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Sailor · 2013–2026

David Gillespie

black beards HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
12

47 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 2 of 12

Podium rate
75%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 50%–70%, 63 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Ted Ruegg

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Mark Hittner

1–15 head to head in 16 races

Signature result
2nd of 11

2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI · PHRF handicap · 23 Jun 2015

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Ted Ruegg · Bluenose, Heather, Invictus · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • David Robinson · Bluenose, Heather, Invictus · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • Mark Pillsbury · Bluenose, Heather · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • Heather Ruegg · Bluenose, Heather · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
  • Arthur Edwards · Bluenose · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Mike Coe · Bluenose · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • David Reed · Bluenose · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Jen Brett · Invictus · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Heide Ruegg · Invictus · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Eric Wiegand · Heather · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013

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

Rating history

082164201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 20262026 Blackbeard Regatta - Benefitting ETYSARed StripeHandicapSkipper6th / 7
17 May 20252025 Blackbeard Regatta - Benefitting ETYSAZen TunaHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
13 Apr 2025Neuse River Regatta & Wilkerson CupZen TunaHandicapSkipper1st / 2
15 Feb 20252025 NYRA Commodore’s RegattaZen TunaHandicapSkipper5th / 5
25 Mar 20232023 NYRA Invitational RegattaSophiaHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
17 Sep 2022Blackbeard Regatta - Benefitting ETYSAZen TunaHandicapSkipper1st / 4
30 Oct 20212021-22 NYRA Winter Series Regattazen TunaPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 2
17 Apr 20212021 NYRA Invitational Regattazen TunaHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
26 Oct 20192019-2020 NYRA Winter Series RegattaZen TunaHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekBluenosePHRF handicapMast7th / 13
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIInvictusPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 11
24 Jun 20132013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVHeatherPHRF handicapOther3rd / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 164, #23,565.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 122, #24,411. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.