Sailor · 2017–2026

David Palmer

J/80 Etchells XOD

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Events: 3
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 20%

Signature result: 10th of 22

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Aaron Clar · Fast Forward · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · May 2026 – May 2026
Eric Miller · Fast Forward · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · May 2026 – May 2026
Kerry Spencer · SPANDANGLES · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 34th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
Jorge Rodriguez · Fast Forward · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · May 2026 – May 2026
Fraser Spencer · SPANDANGLES · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 34th · Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
Ron Simon · Fast Forward · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · May 2026 – May 2026
Heather Maher · Fast Forward · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 21st · May 2026 – May 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Fast Forward	J/80	Alternate	21st / 21
27 Oct 2017	2017 Etchells QLD State Championship	SPANDANGLES	Etchells	Crew	34th / 37
15 Jul 2017	Telegraph Bowl (XOD) 2017	Princess Jalina	XOD	Skipper	10th / 22

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

5 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating -195
Etchells · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -58
J/80 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -143
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 8
XOD · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 7

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 57%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 4%

Positions: Alternate (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2017	2	0	33%

Boats

Fast Forward · J/80 · 1 events · 2026
SPANDANGLES · Etchells · 1 events · 2017
Princess Jalina · XOD · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: -195.Helm rating across all classes: 8. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.