Sailor · 2016–2026

Darby Sugar

mendota E Scow Melges 15 E

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #376

Longest-running crew: Tim Sugar
Nemesis: Vincent Porter
Rival: Phil Zalog
Best day: 21 Feb 2026
Signature result: 33rd of 126

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Tim Sugar · Chop Chop, Golden Ticket, Gr8 Expect8tions, Turbinado · E, E Scow, Melges 15 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 40 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2016 – Jul 2026
Hugh Sugar · Turbinado · E, E Scow 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 22nd · Sep 2018 – Jul 2026
Annie Sugar · Turbinado · E, E Scow 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 22nd · Sep 2018 – Jul 2026
Sydney Sugar · Golden Ticket · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 38th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
John Rather · Gr8 Expect8tions · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 44th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
Katie Rather · Gr8 Expect8tions · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 44th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
Arles Sugar · Golden Ticket · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 38th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Jul 2026	2026 ILYA E Scow Invitational Regatta	Turbinado	E Scow	Crew	30th / 38
11 Jun 2026	2026 Melges 15 U.S. National Championship	Chop Chop	Melges 15	Crew	21st / 75
15 May 2026	2026 E SCOW SPRING REGATTA	Turbinado	E Scow	Crew	22nd / 24
21 Feb 2026	2025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3	Golden Ticket	Melges 15	Crew	38th / 125
7 Sep 2023	2023 E Scow National Championship	Turbinado	E Scow	Other	33rd / 126
11 Sep 2021	2021 E Scow National Championship	Turbinado	E Scow	Other	31st / 70
7 Jul 2021	2021 E Class Invitational Regatta	Turbinado	E	Crew	37th / 41
7 Sep 2018	2018 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	Turbinado	E Scow	Crew	45th / 56
9 Sep 2016	2016 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	Gr8 Expect8tions	E Scow	Other	44th / 72

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	18 provisional	#40432 band 22592–55882	—
E Scow Crew	-33 provisional	#376 band 196–472	−4.8

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 15 · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 51
E · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -37

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 42%

How they race

Closer	−20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Vincent Porter	28	1–27
Tom Castle	28	6–22
Phil Zalog	27	15–12
Will Wyman	26	11–15
Lance Puccio	25	12–13
Brian Porter	25	2–23
Patrick Heaney	22	7–15
Jon Schloesser	22	9–13
Derek Packard	22	3–19
Tom Burton	22	1–21
Jeff Solum	22	7–15
Eddie Cox	22	2–20

Most-beaten opponent: Joseph Thorpe (13–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	43%
2023	1	74%
2021	2	33%
2018	1	20%
2016	1	39%

Boats

Turbinado · E Scow, E · 6 events · 2018–2026
Chop Chop · Melges 15 · 1 events · 2026
Golden Ticket · Melges 15 · 1 events · 2026
Gr8 Expect8tions · E Scow · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Lake Geneva Yacht Club · 1 events
East Troy, WI · 1 events
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI · 1 events
Merritt Island, FL · 1 events
Oshkosh, WI, USA · 1 events
Markesan, WI · 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: 18 (±243), #40,432. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.