Sailor · 2012–2026

David Adams

cycop Handicap PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 66
Win rate: 30%
Podium rate: 76%
Typically beats: 77%
Best class ranking: #9
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Drew Conboy
Longest-running crew: Carl Weatherhead
Nemesis: Steven Director
Rival: Jack Gregg
Best day: 22 Jul 2015
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Drew Conboy — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Carl Weatherhead · Demons Dance, MacIntosh · C&C 99, Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Durk Steigenga · MacIntosh · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Heather Greenough · MacIntosh · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Bill Quait · MacIntosh · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Donna Whitford · MacIntosh · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Drew Conboy · Resolute · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2022
Rob Isnor · MacIntosh · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Julie Power · MacIntosh · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Karen Lively · MacIntosh · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
Andrew Watts · Demons Dance, MacIntosh · C&C 99, Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 66

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	MacIntosh	Handicap	Mast	6th / 11
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	MacIntosh	Handicap	Mast	3rd / 8
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	MacIntosh	PHRF handicap	Mast	3rd / 12
15 Mar 2024	2024 Sarasota Bay Multihull Regatta	Fast Friends MK II	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 10
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	MacIntosh	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 8
22 Apr 2023	67th Annual Miami to Key Largo Race	Fast Friends MkII	PHRF handicap	Owner	2nd / 8
15 Oct 2022	BCYA Harbor Cup	Resolute	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 5
24 Sep 2022	2022 Fall Race To Solomons	Resolute	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6
10 Sep 2022	67th Race to Oxford	Resolute	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 5
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	MacIntosh	PHRF handicap	Mast	5th / 11
29 Jul 2022	2022 MADR - FULL SERIES	Resolute	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 25
29 Jul 2022	2022 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup	Resolute	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 5
16 Jul 2022	BCYA Race to Baltimore	Resolute	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
16 Jul 2022	BCYA Race to Baltimore	Resolute	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 12
9 Jul 2022	2022 Boomerang Race	Resolute	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 8
4 Jun 2022	2022 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race	Resolute	ORC handicap	Skipper	3rd / 3
16 Oct 2021	BCYA Harbor Cup	Resolute	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
2 Oct 2021	Race to Rock Hall	Resolute	ORC handicap	Skipper	8th / 8
25 Sep 2021	2021 Fall Race To Solomons	Resolute	Handicap	Other	3rd / 5
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Demons Dance	C&C 99	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 4
4 Jun 2021	2021 Annapolis - Newport Race	Resolute	ORC handicap	Skipper	3rd / 10
3 Oct 2020	2020 WISH WE WERE RACING TO ROCK HALL	Resolute	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 4
26 Sep 2020	2020 AYC SOLOMONS - CRCA BOTY SERIES SCORING	Resolute	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
26 Sep 2020	2020 Fall Race To Solomons	Resolute	Handicap	Other	1st / 4
12 Sep 2020	2020 NASS RACE TO THE LIGHTHOUSES - CRCA BOTY SERIES SCORING	Resolute	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	233	#15346 band 11385–20276	—
Vanguard 15 Helm	191 provisional	#22 band 13–49	—
V15 Helm	233 provisional	#9 band 5–19	—
All classes Crew	69 provisional	#32062 band 19089–46809	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

C&C 99 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -39

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	60 events	20 wins	beats 75%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 51%

Positions: Mast (4) · Bow (1) · Owner (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jack Gregg	144	68–75
Dave Milliner	126	84–42
Geoff Wilkinson	103	92–11
Matt Newborn	78	34–44
Jeff McCarron	65	56–9
Debbie Gibbons-Neff	63	57–6
Packy Loughran	56	34–22
Katie Hall	49	44–5
Frederick Piasecki	42	28–14
John Lynch	40	37–3
Daniel Strongin	29	22–7
Brad Dober	25	22–3

Most-beaten opponent: Geoff Wilkinson (92–11).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	50%
2025	1	0	71%
2024	2	0	63%
2023	2	0	64%
2022	10	0	55%
2021	5	0	39%
2020	5	4	80%
2019	8	4	86%
2018	5	2	78%
2017	3	0	71%
2016	6	4	87%
2015	5	1	74%
2014	5	1	72%
2013	4	2	93%
2012	4	2	94%

Boats

Resolute · PHRF handicap, Handicap, ORC handicap · 36 events · 2012–2022
N/A · V15, Handicap, Vanguard 15 · 14 events · 2012–2018
MacIntosh · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2022–2026
V15 · V15, Handicap · 4 events · 2016–2019
NA · V15, Handicap · 3 events · 2016–2019
Fast Friends MK II · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
Fast Friends MkII · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Demons Dance · C&C 99 · 1 events · 2021
5 · Handicap · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Essington, PA, USA · 28 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 12 events
Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 6 events
Chesapeake Racer Cruiser Association · 3 events
St. Mary's City, MD, USA · 3 events
Baltimore, MD · 3 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 233 (±100), #15,346.Crew rating across all classes: 69 (±194), #32,062. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.