Sailor · 2000–2026

David Chadwick

bcsa Handicap RS Aero RSAero 5 &7 Some links uncertain

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Events: 7
Win rate: 29%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 55%
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Marc Jacobi
Rival: Robert Patterson
Best day: 25 Sep 2025
Signature result: 6th of 26

Partnerships · 7 sailors

D Jensen . · Alexander of Creswell · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2000
P Saunders · Alexander of Creswell · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2000
Department of Defence · Alexander of Creswell · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2000
T Boyd · Alexander of Creswell · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2000
P Jones · Alexander of Creswell · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2000
Warren Hellwig · Alexander of Creswell · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2000
John Cadman · Alexander of Creswell · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2000 – Dec 2000

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 May 2026	The Big Muscle Shoals Regatta	blur	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
25 Sep 2025	2025 RSAero North American Championship	1758	RS Aero	Skipper	6th / 26
16 Mar 2025	Pints & Patties Regatta 2025	blur	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
3 Jun 2021	2021 RS Aero North American Championship	1758	RS Aero	Skipper	13th / 25
7 Feb 2020	2020 RS Aero Midwinter Regatta	blur	RSAero 5 &7	Skipper	3rd / 12
13 Aug 2016	2016 RS Aero US National Championship	1974	RS Aero 7	Skipper	13th / 24
26 Dec 2000	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2000	Alexander of Creswell	Handicap	Crew	26th / 39

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	284 provisional	#11124 band 5740–19824	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

RS Aero · Helm · 15 races, 2 events · rating 112
RSAero 5 &7 · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 140
RS Aero 7 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -31
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 0

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	6 events	2 wins	beats 77%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 34%

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−31 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Robert Patterson	27	14–13
Philip Myerson	26	14–12
Eric Aker	18	4–14
Paul Gingras	16	12–4
Martin Borrallo	15	12–3
Eugene Schmitt	15	6–9
Marc Jacobi	15	1–14
Hank Saurage	14	8–6
Hank Saurage	12	3–9
Gregory Popp	12	12–0
Melissa Solnick	12	12–0
Ash Beatty	12	9–3

Most-beaten opponent: Gregory Popp (12–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	2	1	90%
2021	1	0	50%
2020	1	0	82%
2016	1	0	48%
2000	1	0	34%

Boats

blur · Handicap, RSAero 5 &7 · 3 events · 2020–2026
1758 · RS Aero · 2 events · 2021–2025
1974 · RS Aero 7 · 1 events · 2016
Alexander of Creswell · Handicap · 1 events · 2000

Where they race

Cascade Locks , OR · 1 events
Fairhope, AL · 1 events
Browns Creek Sailing Association · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events
BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 284, #11,124.Crew rating across all classes: 0. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.