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Sailor · 2016–2021

David Hitchcock

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Events
9

45 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
44%

44% win rate · 4 of 9

Podium rate
78%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 61%–73%, 146 boats)

Best class ranking
#117

Crew in Viper 640 · rating 109

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jill Hitchcock

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Jill Hitchcock

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ian Nicholson

Mar 2016 – May 2021 · 5 events

Nemesis
Zeke Horowitz

7–18 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Geoff Fargo

11–14 in 25 races

Signature result
3rd of 29

2016 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week · Viper 640 · 7 Mar 2016

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jill Hitchcock — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ian Nicholson · 259, Red Five, The Doctor · Handicap, Viper 640 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – May 2021
  • Jill Hitchcock · Red Five, RED FIVE · Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – May 2021
  • Debbie Nicholson · Red Five · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – May 2021
  • David Chapman · The Doctor · Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Giles Chipperfield · 259 · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 17th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Chris Hitchcock · Red Five · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
  • Jamie Hitchcock · Red Five · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

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Event history · 9

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 119, #25,755.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 193, #21,151. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.