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Sailor · 2011–2026

Dave Armitage

fleet 413 TP52ORC handicapIRC handicap

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Events
64

498 races · 85 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 9 of 64

Podium rate
44%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–68%, 761 boats)

Best class ranking
#40

Crew in Farr 40 · rating 424

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
David Chapman

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
David Chapman & Lindsay Bartel

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sam Loughborough

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Austin Fragomen

Jan 2012 – Aug 2026 · 45 events

Nemesis
Doug DeVos

46–96 head to head in 150 races

Rival
Andy Soriano

52–78 in 137 races

Best day
3 Aug 2012

3-1-3-1-7-3-2-3-1-2-5-4-4 · 2012 Buzzards Bay Regatta · about 1 in 154,861,792 by chance

Signature result
1st of 20

2012 Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds - USA Circuit Event 5 · Farr 40 · 14 Sep 2012

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: David Chapman — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Austin Fragomen · BLACK WATCH, Interlodge, Interlodge IV, Interlodge VI · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 45events 4 wins together · 17 podiums · 9% win rate · 48 of 341 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Aug 2026
  • Gwen Fragomen · BLACK WATCH, Interlodge, Interlodge IV, Interlodge VI · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 44events 4 wins together · 17 podiums · 9% win rate · 46 of 331 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Aug 2026
  • Tom Odonnell · Interlodge, Interlodge IV, Interlodge VI, Interlodge VII · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 35events 4 wins together · 15 podiums · 11% win rate · 44 of 255 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Aug 2026
  • Kris Matthews · BLACK WATCH, Interlodge, Interlodge IV, Interlodge VII · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 28events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 11% win rate · 36 of 225 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Oct 2024
  • Iona Lindsay · Interlodge · IRC handicap, TP52 25events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 16 of 221 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Oct 2024
  • Nick Ford · Interlodge, Interlodge IV, Interlodge VI, Interlodge VII · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 24events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 4% win rate · 23 of 174 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2018 – Dec 2024
  • Rod Dawson · FOX, Interlodge, Interlodge IV, Interlodge VII · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 22events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 25 of 186 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Oct 2024
  • Zach Hurst · Barking Mad, Interlodge · Farr 40, IRC handicap, TP52 19events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 16% win rate · 23 of 166 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2012 – Jul 2016
  • Pedro Mas · Interlodge, Interlodge IV, Interlodge VII, Interlodge VIII · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 19events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 5% win rate · 17 of 158 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Chris Brittle · Interlodge, Interlodge VII · ORC handicap, TP52 18events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 19 of 162 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2022 – Oct 2024

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

Rating history

029258320122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendInterlodge VIIIPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 5
25 Apr 20262026 Peter Milnes RegattaDavid ArmitageILCASkipper3rd / 27
12 Nov 20252025/26 Fleet 413 Frostbite SeriesDavid ArmitageILCASkipper23rd / 71
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekImpetuousORC handicapTactician7th / 13
6 Dec 20242024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceInterlodge IVORC handicapOther3rd / 6
10 Nov 20242024 Fleet 413 Frostbite SeriesDavid ArmitageILCASkipper42nd / 68
1 Nov 20242024 Fat Boys RegattaFleet BoatLaserSkipper9th / 30
2 Oct 2024Valencia 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup 2024InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer7th / 13
28 Aug 2024Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2024InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer5th / 13
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendInterlodge IVORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 6
24 Jul 2024ROLEX TP52 World Championship Newport 2024InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer10th / 10
19 Jun 2024XS 52 SUPER SERIES NEWPORT RI TROPHY 2024InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer8th / 10
1 Jun 20242024 Whalers RaceBLACK WATCHPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 12
15 May 202452 Super Series PalmaVela Sailing Week 2024InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer3rd / 10
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceInterlodge IVORC handicapOther3rd / 8
2 Oct 2023Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2023InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer6th / 11
28 Aug 2023Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer9th / 10
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleImpetuousORC handicapTactician1st / 10
19 Jun 202352 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week 2023InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer6th / 11
15 May 202352 SUPER SERIES SAINT-TROPEZ SAILING WEEK 2023InterlodgeTP52Upwind Trimmer5th / 11
23 Feb 20232023 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupInterlodge VIIORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 4
16 Jan 20232023 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost RegattaInterlodge VIIORC handicapOther4th / 4
2 Oct 2022BARCELONA 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2022InterlodgeTP52Trimmer7th / 10
28 Aug 2022SCARLINO 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2022InterlodgeTP52Trimmer8th / 9
24 Jul 2022PUERTO PORTALS 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2022InterlodgeTP52Trimmer5th / 9

Crew rating across all classes: 533 (±86), #1,206.Helm rating across all classes: 559 (±221), #1,369. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.