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Sailor · 2009–2026

David Cattle

cra HandicapPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
163

354 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 9 of 163

Podium rate
28%

45 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 50%–54%, 2,187 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Matthew Cooper

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matthew Cooper

Sep 2013 – Sep 2024 · 28 events

Nemesis
Enrique Mereles

7–48 head to head in 55 races

Rival
Carolyn Sherman

86–94 in 181 races

Best day
22 May 2019

6-7-2-3-3-1-1 · 2019 CRA Beer Can Series

Signature result
3rd of 47

2015 Sharp HospiceCare Benefit Regatta · Handicap · 29 Aug 2015

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Matthew Cooper · Blackadder, BLACKADDER, Flashheart, Tigress · FT 7.5, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 28events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 96 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2013 – Sep 2024
  • Jennie Santoro · Tigress · FT 7.5 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2014 – Mar 2014
  • Brian Borcherding · Tigress · FT 7.5 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2014 – Mar 2014
  • Tiem Tran · Flashheart · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Philip Bliss · Flashheart · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022

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

Rating history

0169337201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 163

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Oct 2026San Diego to San Diego International Yacht Race - SD2SDFlashheartORC handicapSkipper4th / 6
20 May 20262026 CRA Beer Can SeriesFlashheartORC handicapSkipper9th / 10
4 Apr 2026Tribute RegattaFlashheartORC handicapSkipper4th / 6
7 Mar 2026Harbor Island Cup presented by Safe Harbor MarinasFlashheartORC handicapSkipper8th / 8
15 Feb 202696th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - SWYC | CRAFlashheartORC handicapSkipper7th / 8
13 Sep 2025Dennis Conner Around the Coronado Isles Race sponsored by SD BoatworksFlashheartORC handicapSkipper5th / 6
21 May 20252025 CRA Beer Can SeriesFlashheartORC handicapSkipper7th / 11
5 Apr 2025Tribute Regatta sponsored by South Coast Yachts and Safe Harbor MarinasFlashheartORC handicapSkipper10th / 10
8 Mar 2025Harbor Island Cup presented by Safe Harbor MarinasFlashheartORC handicapSkipper4th / 7
18 Jan 2025CRA Winter RegattaFlashheartHandicapSkipper6th / 6
4 Oct 202460th SD to Ensenada International Yacht Race - aka "Little Ensenada"FlashheartORC handicapSkipper2nd / 6
14 Sep 2024Dennis Conner Around the Coronado Isles Race sponsored by SD BoatworksFlashheartORC handicapSkipper8th / 10
23 Aug 20242024 Sharp HospiceCare Benefit RegattaFlashheartHandicapSkipper45th / 49
27 Jul 2024Crew of 2 Around the Coronado'sFlashheartHandicapSkipper6th / 9
22 May 20242024 CRA Beer Can SeriesFlashheartORC handicapSkipper8th / 12
26 Apr 20242024 Newport Ensenada - SHADOW SCORINGFlashheartHandicapSkipper6th / 6
26 Apr 202476th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceFLASHHEARTPHRF handicapSkipper67th / 76
26 Apr 202476th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceFLASHHEARTORC handicapSkipper11th / 12
13 Apr 2024CRA Tribute Regatta sponsored by South Coast YachtsFlashheartPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 10
9 Mar 2024March Madness Regatta presented by Safe Harbor MarinasFlashheartPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 9
13 Jan 20242024 Cabrillo Ocean SeriesFlashheartPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
6 Oct 202359th SD to Ensenada International Yacht Race - aka "Little Ensenada"FlashheartPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
26 Aug 20232023 Sharp HospiceCare Benefit RegattaFlashheartHandicapSkipper40th / 51
22 Jul 20232023 Three Mark FiascoFlashheartHandicapSkipper13th / 23
28 May 20232023 San Diego Coastal CupFlashheartPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 79, #37,253. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.