Sailor · 1978

David Taylor

Etchells

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Events: 2
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 42%

Nemesis: Noel Brooke
Signature result: 21st of 42

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Michael Lee · KA88 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 27th · Aug 1978 – Aug 1978
Pat Ayres · KA88 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 27th · Aug 1978 – Aug 1978

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

Rating history

Event history · 2

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Aug 1978	1978 Etchells World Championship	KA88	Etchells	Skipper	27th / 39
11 Jan 1978	1977 Etchells World Championship	KA88	Etchells	Skipper	21st / 42

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating 12
Full-size sailing · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · 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	2 events	0 wins	beats 41%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Noel Brooke	12	2–10
Robert Searles	12	8–4
James Byrne	12	8–4
John Hancock	12	5–7

Most-beaten opponent: Robert Searles (8–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
1978	2	0	41%

Boats

KA88 · Etchells · 2 events · 1978

Where they race

Balboa, California, USA · 1 events
Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 12. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.