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Sailor · 2019–2026

David Karlsberg

pssa HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
17

45 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 17

Podium rate
29%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 57%–66%, 313 boats)

Biggest lift
Sandy Funk

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sandy Funk

Jan 2020 – Jan 2025 · 10 events

Nemesis
Caesar Berger

0–14 head to head in 14 races

Signature result
2nd of 19

2023 - Dan Byrne Series · Handicap · 14 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Sandy Funk · FREE BYRD · Handicap 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Jan 2025
  • Barbara Bills · Free Byrd, FREE BYRD · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Andrea Martin · FREE BYRD · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Apr 2019

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

Rating history

-103-59-152023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 May 2026Spinnaker Series Race #2 - TransHarbor Race*Free ByrdHandicapSkipper20th / 22
18 Jan 20252025 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper7th / 9
27 Jan 20242024 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper2nd / 14
9 Sep 20232023 - Dave Wall SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper4th / 14
14 Jan 20232023 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper2nd / 19
15 Oct 20222022 - Dave Wall SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper6th / 19
15 Jan 20222022 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper11th / 23
12 Jun 20212021 - Dave Wall SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper16th / 22
30 Jan 20212021 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper9th / 21
11 Oct 20202020 - Alex Schechtmeyster Memorial RaceFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
13 Jun 20202020 - Dave Wall SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper9th / 38
7 Feb 20202020 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
11 Jan 20202020 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper4th / 15
31 Aug 2019LONG BEACH TO DANA POINT RACEFree ByrdPHRF handicapSkipper21st / 34
29 Jun 20192019 - Dave Wall SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper8th / 21
13 Apr 20192019 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper12th / 18
19 Jan 20192019 - Dan Byrne SeriesFREE BYRDHandicapSkipper2nd / 18

Helm rating across all classes: -103. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.