Sailor · 2013–2026

David Ciesla

diyc Handicap J/70 J/44

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Events: 45
Win rate: 4%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #698
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Johanna Moffitt
Best trio: Johanna Moffitt & Jim Keogh
Biggest lift: Mark Ploch
Longest-running crew: William Ketcham
Nemesis: Will Welles
Rival: Andrew Fisher
Best day: 13 Jul 2016
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: Johanna Moffitt — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

William Ketcham · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 18% win rate · 18 of 84 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – May 2026
Saunders Ketcham · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 18% win rate · 18 of 84 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – May 2026
Chris Kriz · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 18% win rate · 18 of 84 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – May 2026
Brooks Ware · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 20% win rate · 16 of 75 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – May 2026
Carolyn Russell · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44 9events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 22% win rate · 16 of 73 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
Xavier Janssen · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44 9events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 11% win rate · 14 of 74 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
Eliot Beck · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 22% win rate · 15 of 67 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2026
Jim Keogh · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 15 of 64 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – May 2026
Liza Ketcham · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44 7events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 11 of 54 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2018
Chris Schubert · Maxine · IRC handicap, J/44 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 57 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 45

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 May 2026	2026 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta (Friday Coastal Race)	Maxine	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 8
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Maxine	J/44	Tactician	2nd / 7
29 Mar 2025	Mount Dora Yacht Club 72nd Regatta	David Ciesla	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 17
18 Apr 2024	2024 DIYC Thursday Night Spring Series	007	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	2nd / 2
23 Mar 2024	Mount Dora Yacht Club 71st Regatta	David Ciesla	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 13
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Maxine	J/44	Tactician	3rd / 6
25 Mar 2023	Mount Dora Yacht Club 70th Regatta	David Ciesla	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 15
28 Feb 2021	2021 Dead of Winter Multiclass Regatta	Malibu	Snipe	Other	5th / 9
15 Nov 2020	2020-21 DIYC Portsmouth Winter Series	007	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	18th / 24
16 Nov 2019	2019 Egmont Key Race	88	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 16
7 Nov 2019	DIYC Full Moon Series 2019-20	88	Handicap	Skipper	16th / 39
26 Oct 2019	2019 Halloween Regatta	88	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 14
30 Aug 2019	2019 Labor Day Night Race	88	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 11
18 Jul 2019	2019 DIYC Thurs Night Summer B Series	88	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 15
15 Jul 2019	175th NYYC Anniversary Regatta	Maxine	IRC handicap	Tactician	1st / 9
21 Mar 2019	2019 DIYC Thurs Night Series (GF)	88	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 25
21 Mar 2019	2019 DIYC Thurs Night Spring Series	88	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 15
15 Feb 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	USA 88	J/70	Owner	2nd / 14
12 Jan 2019	2019 DIYC Commodore's Cup	88	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
27 Oct 2018	2018 Halloween Regatta	88	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 13
31 Aug 2018	Labor Day Night Race	88	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 17
2 Aug 2018	DIYC Thurs Night Series 2018 - Summer B	88	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 8
2 Aug 2018	DIYC Thurs Night Series 2018 - Summer B	007	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	8th / 9
18 Jul 2018	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex	Maxine	IRC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 5
9 Jun 2018	164th NYYC Annual Regatta	Maxine	IRC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	10th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	372 provisional	#4608 band 2932–7157	—
Full-size sailing Helm	57 provisional	#41368 band 27210–57853	—
J/44 Crew	220 provisional	#24 band 10–33	+1.2
J/70 Helm	-75 provisional	#1081 band 775–1269	+3.4
J/70 Crew	202 provisional	#698 band 339–1418	+3.4

1 more class, not yet ranked

Snipe · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -60

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	29 events	0 wins	beats 41%
As crew	16 events	2 wins	beats 66%

Positions: Medic/Doctor (5) · Tactician (4) · Owner (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (2) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	59%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrew Fisher	43	24–19
Alex Meleney	41	31–10
Taz Coffey	34	23–11
James D. Bishop	33	23–10
Lloyd Karzen	33	29–4
Frank McNamara	32	23–9
Will Welles	31	4–27
Chris Lewis	31	9–22
Don Rave	30	19–11
Amanda Kendrick	30	23–7
Michael Zupon	30	18–12
John Brim	29	7–22

Most-beaten opponent: Kristen Berry (26–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	71%
2025	2	0	60%
2024	2	0	17%
2023	2	0	76%
2021	1	0	50%
2020	1	0	26%
2019	10	1	49%
2018	14	0	34%
2017	5	0	65%
2016	1	1	100%
2015	3	0	77%
2014	2	0	49%
2013	1	0	71%

Boats

88 · Handicap, PHRF handicap, J/70 · 20 events · 2015–2019
Maxine · PHRF handicap, J/44, IRC handicap · 11 events · 2013–2026
007 · Portsmouth handicap · 4 events · 2018–2024
David Ciesla · Handicap · 3 events · 2023–2025
USA 88 · J/70 · 3 events · 2017–2019
WEM · J/70 · 2 events · 2014–2015
Malibu · Snipe · 1 events · 2021
Raven · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Tampa, FL · 12 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 7 events
Newport, RI, USA · 5 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 5 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 4 events
Tampa , FL · 4 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 372, #4,608.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 57, #41,368. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.