Sailor · 2011–2026

David Holmes

abyc IRC handicap Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 15
Win rate: 40%
Podium rate: 67%
Typically beats: 67%
Longest win streak: 6

Most successful partnership: Chris Reil
Best trio: Eric Moran & Stephen Trevitt
Biggest lift: Stephen Trevitt
Longest-running crew: Stephen Trevitt
Best day: 15 Jun 2014
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Reil — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Stephen Trevitt · Crime Scene · IRC handicap 7events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 43% win rate · 5 of 15 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Aug 2013
Eric Moran · Crime Scene · IRC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 5 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jul 2013
Derek Vandermeer · Crime Scene · IRC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2012 – Jul 2013
Neil Payne · Crime Scene · IRC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Aug 2013
Chris Reil · Five-Fifteen, Nautical Symphony · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2016
Al Sauder · Crime Scene · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2012
Robert Palazzi · Nautical Circle · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 7th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2021
Craig Zaluski · Crime Scene, Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2013 – May 2015
Ryan Morin · Crime Scene · IRC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2012
Richard Weld · Crime Scene, Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2013 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jul 2026	Series D - Thursday Nights	Rattle Ya Dags	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 8
26 Dec 2021	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021	Nautical Circle	Handicap	Crew	29th / 50
30 Jul 2021	2021 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Lively	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 9
26 Dec 2019	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019	Nautical Circle	Handicap	Crew	7th / 29
3 Jun 2016	2016 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Five-Fifteen	IRC handicap	Other	3rd / 6
13 Jun 2015	2015 Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)	Nautical Symphony	J/80	Helm	1st / 5
29 May 2015	2015 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Five-Fifteen	IRC handicap	Other	1st / 9
14 Jun 2014	2014 Redpath Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)	Nautical Symphony	PHRF handicap	Helm	1st / 6
2 Aug 2013	2013 LYRA Annual Regatta	Crime Scene	IRC handicap	Tactician	4th / 9
31 Jul 2013	2013 LYRA Freeman Cup Race	Crime Scene	IRC handicap	Tactician	1st / 5
13 Jul 2013	2013 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	Crime Scene	IRC handicap	Tactician	2nd / 5
31 May 2013	2013 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Crime Scene	IRC handicap	Tactician	1st / 7
21 Jul 2012	2012 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge	Crime Scene	IRC handicap	Tactician	2nd / 6
2 Jun 2012	2012 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Crime Scene	IRC handicap	Tactician	2nd / 12
3 Jun 2011	2011 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Crime Scene	IRC handicap	Other	1st / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	391 provisional	#3930 band 1798–7883	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/80 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 93

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 14%
As crew	14 events	6 wins	beats 81%

Positions: Tactician (6) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	77%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Adam Farkas	14	8–6
Roger Ryall	12	11–1
Gary Stephenson	12	12–0
Lawrence Alexander	12	11–1

Most-beaten opponent: Gary Stephenson (12–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	14%
2021	2	0	40%
2019	1	0	79%
2016	1	0	60%
2015	2	2	100%
2014	1	1	100%
2013	4	2	84%
2012	2	0	86%
2011	1	1	100%

Boats

Crime Scene · IRC handicap · 7 events · 2011–2013
Nautical Circle · Handicap · 2 events · 2019–2021
Five-Fifteen · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2015–2016
Nautical Symphony · J/80, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2014–2015
Rattle Ya Dags · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Lively · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 8 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 4 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 2 events
Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 391, #3,930. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.