Sailor · 2006–2025

David Flaherty

Sonar Handicap Independence 20

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 41%
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Bridget Bodo
Best day: 6 Aug 2016
Signature result: 2nd of 5

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Antonio F. Sanpere · Boat 106113, Lily, Sanpere · Independence 20, Sonar 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 23 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2016 – Jul 2025
Robert Gulik · Boat 106113 · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jul 2025	2025 Independence Cup	Sanpere	Independence 20	Main Trimmer	5th / 6
28 Jul 2017	2017 Independence Cup	Boat 106113	Sonar	Main Trimmer	3rd / 7
5 Aug 2016	2016 North American Challenge Cup	Lily	Sonar	Other	2nd / 5
23 Mar 2007	2007 International Rolex Regatta	Ghost	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 16
24 Mar 2006	2006 Rolex International Regatta	Ghost	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	38 provisional	#37658 band 24063–51126	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Sonar · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating 112
All classes · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -32
Independence 20 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -32

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 35%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Main Trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Gaston	17	13–4
Bridget Bodo	17	7–10

Most-beaten opponent: David Gaston (13–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	20%
2017	1	67%
2016	1	75%
2007	1	20%
2006	1	50%

Boats

Ghost · Handicap · 2 events · 2006–2007
Sanpere · Independence 20 · 1 events · 2025
Boat 106113 · Sonar · 1 events · 2017
Lily · Sonar · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 38, #37,658.Helm rating across all classes: -32. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.