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Sailor · 2022–2026

David Royce

dabchicks HandicapMerlin RocketMedium

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Events
33

86 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 33

Podium rate
12%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 55%–59%, 1,304 boats)

Best class ranking
#103

Crew in Merlin Rocket · rating 52

Biggest lift
Jack Norton

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jack Norton

Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Brian Lamb

11–30 head to head in 41 races

Rival
Ben Woodcraft

13–14 in 27 races

Best day
8 Sep 2026

2-1-2-2-2-2-2-1-3 · Mersea Week 2026 Dinghies and MFOBs

Signature result
2nd of 30

Dabchicks Sundowner Series 2026 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2026

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Jack Norton · Wild at heart, Wild at Heart · Handicap, Merlin Rocket 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 17 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 20th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
  • Brian Lamb · Last Orders · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 16th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Tim Wood · 11128 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026

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

Rating history

-64702032023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Sep 2026Mersea Week 2026 Dinghies and MFOBs11128HandicapCrew1st / 13
8 Mar 2026Dabchicks Monday Night Series 20264928HandicapSkipper3rd / 28
5 Mar 2026Dabchicks Spring Series 20262952HandicapSkipper25th / 31
8 Feb 2026Dabchicks Summer Series 20262952HandicapSkipper120th / 128
1 Jan 2026Dabchicks Autumn Dash 20264928HandicapSkipper10th / 13
1 Jan 2026Dabchicks Sundowner Series 20264928HandicapSkipper2nd / 30
8 Oct 2025Mersea Week 2025 Dinghies and MFOBs4928HandicapSkipper4th / 12
1 Jan 20252025 Summer Sunday Handicap Series1331HandicapSkipper16th / 35
1 Jan 2025Dabchicks Spring Series 20254928HandicapSkipper11th / 35
1 Jan 2025Dabchicks Summer Series 20254928HandicapSkipper7th / 29
1 Jan 2025Dabchicks Summer Series 20254928HandicapSkipper25th / 32
1 Jan 2025Dinghy Cup 20254928HandicapSkipper12th / 23
1 Jan 2025Monday Night Series4928HandicapSkipper6th / 36
5 May 2024Sunday Spring Series4928HandicapSkipper16th / 45
9 Jan 2024Sunday Autumn Series4928HandicapSkipper16th / 27
1 Jan 2024Mersea Week 2024 Dinghies and MFOBs4928MediumSkipper8th / 11
1 Jan 2024Monday Dash Series4928HandicapSkipper6th / 13
1 Jan 2024Race 14928HandicapSkipper3rd / 9
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2024Wild at heartMerlin RocketCrew33rd / 120
1 Jan 2024SYC Salcombe Gin Merlin Rocket Week 2024Wild at heartMerlin RocketCrew49th / 119
1 Jan 2024TESTWild at heartHandicapCrew33rd / 120
6 Apr 2023Sunday Spring Series4928HandicapSkipper10th / 30
1 Jan 2023Dinghy Cup 20234928HandicapSkipper7th / 23
1 Jan 2023Mersea Week 2023 Dinghies and MFOBs4928MediumSkipper10th / 12
1 Jan 2023Sunday Autumn Series4928HandicapSkipper10th / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 203, #24,503.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 161, #21,850. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.