Sailor · 1996–2024

David McDonald

fsc Etchells IRC handicap Some links uncertain

Possibly the same person: David McDonald (2008–2015, 10 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 34%
Best class ranking: #1243

Nemesis: John Bertrand
Signature result: 15th of 78

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Andrew Perkins · AUS 275, Feng Shui · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 37th · Jun 1996 – Mar 2024
Brian Perkins · AUS 275 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 37th · Jun 1996 – Jan 2000
Murray Emmerson · Hutchies Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 67th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
Levi Corby · Hutchies Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 67th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
Alex Sait · Sirene · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 15th · Dec 2024 – Dec 2024
Todd Giraudo · Sirene · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 15th · Dec 2024 – Dec 2024
Kenneth Riley · Sirene · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 15th · Dec 2024 – Dec 2024
Chris Evans · Hutchies Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 67th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
Braeden Mchugh · Hutchies Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 67th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022
Madeline Lyons · Hutchies Yeah Baby · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 67th · Dec 2022 – Dec 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Dec 2024	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024	Sirene	IRC handicap	Crew	15th / 78
18 Mar 2024	2024 Etchells World Championship	Feng Shui	Etchells	Crew	39th / 40
26 Dec 2022	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022	Hutchies Yeah Baby	IRC handicap	Crew	67th / 91
10 Apr 2009	Red Funnel 2009	Easy Tiger	IRC handicap	Skipper	11th / 18
16 Jan 2000	1999 Etchells World Championship	AUS 275	Etchells	Crew	37th / 68
10 Sep 1998	1998 Etchells World Championship	AUS 275	Etchells	Crew	80th / 100
17 Jun 1996	1996 Etchells World Championship	AUS 275	Etchells	Crew	57th / 64

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-118 provisional	#58710 band 44555–64422	—
Etchells Crew	-126 provisional	#1243 band 964–1355	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 3

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 41%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 31%

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tim Law	18	3–14
Tim Patton	18	5–13
Bruce Anson	18	3–15
Ante Razmilovic	18	5–13
Bill Steele	18	10–8
John Bertrand	15	1–14
Jamie McWilliam	14	1–13
Jeff Nehms	12	12–0
David Rose	12	6–6
Kers Clausen	12	10–2
Nils Razmilovic	12	2–10
Ben Altman	12	2–10

Most-beaten opponent: Jeff Nehms (12–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	2	42%
2022	1	27%
2009	1	41%
2000	1	46%
1998	1	20%
1996	1	11%

Boats

AUS 275 · Etchells · 3 events · 1996–2000
Sirene · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2024
Feng Shui · Etchells · 1 events · 2024
Hutchies Yeah Baby · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2022
Easy Tiger · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 2 events
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia · 1 events
Newport, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -118, #58,710.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 3. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.