Sailor · 1993–2026

David Burnham

rat island yacht club Bullseye Handicap DN

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 15%
Typically beats: 34%
Best class ranking: #37

Nemesis: Chris Collings
Best day: 14 Apr 2007
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Sam Burnham · Deja Bu, Querida · Bullseye 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2018 – Jul 2026
Guy VanDoren · Coot · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 9th · Nov 2018 – Nov 2019
Garth Reynolds · Koinonia II Declared Chute 3-11-2021 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2021 – Mar 2021
Beth Berkobein · Koinonia II Declared Chute 3-11-2021 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2021 – Mar 2021
Janis Reynolds · Koinonia II Declared Chute 3-11-2021 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2021 – Mar 2021
Juli Jacoby · Koinonia II Declared Chute 3-11-2021 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2021 – Mar 2021
Heather Burnham · Peregrine · Bullseye 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Audrey Orgo · Koinonia II Declared Chute 3-11-2021 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2021 – Mar 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
31 Jul 2026	2026 Bullseye Nationals	Deja Bu	Bullseye	Skipper	9th / 19
30 Aug 2025	69th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Peregrine	Bullseye	Skipper	1st / 5
13 Mar 2021	2021 Crown Cars Regatta	Koinonia II Declared Chute 3-11-2021	PHRF handicap	Tactician	5th / 7
16 Nov 2019	2019 Egmont Key Race	Coot	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 10
15 Nov 2018	DIYC Full Moon Series 2018-19	Coot	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
10 Nov 2018	2018 Egmont Key Race	Coot	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 9
1 Sep 2018	62nd Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Creole	IOD	Other	5th / 8
3 Aug 2018	2018 Buzzards Bay Regatta	Querida	Bullseye	Co-Skipper	7th / 20
10 Aug 2012	Bullseye National Championship	Querida	Bullseye	Skipper	16th / 20
13 Apr 2007	2007 Charleston Race Week	Time...	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 10
15 Feb 1998	1998 DN North American Championship	US 4438	DN	Skipper	32nd / 34
11 Feb 1996	1996 DN North American Championship	US 3987	DN	Skipper	26th / 28
24 Jan 1993	1993 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)	US3987	DN	Skipper	24th / 45

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	41 provisional	#44691 band 26160–65207	—
Bullseye Helm	86 provisional	#37 band 20–51	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

DN · Helm · 5 races, 3 events · rating -49
IOD · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -35
Full-size sailing · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 5

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	12 events	1 wins	beats 39%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 33%

Positions: Tactician (1) · Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−20 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	20%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chris Verni	21	4–17
Chris Collings	21	1–20
Francis Reardon	14	13–1
Joan Tiffany	14	3–11
Wendy Goodwin	14	2–12
Michael Barr	14	11–3
Nicholas Kotsatos	14	0–14
Christopher Streit	13	3–10
Tom Gelsthorpe	12	7–5

Most-beaten opponent: Francis Reardon (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	56%
2025	1	1	100%
2021	1	0	33%
2019	1	0	11%
2018	4	0	35%
2012	1	0	21%
2007	1	0	78%
1998	1	0	6%
1996	1	0	7%
1993	1	0	48%

Boats

Coot · Handicap · 3 events · 2018–2019
Querida · Bullseye · 2 events · 2012–2018
Deja Bu · Bullseye · 1 events · 2026
Peregrine · Bullseye · 1 events · 2025
Koinonia II Declared Chute 3-11-2021 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Creole · IOD · 1 events · 2018
Time... · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2007
US 4438 · DN · 1 events · 1998
US 3987 · DN · 1 events · 1996
US3987 · DN · 1 events · 1993

Where they race

Tampa, FL · 2 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Rockport, MA · 1 events
Tampa , FL · 1 events
Mallets Bay, Lake Champlain, Burlington, Vermont, USA · 1 events
Geneva Lake (Fontana / Buttons Bay), Wisconsin, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 41, #44,691.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 5. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.