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Sailor · 2011–2025

Dave Whalen

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Events
6

39 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 1 of 6

Podium rate
33%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
37%

of boats faced (range 24%–50%, 36 boats)

Best class ranking
#95

Helm in Sonar · rating 103

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Rick Doerr

1–18 head to head in 19 races

Signature result
8th of 13

HYC Open One-Design Regatta 2011 · J/80 · 17 Sep 2011

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Spencer Raggio · Dave Whalen, Lily · Sonar 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Apr 2025
  • Sandy Stone · Lily · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • Dan Kennedy · Dave Whalen · Sonar 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025

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

Rating history

-62271152012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 115, #33,119. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.