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Sailor · 2012–2026

Steven Davis

khyc LightningHandicapPHRF handicap Some links uncertain

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Possibly the same person: Steven Davis (2017, 1 events), Stephen Davis (2024, 5 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
94

388 races · 34 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 12 of 94

Podium rate
30%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 66%–69%, 2,040 boats)

Best class ranking
#30

Helm in Lightning · rating 427

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sarah Wallis

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Tim Palmer & Lizzie Culwick

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sarah Wallis

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Brian Hayes

Mar 2018 – Nov 2023 · 11 events

Nemesis
David Starck

39–156 head to head in 195 races

Rival
Thomas Allen

100–136 in 236 races

Best day
11 Nov 2022

1-6-3-3-2-1 · Bluenose Regatta

Signature result
1st of 33

2018 Wild Oyster Regatta · Lightning · 19 Oct 2018

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sarah Wallis — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Brian Hayes · --, %^*)^&^, 14752, 15590 · Lightning 11events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 9% win rate · 2 of 76 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Nov 2023
  • Laura Jeffers · %^*)^&^, 15590, DAVIS STEVEN · Lightning 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 53 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 9th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2022
  • Tim Dornberg · Vela, VELA · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Jul 2023
  • Jim DeYoung · Aldonza · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2019
  • David Narish · Aldonza · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−44 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2019
  • Sarah Wallis · Jahmali · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 28 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2022
  • Rick Williams · Jahmali · Handicap, IRC handicap 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 28 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2022
  • Krutin Amin · Aldonza · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Aug 2019
  • Mark Ryan · Vela · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Mar 2022
  • Nicholas Santos · Vela · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Mar 2022

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

Rating history

02244472013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 94

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Jul 2026Blue Spruce Open Regatta 2026MaiseyPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 6
11 May 2026P30 2026 Overall SeriesJeroboamHandicapSkipper10th / 15
16 Aug 20252025 Rocky Mountain Snipe ChampionshipMarital BlissSnipeSkipper5th / 17
22 Mar 2025P30 2026 Coastal SeriesJeroboamHandicapSkipper8th / 14
22 Mar 2025P30 2026 Inshore SeriesJeroboamHandicapSkipper9th / 11
19 Feb 2024RORC Caribbean 600 RaceTRIPLE JACKHandicapCo-skipper9th / 10
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgGremmieLightningOther9th / 23
29 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class World ChampionshipGremmieLightningOther16th / 40
25 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters’ World ChampionshipGremmieLightningSkipper6th / 14
25 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters’ World ChampionshipGremmieLightningSkipper8th / 34
15 Sep 20232023 Rocky Mountain Snipe ChampionshipMarital BlissSnipeSkipper4th / 22
5 Aug 2023International Lightning Class Association 2023 North American ChampionshipGremmieHandicapSkipper25th / 37
2 Aug 20232023 Lightning WJM's - North American ChampionshipGremmieLightningOther16th / 24
28 Jul 20232023 Santa Barbara to King Harbor RaceVelaHandicapSkipper6th / 8
28 Apr 202375th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceVELAPHRF handicapSkipper55th / 77
23 Mar 20232023 Deep South Lightning RegattaSteven DavisLightningSkipper4th / 26
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipGremmieLightningOther16th / 40
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipGremmie (Master)LightningSkipper7th / 26
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg--LightningOther10th / 22
30 Jan 20232023 Grenada Sailing WeekAmandla KuluHandicapOther3rd / 4
1 Jan 20232023 Lightning Frigid Digit14752LightningSkipper2nd / 16
11 Nov 2022Bluenose RegattaSteve DavisLightningSkipper1st / 16
29 Jul 2022Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race - ORR ShadowVelaORC handicapSkipper9th / 11
30 Jun 20222022 Key Yachting - J CupJahmaliIRC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 5
18 May 20222022 Lightning World Championships15590LightningOther26th / 50

Helm rating across all classes: 245, #14,249.Crew rating across all classes: 314, #6,914. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.