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Sailor · 2009–2026

David Dabney

charleston yacht club Melges 24PHRF handicapMelges 20

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Events
18

109 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 18

Podium rate
22%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 57%–65%, 428 boats)

Best class ranking
#183

Helm in Melges 24 · rating 133

Biggest lift
Thomas Bowen

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Paul Reilly

3–18 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Steven Kopf

19–21 in 40 races

Best day
8 Apr 2010

1-3-4-5-3-7-4-4-3-9 · Charleston Race Week - Melges 24 Series

Signature result
2nd of 31

2010 Charleston Race Week · Melges 24 · 9 Apr 2010

Partnerships · 30 sailors

  • Thomas Bowen · Musckrat Love, Reach Around · J/70, Melges 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 6th · Feb 2012 – Feb 2016
  • Jeff Gentzen · Heathen, Stemmed · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 13th · Apr 2014 – Apr 2015
  • Joe Pitcavage · Spectacle · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Alan Uram · Spectacle · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Anna Pitcavage · Spectacle · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Anne Hooper · Reach Around · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Feb 2016
  • Martin Kullman · Reach Around · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2016 – Feb 2016
  • Chris Dabney · Whatshername · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2021 – Mar 2021
  • Adrianna Lee · Spectacle · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Apr 2024
  • Alex Tracy · Spectacle · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

-1468161201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Mar 20262026 J/105 Mid-Winter ChampionshipSpectacleJ/105Crew10th / 13
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointSpectacleJ/105Other2nd / 11
23 Jul 2021Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2021Pretty GirlLightningCrew8th / 14
27 Mar 20212021 Dogwood RegattaWhatshernamePHRF handicapCrew6th / 9
26 Sep 20202020 Fall Race To SolomonsKyriePHRF handicapMain Trimmer7th / 8
24 Mar 20182018 Winter Lightning ChampionshipFigjamLightningOther37th / 52
8 Oct 2016SPYC Leukemia Cup/Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceJeune AmeliePHRF handicapOther6th / 7
26 Feb 20162016 Quantum J 70 Midwinter ChampionshipReach AroundJ/70Chef7th / 49
18 Jan 2016Quantum Key West Race Week 2016Reach AroundJ/70Chef6th / 54
17 Apr 20152015 Sperry Charleston Race WeekHeathenMelges 20Tactician18th / 22
11 Apr 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekStemmedMelges 20Other13th / 22
11 Feb 20122012 Melges 20 Miami Winter Regatta :: Event No. 2Musckrat LoveMelges 20Other28th / 37
18 Sep 2010OSA-OnDeck Charleston Harbor ChallengeConejo Racing - Ocean SailingMelges 24Skipper2nd / 11
9 Apr 20102010 Charleston Race WeekConejo RacingMelges 24Skipper2nd / 31
8 Apr 2010Charleston Race Week - Melges 24 SeriesConejo RacingMelges 24Skipper2nd / 31
18 Sep 2009Charleston Harbor ChallengeUSA-785Melges 24Skipper13th / 14
17 Apr 20092009 Charleston Race WeekCharlestonEyeDoctor.comMelges 24Skipper9th / 31
17 Apr 2009Charleston Race WeekCharlestonEyeDoctor.comMelges 24Skipper9th / 30

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 126, #23,980.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 126, #29,117. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.