Sailor · 2009–2026

David Olson

bama Handicap Laser PHRF handicap

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Events: 19
Win rate: 37%
Podium rate: 47%
Typically beats: 51%
Best class ranking: #1532
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Rick Waltonsmith
Biggest lift: Rick Waltonsmith
Longest-running crew: Rick Waltonsmith
Nemesis: Jeffrey Olson
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rick Waltonsmith — 4 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate

Rick Waltonsmith · ROUND MIDNIGHT · Handicap 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 4 of 6 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Feb 2026
Robbie Ferron · Red Hot Caribe · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Emanuele Bianchi · Red Hot Caribe · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Jeffrey Olson · Necessary Evil · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
Jeff Phillips · Frequent Flyer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Matthew Haake · Red Hot Caribe · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Nicholas Westlund · Red Hot Caribe · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Andrew Lacenere · Red Hot Caribe · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Angus MacDonald · Red Hot Caribe · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Ashley Burke · Frequent Flyer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Feb 2026	2026 - Corinthian	ROUND MIDNIGHT	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
25 Jan 2025	2025 - Three Bridge Fiasco	ROUND MIDNIGHT	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 8
7 Jun 2024	UMYC PHRF Club Racing 2024	David Olson	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 5
15 Apr 2023	2023 - Double Handed Lightship Race	ROUND MIDNIGHT	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
3 Dec 2022	2022 District 13 ILCA Championship	164806	Laser	Skipper	26th / 29
29 Oct 2022	The Great Pumpkin Regatta	164806	Laser	Skipper	1st / 4
3 Sep 2022	74th Annual Labor Day Regatta	164806	Laser	Skipper	7th / 14
30 Oct 2021	The Great Pumpkin Regatta	164806	Laser	Skipper	4th / 8
31 Oct 2020	Great Pumpkin Race	David Olson	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
19 Sep 2020	2020 - (Rescheduled) 41st Annual Doublehanded Farallones Race	ROUND MIDNIGHT	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 7
8 Aug 2020	2020 - Round the Rocks	ROUND MIDNIGHT	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
30 Apr 2019	2019 Antigua Sailing Week	Red Hot Caribe	Handicap	Main Trimmer	8th / 10
26 Jan 2019	2019 - Three Bridge Fiasco	ROUND MIDNIGHT	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 15
2 Sep 2017	71st Annual Labor Day Regatta	Necessary Evil	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
8 Oct 2016	2016 Gulf Coast Laser Masters Championship	164806	Laser	Skipper	7th / 17
17 Sep 2015	2015 Rolex Big Boat Series	Frequent Flyer	PHRF handicap	Tactician	10th / 10
31 Aug 2012	66th Annual Labor Day Regatta	164806	Laser Full Rig	Skipper	5th / 7
11 Feb 2012	Florida Laser Masters Championship	164806	Laser	Skipper	31st / 43
13 Feb 2009	2009 Laser Masters Midwinters	164806	Laser	Skipper	31st / 80

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	159 provisional	#23654 band 14167–37677	—
Laser Helm	38 provisional	#1532 band 951–2164	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -187
Laser Full Rig · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 1

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	7 wins	beats 69%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 11%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	27%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dave Hillmyer	25	7–18
Jeffrey Olson	17	1–16
Tim Landt	13	2–11
Rory Maher	13	11–2
Scott Liebel	12	2–10
David Hartman	12	4–8

Most-beaten opponent: Rory Maher (11–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	83%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	3	1	55%
2021	1	0	57%
2020	3	3	100%
2019	2	0	54%
2017	1	1	100%
2016	1	0	63%
2015	1	0	0%
2012	2	0	31%
2009	1	0	62%

Boats

164806 · Laser, Laser Full Rig · 8 events · 2009–2022
ROUND MIDNIGHT · Handicap · 6 events · 2019–2026
David Olson · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 2 events · 2020–2024
Red Hot Caribe · Handicap · 1 events · 2019
Necessary Evil · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017
Frequent Flyer · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Sarasota, FL · 6 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 4 events
Sarasota , FL · 2 events
Mound, MN · 1 events
Sarasota Sailing Squadron · 1 events
Bay Area Multihull Association · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 159, #23,654.Crew rating across all classes: -187. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.