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Sailor · 1982–2026

David Clark

fbyc PHRF handicapEtchellsHandicap

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Events
196

652 races · 45 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 22 of 196

Podium rate
37%

72 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (90%: 68%–71%, 3,172 boats)

Best class ranking
#20

Helm in Etchells · rating 670

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Daniel Geissmann

7 wins · 10 podiums in 11 events together · 64% win rate

Best trio
Daniel Geissmann & Patrick O'Brien

6 wins · 9 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John Peschelt

+50 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Andrew Smith

Aug 2004 – Oct 2013 · 12 events

Nemesis
Craig Wright

21–127 head to head in 149 races

Rival
Peter McNeill

96–78 in 176 races

Best day
19 Feb 2012

20-15-8-1-3-2-7-3 · 2012 Etchells World Championship · about 1 in 1,139,298 by chance

Signature result
1st of 61

2012 Etchells Australian Championship · Etchells · 11 Feb 2012

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Daniel Geissmann — 7 wins · 10 podiums in 11 events together · 64% win rate
  • John Aschieris · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 7 wins together · 11 podiums · 47% win rate · 7 of 18 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Mike Blunt · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 7 wins together · 11 podiums · 47% win rate · 7 of 18 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Patrick O'Brien · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 54% win rate · 7 of 14 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Brooks Clark · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 6 wins together · 10 podiums · 50% win rate · 6 of 14 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2025
  • Andrew Smith · AUS 1131, AUS876, David Clark, Fifteen · Etchells 12events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 5 of 78 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2004 – Oct 2013
  • Bud Richley · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 6 of 11 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Daniel Geissmann · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 64% win rate · 7 of 13 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Raymond Smith · EAUS1445, The Cure, THE CURE · Etchells 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 59 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Mark Langford · Fifteen+, FIFTEEN+ · Etchells 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 52 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2017
  • Alan Smith · Fifteen, The Cure, THE CURE · Etchells 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 54 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2020

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

Rating history

-9933176119831989199520012007201320192025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 196

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026OS Fall OpenCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
19 Sep 2026OS Fall 1 OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
4 Sep 202632nd Annual Stingray Point RegattaCorryvreckanHandicapSkipper6th / 6
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)Grand IllusionPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
15 Aug 20262026 Hardheads Bolivar Rig Run2086HandicapSkipper23rd / 25
31 Jul 20264th Annual Rescue Regatta 2026CorryvreckanHandicapSkipper3rd / 28
7 Jun 20262026 MADR - MID BAY SERIES - NA PHRF Plus ratingsCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper13th / 20
7 Jun 2026Cut Channel Race - Distance 1CorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
26 May 2026Tuesday Midweek RacingYachtSeaPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 10
16 May 2026OS Spring OpenCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
1 May 2026OS Spring 2 OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
25 Apr 2026Opening Day Regatta and Blessing of the FleetCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
1 Nov 2025OS Winter 2 OffshoreCorryvreckanHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
18 Oct 2025OS Fall Open OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
28 Sep 2025OS Fall 2 OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
13 Sep 2025OS Fall 1 OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
6 Sep 2025Distance 4 - Wolftrap OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 7
6 Sep 2025FBYC - WOLFTRAP - NAR SHADOWCorryvreckanHandicapSkipper10th / 13
30 Aug 202531st Annual Stingray Point RegattaCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)Grand IllusionPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
25 Jul 20253rd ANNUAL RESCUE REGATTACorryvreckanHandicapSkipper4th / 31
12 Jul 2025Distance 2 - Smith Point OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
7 Jun 2025Distance 1 - Cut Channel OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
17 May 2025OS Spring Open OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
3 May 2025OS Spring 2 OffshoreCorryvreckanPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 4

Helm rating across all classes: 145 (±79), #25,685.Crew rating across all classes: -97 (±185), #55,984. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.