Sailor · 1984

David Forbes

Possibly the same person: David Forbes (2003–2022, 12 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 1
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 67%

Signature result: 21st of 63

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Steve Wheeler · KA 156 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 21st · Nov 1984 – Nov 1984
Michael Coxon · KA 156 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 21st · Nov 1984 – Nov 1984

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

Event history · 1

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Nov 1984	1984 Etchells World Championship	KA 156	Etchells	Skipper	21st / 63

Titles

1982/1983 Etchells Australian Championship helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 25
Full-size sailing · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 25

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 68%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−31 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−26 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
1984	1	0	68%

Boats

KA 156 · Etchells · 1 events · 1984

Where they race

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 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, Full-size sailing: 25. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.