Sailor · 1978–1984

David Griffith

Possibly the same person: David Griffith (2019–2025, 7 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 3
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 44%
Best class ranking: #1061

Nemesis: Tim Hogan
Signature result: 19th of 39

Partnerships · 5 sailors

John Hancock · KA69 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 1978 – Aug 1979
Barry Ravell · KA69 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 1979 – Aug 1979
J.R.C. Harris · KA 139 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 40th · Nov 1984 – Nov 1984
Bruce Edwards · KA 139 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 40th · Nov 1984 – Nov 1984
Andrew Plympton · KA69 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 1978 – Aug 1978

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

Rating history

Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Nov 1984	1984 Etchells World Championship	KA 139	Etchells	Crew	40th / 63
20 Aug 1979	1979 Etchells World Championship	KA69	Etchells	Crew	25th / 45
11 Aug 1978	1978 Etchells World Championship	KA69	Etchells	Crew	19th / 39

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-44 provisional	#49954 band 31489–60699	—
Etchells Crew	-44 provisional	#1061 band 647–1277	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 45%

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	45%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tim Hogan	17	1–15
David Curtis	17	1–15
John Fraser	17	7–9
James Annand	12	9–2
Bill Lynn	12	5–7
Dirk Kneulman	12	3–9
James Byrne	12	8–3
John Savage	12	0–11
Harry Carr	12	7–4

Most-beaten opponent: James Annand (9–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
1984	1	37%
1979	1	46%
1978	1	53%

Boats

KA69 · Etchells · 2 events · 1978–1979
KA 139 · Etchells · 1 events · 1984

Where they race

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Balboa, California, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -44, #49,954. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.