Sailor · 2010–2026

Dennis Hughes

colyc ORC handicap PHRF handicap TP52

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Events: 13
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #538
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Michael Rohde
Longest-running crew: Jason Aardema
Nemesis: Doug DeVos
Best day: 20 Aug 2010
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Jason Aardema · Mockingbird, Tequila Mockingbird · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, TP52 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 45 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Jan 2022
Chris Duhon · Mockingbird, Tequila Mockingbird · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, TP52 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 45 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Jan 2022
Kevin Savitt · Mockingbird · ORC handicap, TP52 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 39 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−44 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2020 – Jan 2022
Warren Lane · Mockingbird, Tequila Mockingbird · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, TP52 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 33 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Aug 2021
Karen Nemecek · Mockingbird · ORC handicap, TP52 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 39 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−44 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2020 – Jan 2022
Chris Welch · Mockingbird · ORC handicap, TP52 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 39 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−44 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2020 – Jan 2022
Alex Higby · Mockingbird · ORC handicap, TP52 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 39 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−44 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2020 – Jan 2022
Tom Babel · Mockingbird · ORC handicap, TP52 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2020 – Aug 2021
Michael Rohde · Mockingbird, Tequila Mockingbird · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, TP52 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 25 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Jul 2021
Stu Bannatyne · Mockingbird · ORC handicap, TP52 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Ridgeline	ORC handicap	Crew	5th / 7
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Ridgeline	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	8th / 9
17 Jan 2022	2022 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost Regatta	Mockingbird	ORC handicap	Mast	5th / 5
20 Aug 2021	2021 Great Lakes 52 Bay Harbor Regatta	Mockingbird	TP52	Mast	4th / 4
30 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Mockingbird	ORC handicap	Mast	4th / 5
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Mockingbird	ORC handicap	Grinder	6th / 7
24 Jul 2020	2020 Great Lakes 52 - Harbor Springs	Mockingbird	TP52	Mast	3rd / 5
18 Jul 2020	2020 Great Lakes 52 Manitou Challenge	Mockingbird	TP52	Mast	3rd / 4
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Defiance	PHRF handicap	Mast	1st / 10
7 Sep 2018	2018 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Tequila Mockingbird	Beneteau First 36.7	Mast	2nd / 11
9 Oct 2011	2011 Chicago Yacht Club Fall Frostbite Series	726	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	10th / 16
19 Aug 2011	2011 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Scout	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 12
20 Aug 2010	2010 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Scout	PHRF handicap	Grinder	1st / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	212 provisional	#14050 band 9319–20756	—
TP52 Crew	24 provisional	#538 band 354–652	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 85
Full-size sailing · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -130
ILCA 7 (Laser) · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -120

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 40%
As crew	12 events	2 wins	beats 45%

Positions: Mast (7) · Grinder (2) · Main Trimmer (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	30%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Doug DeVos	39	3–36
Victor Wild	35	5–30
Sharon O'Niel III	21	14–7
Laura Hughes	15	6–8
Eric Oesterle	13	12–1
Vern McCain	13	10–3
John Gottwald	13	10–3
Austin Fragomen	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: Eric Oesterle (12–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	33%
2025	1	0	13%
2022	1	0	0%
2021	3	0	14%
2020	2	0	42%
2019	1	1	100%
2018	1	0	90%
2011	2	0	61%
2010	1	1	100%

Boats

Mockingbird · ORC handicap, TP52 · 6 events · 2020–2022
Ridgeline · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2025–2026
Scout · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2010–2011
Defiance · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Tequila Mockingbird · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2018
726 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 5 events
Bay Harbor, MI, USA · 2 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 2 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 212, #14,050.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -130. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.