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Sailor · 2009–2026

David Maclean

rtyc EtchellsHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
57

284 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 57

Podium rate
23%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (range 40%–45%, 1,270 boats)

Best class ranking
#161

Helm in Etchells · rating 272

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rhos Hawes

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Harry Blowers & Rhos Hawes

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Rhos Hawes

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Quentin Bes-Green

Apr 2022 – Sep 2025 · 15 events

Nemesis
Jim Cunningham

3–72 head to head in 75 races

Rival
Shaun Frohlich

82–115 in 198 races

Best day
12 May 2024

1-2-3-1 · 2024 International Etchells Bedrock Trophy

Signature result
1st of 11

2025 Etchells Saida Cup · Etchells · 18 Oct 2025

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rhos Hawes — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Harry Blowers · Ada, ADA, Ada 2, Man's Best Friend · Etchells, Handicap 26events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 4% win rate · 5 of 141 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – May 2026
  • Quentin Bes-Green · Ada, ADA, Ada 2, Man's Best Friend · Etchells, Handicap 15events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 91 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Sul Sahota · Ada, ADA · Etchells 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2022 – Jan 2024
  • Rhos Hawes · Ada, Ada 2 · Etchells 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 29 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Oct 2025
  • Gregg Parker · Ada, ADA · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 15th · Dec 2025 – May 2026
  • Ted Blowers · Ada, ADA, Ada 2 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2023 – May 2025
  • James Skulczuk · Ada, Magic Dragon · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Jack Wetherell · Magic Dragon · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 12th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Charlie Cumbley · Man's Best Friend · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Anna Watkins · Ada 2 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

-67140346201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 Etchells NationalsMagic DragonEtchellsSkipper12th / 33
6 Jul 20262026 Etchells European ChampionshipAdaEtchellsSkipper12th / 13
19 Jun 20262026 Etchells British OpenADAEtchellsSkipper5th / 14
23 May 20262026 Etchells Sir Kenneth Preston TrophyADAEtchellsSkipper3rd / 14
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipADAEtchellsHelm58th / 76
21 Mar 20262026 Etchells 19th Annual Coral Reef CupAdaEtchellsHelm15th / 17
13 Feb 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Midwinters EastADAEtchellsHelm20th / 31
30 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipADAEtchellsHelm33rd / 39
13 Dec 20252025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupADAEtchellsHelm35th / 38
18 Oct 20252025 Etchells Saida CupAdaEtchellsHelm1st / 11
20 Sep 20252025 David Franks CupAdaEtchellsHelm14th / 14
6 Sep 20252025 Robert Watson Memorial TrophyAdaEtchellsHelm3rd / 9
24 Aug 20252025 Etchells South Coast ChampionshipAdaEtchellsHelm4th / 12
4 Jul 20252025 Etchells European ChampionshipAdaEtchellsHelm4th / 13
24 May 20252025 Etchells Bedrock TrophyAda 2EtchellsOther2nd / 11
3 May 20252025 Sir Kenneth Preston TrophyAda 2EtchellsOther5th / 12
12 Apr 20252025 Etchells Red Funnel RegattaAdaEtchellsOther3rd / 8
21 Mar 20252025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells NationalsAdaEtchellsSkipper18th / 35
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaAdaEtchellsSkipper37th / 47
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaAdaEtchellsSkipper15th / 39
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupAdaEtchellsOther41st / 46
11 Oct 20242024 Etchells European ChampionshipAdaEtchellsOther2nd / 17
14 Sep 20242024 David Franks CupAdaEtchellsOther5th / 16
31 Aug 2024International Etchells South Coast ChampionshipAdaEtchellsOther4th / 12
17 Aug 20242024 International Etchells NationalsAdaEtchellsOther6th / 20

Helm rating across all classes: 324, #8,724. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.