Sailor · 1998–2025

David Whelan

breakwater yacht club Etchells PHRF handicap JY15

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Events: 23
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 26%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #725
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: John Kolius
Longest-running crew: Hugh Jones
Nemesis: Henry Frazer
Rival: Rick Kaiser
Best day: 4 May 2025
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Hugh Jones · Baguette, USA 1220 · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2002 – Sep 2003
John Kolius · USA 1044 · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2007 – Feb 2008
Charles Lewis · USA 1220, USA 365 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 51st · Sep 1998 – Sep 2003
Sinead Fitzgibbon · Sinead Fitzgibbon, Sinéad FitzGibbon · JY15 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 12 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2024 – May 2025
Mary Whelan · Shearwater, USA 1220 · Etchells, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2003 – Jun 2017
Benjamin White · Shearwater · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
Samantha Ross · USA 365 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 96th · Sep 1998 – Sep 1998
Kate Bjerregaard · Shearwater · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
May Whelan · Shearwater · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
Marc Holdaway · Otra Vez · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 23

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 May 2025	2025 JY15 Long Island Championship	Sinead Fitzgibbon	JY15	Crew	1st / 14
21 Apr 2024	2024 JY15 Long Island Championship	Sinéad FitzGibbon	JY15	Crew	7th / 13
5 Sep 2018	2018 The Breakwater Yacht Club - Fall Series	ANGEL under the moon	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 6
18 Aug 2018	Antigua and Barbuda Hamptons Challenge Regatta hosted by PBSA	ANGEL under the moon	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 10
6 Jun 2018	2018 The Breakwater Yacht Club - Summer Series - With Penalties	ANGEL under the moon	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 9
2 Jun 2018	Sag Harbor Cup 36th Annual Benefit Regatta	ANGEL under the moon	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 8
30 Sep 2017	Whitebread 24	ANGEL UNDER THE MOON	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 32
6 Sep 2017	2017 The Breakwater Yacht Club - Fall Series	ANGEL under the moon	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 8
19 Jul 2017	2017 The Breakwater Yacht Club - Summer Series With penalties	ANGEL under the moon	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Shearwater	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 13
24 Jan 2014	Quantum Key West Race Week 2014	Otra Vez	IRC handicap	Runners	5th / 10
23 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells World Championship	USA1044	Etchells	Skipper	57th / 83
29 Feb 2008	2008 Etchells Midwinters	USA 1044	Etchells	Skipper	9th / 81
9 Feb 2008	2008 Etchells Florida State Championship	USA 1044	Etchells	Skipper	18th / 88
5 Jan 2008	2008 Etchells Sid Doren Memorial	USA 1044	Etchells	Skipper	19th / 81
1 Jan 2007	2007 Etchells Piana Cup	USA 1044	Etchells	Skipper	24th / 73
20 May 2006	Sea Lake/Beneteau Regatta - One Design Course	No Name-Whelan	Etchells	Skipper	4th / 4
18 Sep 2003	2003 Etchells World Championship	USA 1220	Etchells	Crew	51st / 92
5 Feb 2003	2003 Etchells Midwinters	Baguette	Etchells	Skipper	49th / 58
1 Feb 2003	2003 Etchells Florida State Championship	Baguette	Etchells	Skipper	40th / 59
4 Jan 2003	2003 Etchells South Atlantic Championship	Baguette	Etchells	Skipper	11th / 48
7 Dec 2002	2002 Etchells Piana Cup	Baguette	Etchells	Skipper	35th / 50
10 Sep 1998	1998 Etchells World Championship	USA 365	Etchells	Crew	96th / 100

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	207 provisional	#17926 band 11300–27478	—
Etchells Helm	-16 provisional	#725 band 457–963	—
All classes Crew	78 provisional	#30539 band 17132–46720	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating -40
JY15 · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 60

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	17 events	1 wins	beats 62%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 47%

Positions: Runners (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	54%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rick Kaiser	61	30–30
Ante Razmilovic	56	18–38
Tom Piper	55	26–28
John Ulbrich	54	22–32
Gary Gilbert	53	22–30
Jeff Nehms	53	36–17
Peter Duncan	52	20–32
Jeff Padnos	51	26–25
Jerry Fulp	50	40–10
Dave Smalley	49	28–21
Ralph Hertz	49	40–9
Henry Frazer	47	10–37

Most-beaten opponent: Ralph Hertz (40–9).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	50%
2018	4	0	72%
2017	4	1	71%
2014	1	0	56%
2008	4	0	70%
2007	1	0	68%
2006	1	0	0%
2003	4	0	43%
2002	1	0	31%
1998	1	0	4%

Boats

ANGEL under the moon · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 7 events · 2017–2018
USA 1044 · Etchells · 4 events · 2007–2008
Baguette · Etchells · 4 events · 2002–2003
Sinead Fitzgibbon · JY15 · 1 events · 2025
Sinéad FitzGibbon · JY15 · 1 events · 2024
Shearwater · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017
Otra Vez · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2014
USA1044 · Etchells · 1 events · 2008
No Name-Whelan · Etchells · 1 events · 2006
USA 1220 · Etchells · 1 events · 2003

Where they race

Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 7 events
Sag Harbor, NY, USA · 6 events
Unknown · 1 events
New Suffolk, NY · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Lakewood Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 207, #17,926.Crew rating across all classes: 78, #30,539. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.