Sailor · 2015–2026

David Dellenbaugh

madison beach club Lightning Thistle Match racing

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 77%
Best class ranking: #245
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Todd Wake
Best day: 19 Jul 2015
Signature result: 1st of 32

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Vance Harrison · Vesper · Atlantic, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Jeff Eiber · 15470 · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Rebecca Dellenbaugh · David Dellenbaugh, Pepper · Match racing, Thistle 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Sep 2023
Emily Dellenbaugh · David Dellenbaugh, Pepper · Match racing, Thistle 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Sep 2023
John Yingling · Vesper · Atlantic, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Jay Lurie · 15470 · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Beka Schiff · 3825, David Dellenbaugh · Match racing, Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Jan 2025
Rick Guardia · Chinook · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
John Rhodes · Vesper · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Ryan Judge · 3825 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	2026 Atlantic Class National Championship	Vesper	Handicap	Crew	12th / 20
22 Aug 2025	2025 Atlantic Class National Championship	Vesper	Atlantic	Co-Skipper	6th / 23
1 Jan 2025	2025 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship	3825	Thistle	Skipper	2nd / 13
22 Sep 2023	US Match Racing National Championship 2023	David Dellenbaugh	Match racing	Skipper	2nd / 2
1 Jun 2018	2018 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Pepper	Thistle	Skipper	1st / 32
7 Jul 2017	2017 Newport Regatta	Chinook	J/70	Strategist	19th / 29
4 Dec 2015	Carlos Aguilar Match Race 2015	Dave Dellenbaugh	Match racing	Skipper	5th / 9
21 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class World Championship	15470	Lightning	Other	4th / 63
17 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class International Masters Championship	15470	Lightning	Other	2nd / 62
27 Jun 2015	2015 Lightning Class Canadian Open Championship	15470	Lightning	Other	21st / 39

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	211 provisional	#17466 band 11807–25204	—
Lightning Helm	90 provisional	#245 band 125–381	—
All classes Crew	77 provisional	#30766 band 15543–49350	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Match racing · Helm · 21 races, 2 events · rating 122
J/70 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -3
Atlantic · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 50
Thistle · Helm · 4 races, 2 events · rating 68

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	7 events	1 wins	beats 69%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Co-Skipper (1) · Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	+15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−30 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	75%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ross Bailey	20	17–3
Mark Sertl	20	14–6
Marvin Beckmann	20	16–4
Bill Mauk	20	14–6
Jim Crane	20	16–4
Matt Fisher	20	12–8
Larry MacDonald	20	13–7
Ched Proctor	20	14–6
Peter McBride	15	15–0
Edwin Roseberry Jr.	15	15–0
Rob Ruhlman	15	14–1
Greg Fisher	15	11–4

Most-beaten opponent: Peter McBride (15–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	42%
2025	2	0	85%
2023	1	0	0%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	1	0	36%
2015	4	0	73%

Boats

15470 · Lightning · 3 events · 2015
Vesper · Handicap, Atlantic · 2 events · 2025–2026
3825 · Thistle · 1 events · 2025
David Dellenbaugh · Match racing · 1 events · 2023
Pepper · Thistle · 1 events · 2018
Chinook · J/70 · 1 events · 2017
Dave Dellenbaugh · Match racing · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 3 events
Westport, CT · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Oyster Bay, NY · 1 events
St. Thomas Yacht Club · 1 events
Severn Sailing Association · 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 across all classes: 211 (±134), #17,466.Crew rating across all classes: 77 (±248), #30,766. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.