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Sailor · 2018–2026

David Fitzsimmons

syc HandicapSalcombe YawlYawl Blue

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Events
38

110 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 38

Podium rate
3%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 42%–48%, 784 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Crew in Yawl Blue · rating -21

Longest-running crew
David Sworder

Jan 2018 – Jan 2026 · 38 events

Nemesis
Mike Knowles

5–66 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Darius Panahy

38–29 in 70 races

Best day
1 Jan 2022

7-4-1-7 · STR Yawl Handicap 2022

Signature result
2nd of 19

Summer Series Yawl 2022 · Salcombe Yawl · 1 Jan 2022

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • David Sworder · 89, Skylark, Yawl Blue · Handicap, Salcombe Yawl, Yawl Blue 38events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 110 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

-68-49-302019202120232025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Salcomb Gin Regatta Yawl Results 2026SkylarkHandicapCrew10th / 19
1 Jan 2025Autumn Series 2025 Fast Handicap89HandicapCrew13th / 17
1 Jan 2025SYC Bartons Early May Open2589HandicapCrew16th / 22
1 Jan 2025SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Yawl Blue 2025SkylarkHandicapCrew18th / 23
1 Jan 2025SYC Stones Boatyard Late May Open2589HandicapCrew10th / 20
1 Jan 2024STR Yawl Handicap 2024SkylarkHandicapCrew13th / 20
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Early May Open2489HandicapCrew14th / 15
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Yawl Blue 2024SkylarkHandicapCrew13th / 22
1 Jan 2024SYC Yeti13:46Sonesboatyard Late May Open2489HandicapCrew10th / 18
1 Jan 2023Barton Yawl Early May OpenSkylarkSalcombe YawlCrew15th / 16
1 Jan 2023Midweek Series One Handicap 202389HandicapCrew36th / 48
1 Jan 2023Midweek Series Three Handicap 202389HandicapCrew38th / 76
1 Jan 2023Midweek Series Two Handicap 202389HandicapCrew24th / 60
1 Jan 2023SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Yawl Handicap 202389HandicapCrew11th / 19
1 Jan 2022Autumn Series Yawl 202289Salcombe YawlCrew10th / 12
1 Jan 2022Early May Yawl Open 2022SkylarkHandicapCrew12th / 16
1 Jan 2022STR Yawl Handicap 2022SkylarkHandicapCrew14th / 14
1 Jan 2022STR Yawl Handicap 2022SkylarkYawl BlueCrew4th / 13
1 Jan 2022SYC Salcombe Gin Regatta Yawl Fleets 2022SkylarkYawl BlueCrew18th / 22
1 Jan 2022Sailing Club Series Yawl 202289Salcombe YawlCrew6th / 17
1 Jan 2022Sailing Club Series Yawl 202289Salcombe YawlCrew6th / 16
1 Jan 2022Summer Series Yawl 202289Salcombe YawlCrew2nd / 19
1 Jan 2021Blue Yawl Early May Open 2021SkylarkHandicapCrew10th / 14
1 Jan 2021Blue Yawl Late May Open 2021SkylarkHandicapCrew8th / 15
1 Jan 2021Bucket & Spade Series Yawl 202189Salcombe YawlCrew9th / 21

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -30, #54,662. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.