Sailor · 2007–2025

David McGough

IRC handicap J/109 Handicap

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Events: 44
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 18%
Typically beats: 54%

Most successful partnership: William McGough
Biggest lift: Andrew Jackson
Longest-running crew: William McGough
Nemesis: Harry J. Heijst
Best day: 16 Aug 2015
Signature result: 1st of 46

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: William McGough — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 28 events together · 7% win rate

William McGough · Just So, JUST SO · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/109 28events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 2 of 43 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jul 2025
Christian Jeffery · Just So, JUST SO · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/109 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Jul 2025
Andrew Jackson · Just So · IRC handicap, J/109 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Jun 2022
Anne McGough · Just So · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Jun 2022
Andrew Wishart · Just So · J/109 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Jun 2022
Tim Skinner · Just So · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Campbell Manzoni · Just So · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Lesley Hunt · Just So · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Georgina Hill · Just So · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
James Lavery · JUST SO · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 42nd · Jul 2025 – Jul 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 · 44

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jul 2025	IRC 2H European Championship	JUST SO	IRC handicap	Owner	45th / 80
26 Jul 2025	Rolex Fastnet Race	JUST SO	IRC handicap	Owner	183rd / 379
19 Jul 2025	Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)	JUST SO	IRC handicap	Owner	42nd / 57
27 Jun 2025	Morgan Cup Race (R4 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)	JUST SO	IRC handicap	Owner	83rd / 100
6 Sep 2024	Lewmar Cherbourg Race (with JOG)	JUST SO	IRC handicap	Skipper	2nd / 71
12 Aug 2023	Channel Race	JUST SO	IRC handicap	Owner	17th / 23
8 Jul 2022	Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2022	Just So	IRC handicap	Skipper	6th / 25
30 Jun 2022	2022 Key Yachting - J Cup	Just So	J/109	Skipper	3rd / 12
10 Sep 2021	Castle Rock Race 2021	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	5th / 10
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	182nd / 269
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	51st / 70
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	26th / 36
8 Aug 2021	Rolex Fastnet Race 2021	Just So	Handicap	Owner	36th / 59
24 Jul 2021	Channel Race 2021	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	4th / 21
26 Jun 2021	De Guingand Bowl Race 2021	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	6th / 21
11 Jun 2021	Morgan Cup Race 2021	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	2nd / 14
29 May 2021	Myth of Malham Race 2021	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	3rd / 41
6 Sep 2020	RORC Summer Series 4 2020	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	4th / 46
22 Aug 2020	RORC Summer Series 3 2020	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	4th / 46
15 Aug 2020	RORC Summer Series 2 2020	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	1st / 46
1 Aug 2020	RORC Race the Wight 2020	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	19th / 45
3 Aug 2019	Rolex Fastnet Race 2019	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	28th / 35
3 Aug 2019	Rolex Fastnet Race 2019	Just So	Handicap	Owner	48th / 64
3 Aug 2019	Rolex Fastnet Race 2019	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	65th / 87
3 Aug 2019	Rolex Fastnet Race 2019	Just So	IRC handicap	Owner	279th / 334

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	173 provisional	#21760 band 11174–39118	—
All classes Crew	-14 provisional	#45582 band 26854–58727	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/109 · Helm · 17 races, 2 events · rating 174

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	17 events	0 wins	beats 63%
As crew	27 events	2 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Owner (27)

How they race

Closer	−21 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Christopher Burleigh	23	20–3
Mike Yates	22	8–11
Rob Cotterill	21	14–4
John Smart	17	7–10
David Richards	17	6–11
Richard Palmer	15	6–6
Tim Goodhew	13	3–10
Jonathan Rolls	13	2–8
Fred Mundle	13	6–2
Michael Wilson	12	6–3
Jerry Freeman	12	3–6
Kate Cope	12	4–5

Most-beaten opponent: Christopher Burleigh (20–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	4	0	35%
2024	1	0	99%
2023	1	0	27%
2022	2	0	81%
2021	9	0	59%
2020	4	1	86%
2019	9	1	52%
2018	1	0	68%
2017	1	0	75%
2016	1	0	86%
2015	7	0	72%
2012	1	0	5%
2010	1	0	90%
2008	1	0	16%
2007	1	0	5%

Boats

JUST SO · IRC handicap, J/109, Handicap · 44 events · 2007–2025

Where they race

Unknown · 34 events
Hamble, Hampshire, UK · 1 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 173 (±232), #21,760.Crew rating across all classes: -14 (±247), #45,582. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.