fleet 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

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

Rating history

-332144612013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Club Championship167854HCP FleetSkipper20th / 34
1 Jan 2026FF Blencathra/HCP Dodd Trophy/GP Mustard Pot/MT AB188630HCP FleetSkipper13th / 33
1 Jan 2026FF Morgan Trophy/HCP Barf Trophy/GP Spring Cup/MT Red Sails188630HCP FleetSkipper1st / 17
1 Jan 2026Winter Series 2026160516HCP FleetSkipper2nd / 8
1 Jan 20252025 Club Championship188630HCP FleetSkipper18th / 40
1 Jan 2025FF Easterly Trophy/HCP Easter Trophy/GP Bass Tankard/MTImage Trophy188630HCP FleetSkipper1st / 15
1 Jan 2025Scarness Cup/Wythop Series/Graham Cup/Reflection Trophy188630HCP FleetSkipper1st / 3
1 Jan 2024FF Blencathra/HCP Dodd Trophy/GP Mustard Pot/MT AB188630HCP FleetSkipper5th / 27
1 Jan 2024FF Ullock Mug/HCP Grisedale Cup/GP McMillan Cup/Mir & Topper Round Table Tkd/188630HCP FleetSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 20232023 Club Championship176743HCP FleetSkipper31st / 62
1 Jan 2023Fleet Challenge B 2022176743HCP FleetSkipper1st / 4
1 Jan 2023Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/ 2022176743HCP FleetSkipper8th / 23
1 Jan 2023Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/ 2023176743HCP FleetSkipper4th / 28
1 Jan 20212021 Club Championship176743HCP FleetSkipper11th / 56
1 Jan 2021FF Blencathra/HCP Dodd Trophy/GP Mustard Pot/MT AB175602HCP FleetSkipper7th / 19
1 Jan 2021FF Dawson Trophy/HCP Skiddaw Trophy/GP Autumn Cup/MT Bates Series 202195203HCP FleetSkipper27th / 37
1 Jan 2021FF Dawson Trophy/HCP Skiddaw Trophy/GP Autumn Cup/MT Bates Series 2021176743HCP FleetSkipper29th / 37
1 Jan 2021FF Morgan Trophy/HCP Barf Trophy/GP Spring Cup/MT Red Sails198930HCP FleetSkipper12th / 23
1 Jan 2021Fleet Challenge A 20211.00HCP FleetSkipper3rd / 29
1 Jan 2021Flying Free/August Trophy/Aitken Cup/Mirror Mug/Weekend E 20215174HCP FleetSkipper21st / 28
1 Jan 2021Results as of 18:38 on June 13, 2021Dave LawsonHCP FleetSkipper22nd / 26
1 Jan 2020FF Morgan/HCP Barf/GP Spring Cup/ MT Red Sails76743HCP FleetSkipper9th / 24
1 Jan 2020July WD Series 2020175602HCP FleetSkipper4th / 15
1 Jan 2018Club Championship 201891456HCP FleetSkipper17th / 63
1 Jan 2018FF Blencathra/HCP Dodd Trophy/GP Mustard Pot/MT AB76743HCP FleetSkipper15th / 30

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 461, #3,983. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.