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Sailor · 2007–2025

David Lee

berkeley PHRF handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Possibly the same person: Dave Lee (2014, 1 events), David Lee (2025, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
35

111 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 4 of 35

Podium rate
34%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
30%

of boats faced (range 28%–33%, 823 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Helm in Olson 30 · rating -101

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chelsea Simms

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Chelsea Simms & Terre Layton

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

Biggest lift
Chelsea Simms

+62 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Daniel Thielman

Sep 2009 – Sep 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Sandra Askew

7–12 head to head in 19 races

Best day
15 Sep 2016

1-2-1 · 2016 Rolex Big Boat Series

Signature result
2nd of 33

2014 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 25 Jan 2014

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chelsea Simms — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Daniel Thielman · Kuai, KUAI, Tai Kuai · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 18% win rate · 18 of 81 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2025
  • Auric Horneman · Kuai, KUAI, Tai Kuai · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 18% win rate · 18 of 81 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Sep 2025
  • Jennifer Canestra · Kuai, KUAI · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 15 of 61 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+51 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2025
  • Terre Layton · Kuai, KUAI · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 29% win rate · 15 of 54 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+56 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2023
  • Mike Wolfs · Kuai · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 47 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+51 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2023
  • Lance Kim · Kuai · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 35 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Chelsea Simms · Kuai, KUAI · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 26 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+62 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Chad Howard · Kuai, Tai Kuai · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Sep 2016
  • Jason Canter · Kuai, Tai Kuai · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2009 – Sep 2013
  • Richard Clarke · Kuai · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 26 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

-20874356200820112014201720202023Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesKuaiORC handicapCrew6th / 9
18 Apr 2025Southern Straits 2025The FugitiveORC handicapCrew26th / 37
5 Oct 20242024 Lost Bay RegattaKee KatHandicapSkipper4th / 4
27 Apr 2024Dauphin Island RaceBeach BelleORC handicapSkipper1st / 3
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesKuaiORC handicapMid Bow3rd / 7
15 Sep 20222022 Rolex Big Boat SeriesKuaiORC handicapMid Bow3rd / 6
17 Jun 20222022 Gulfport to Pensacola RaceBeach BelleHandicapSkipper4th / 5
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesKuaiORC handicapMid Bow2nd / 9
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesKuaiORC handicapMid Bow1st / 7
1 Jul 20192019 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekSpiritPHRF handicapOther15th / 15
13 Sep 20182018 Rolex Big Boat SeriesKuaiORC handicapMid Bow2nd / 13
3 Jul 20182018 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekSpiritPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
30 Jun 20182018 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceSpiritPHRF handicapOther29th / 32
14 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesKUAIPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
19 Aug 20172017 WYC/AIS Silver Bay ScrambleSpiritPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
3 Jul 20172017 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekSpiritPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
1 Jul 20172017 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceSpiritPHRF handicapOther31st / 35
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesKuaiPHRF handicapMid Bow2nd / 9
13 Aug 20162016 WYC/AIS Silver Bay ScrambleSpiritPHRF handicapOther8th / 8
2 Jul 20162016 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RaceSpiritPHRF handicapOther28th / 32
30 Aug 2014Jazz Cup 2014UtopiaHandicapSkipper91st / 110
25 Jan 20142014 - Three Bridge FiascoUTOPIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 33
26 Sep 20132013 Rolex Big Boat SeriesTai KuaiHandicapOther2nd / 8
31 Aug 2013Jazz Cup 2013UtopiaHandicapSkipper72nd / 95
18 Jul 20132013 Transpac Honolulu RaceLa SirenaHandicapNavigator5th / 6

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 356, #5,200.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -180, #79,416. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.