Sailor · 2012–2026

Dave Hymers

etobicoke yacht club PHRF handicap Melges 24

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Events: 16
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #565
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Jim Wente
Best trio: Jim Wente & William Morland
Biggest lift: Jim Wente
Longest-running crew: Dave Black
Nemesis: Richard Reid
Rival: Steven Boho
Best day: 26 Jul 2014
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Wente — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Dave Black · Black Dog · Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 58 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Paul Dennis · Black Dog · Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 58 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Eric Schaefer · Black Dog · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 39 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Chris Reeves · Great Escape · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Aug 2026
Michael Lynch · Great Escape · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Jim Wente · Rum Kist · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2021
Ralph Wissborn · Great Escape · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
William Morland · Rum Kist · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2021
Erik Berry · Great Escape · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Mark Turner · Rum Kist · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 Aug 2026	2026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Course Racing	Great Escape	PHRF handicap	Alternate	4th / 6
23 Aug 2025	2025 EYC Open	Great Escape	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 6
26 Aug 2023	2023 EYC Open	Great Escape	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	5th / 6
10 Jul 2021	2021 Lake Ontario 300 / 600 Challenge	Rum Kist	PHRF handicap	Alternate	3rd / 6
13 Jul 2019	2019 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	Rum Kist	PHRF handicap	Alternate	1st / 8
14 Jul 2018	2018 Lake Ontario 300/600 Challenge	Rum Kist	PHRF handicap	Alternate	3rd / 9
3 Jun 2016	2016 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Great Escape	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 11
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Black Dog	Melges 24	Other	8th / 12
25 Jul 2015	2015 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Black Dog	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 8
31 May 2015	2015 Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing Series	Little Bird	PHRF handicap	Chef	14th / 18
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Black Dog	Melges 24	Other	7th / 10
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	Black Dog	Melges 24	Other	11th / 12
26 Jul 2014	2014 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Black Dog	Melges 24	Other	3rd / 9
14 Jun 2014	2014 Redpath Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)	Black Dog	Melges 24	Other	3rd / 8
17 Aug 2013	2013 Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing Series	Expotition	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 11
20 Apr 2012	2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Black Dog	Melges 24	Other	27th / 33

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	109 provisional	#26339 band 17221–37854	—
Melges 24 Crew	-14 provisional	#565 band 455–659	−6.7

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 12

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 30%
As crew	15 events	1 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Alternate (4) · Main Trimmer (2) · Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	61%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Richard Reid	51	6–45
Jens Altern Wathne	30	3–27
Steven Boho	29	12–17
John Marentette	28	21–7
Dan Berezin	28	17–11
Thomas Ritter	27	7–20
Allan Stokes	22	11–11
Mike Gozzard	22	10–12
Uri Saks	22	19–3
KC Shannon	21	14–7
Bent Dietrich	21	4–17
Marty Jensen	20	6–14

Most-beaten opponent: Uri Saks (19–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	40%
2025	1	0	60%
2023	1	0	20%
2021	1	0	60%
2019	1	1	100%
2018	1	0	75%
2016	2	0	58%
2015	4	0	38%
2014	2	0	73%
2013	1	0	30%
2012	1	0	19%

Boats

Black Dog · Melges 24 · 7 events · 2012–2016
Great Escape · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2016–2026
Rum Kist · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2018–2021
Little Bird · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015
Expotition · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 6 events
Youngstown, NY, USA · 2 events
Key West, FL, USA · 2 events
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 109, #26,339.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 12. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.