Sailor · 1976–1985

Ted Driscoll

Etchells

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #805

Biggest lift: Peter Costa
Longest-running crew: Joe Duplin
Nemesis: David Curtis
Best day: 17 Aug 1985
Signature result: 5th of 45

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Joe Duplin · US 670, US 84, US498, US84 · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 29 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 1979 – Aug 1985
Peter Costa · US 670, US 84, US84 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 1979 – Aug 1985
John Nash · US498 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Gregg Dolan · US 84 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 36th · Sep 1982 – Sep 1982

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 Aug 1985	1985 Etchells World Championship	US 670	Etchells	Skipper	8th / 55
26 Nov 1984	1984 Etchells World Championship	US 84	Etchells	Skipper	45th / 63
1 Sep 1982	1982 Etchells World Championship	US 84	Etchells	Skipper	36th / 41
5 Sep 1981	1981 Etchells World Championship	US498	Etchells	Skipper	33rd / 69
20 Aug 1979	1979 Etchells World Championship	US84	Etchells	Skipper	5th / 45
11 Jan 1978	1977 Etchells World Championship	US84	Etchells	Skipper	32nd / 42
9 Sep 1976	1976 Etchells World Championship	Persis III	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 32

Titles

1985 Etchells Worlds — Race 1 Trophy helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-40 provisional	#61169 band 37808–77396	—
Etchells Helm	-40 provisional	#805 band 479–1035	+1.3

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	7 events	0 wins	beats 47%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Curtis	40	10–30
Louis Piana	29	6–22
Tim Hogan	28	9–19
Harry Carr	28	17–11
John Savage	23	5–18
James Annand	23	13–10
John Ravizza	23	9–14
Dirk Kneulman	23	10–13
Bill Lynn	22	7–15
Barry Nesbitt	22	9–12
Rick Hawthorne	18	8–10
Timmy Larr	18	8–10

Most-beaten opponent: Howard Kastel (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
1985	1	87%
1984	1	29%
1982	1	13%
1981	1	53%
1979	1	91%
1978	1	24%
1976	1	32%

Boats

US 84 · Etchells · 2 events · 1982–1984
US84 · Etchells · 2 events · 1978–1979
US 670 · Etchells · 1 events · 1985
US498 · Etchells · 1 events · 1981
Persis III · Etchells · 1 events · 1976

Where they race

Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 1 events
Balboa, California, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, California, USA · 1 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -40, #61,169. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.