Sailor · 2008–2023

Daryl Fitch

ludington yatch club PHRF handicap Handicap Melges 24

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 58%

Biggest lift: Kyle Jones
Longest-running crew: Bobby Hillier
Nemesis: Dorsey Ruley
Best day: 19 Aug 2011
Signature result: 2nd of 12

Partnerships · 43 sailors

Bobby Hillier · El Ocaso / Caribbean Yacht Racing Ltd., Spirit Walker, SPIRIT WALKER · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 47 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Mar 2017
Kyle Jones · El Ocaso / Caribbean Yacht Racing Ltd., Spirit Walker, SPIRIT WALKER · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 35 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Mar 2017
Maggi Spartz · Spirit Walker, SPIRIT WALKER · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 36 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jun 2013
Vern McCain · Spirit Walker, SPIRIT WALKER · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 36 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jun 2013
Gary Kozloski · Spirit Walker, SPIRIT WALKER · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 36 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jun 2013
Cat Lanting · Spirit Walker · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2009 – Jun 2013
Evan Tolan · Spirit Walker · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2010 – Jun 2013
Dave Hampton · El Ocaso / Caribbean Yacht Racing Ltd., Spirit Walker · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2010 – Mar 2017
Joe Goulet · Spirit Walker, SPIRIT WALKER · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2009 – Aug 2010
Jeffrey Allen · Spirit Walker · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Aug 2011

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Rogue 3	PHRF handicap	Bow	11th / 12
24 Mar 2017	2017 St. Thomas International Regatta	El Ocaso / Caribbean Yacht Racing Ltd.	Handicap	Bow	2nd / 5
23 Mar 2017	2017 St. Thomas Yacht Club - Round The Rocks Race	El Ocaso / Caribbean Yacht Racing Ltd.	Handicap	Bow	2nd / 12
24 Jun 2016	2016 Melges 24 Canadian National Championship	Rogue	Melges 24	Other	8th / 28
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Spirit Walker	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 6
17 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD Regatta	Silly Billy	Melges 24	Bow	15th / 16
19 Aug 2011	2011 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Spirit Walker	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 12
20 Aug 2010	2010 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Spirit Walker	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
13 Aug 2009	2009 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	SPIRIT WALKER	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 10
1 Aug 2009	2009 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Spirit Walker	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 8
15 Aug 2008	2008 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Spirit Walker	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	135 provisional	#23514 band 14625–35483	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Melges 24 · Crew · 18 races, 2 events · rating -124

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	11 events	0 wins	beats 58%

Positions: Bow (4)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dorsey Ruley	28	6–22
Alice Martin	23	21–2
Stan Bailey	22	7–15
John Gottwald	21	12–9
Jerry O'Neill	21	10–11
Eric Oesterle	20	17–3
Robin Munden	19	11–8
Matt Wagstaffe	18	9–9
John Rahn	18	7–11
Duncan Stamper	18	3–15
Gordon Shannon	18	3–15
Derek Campbell	12	0–12

Most-beaten opponent: Alice Martin (21–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	1	9%
2017	2	83%
2016	1	74%
2013	2	33%
2011	1	91%
2010	1	50%
2009	2	59%
2008	1	67%

Boats

Spirit Walker · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 6 events · 2008–2013
El Ocaso / Caribbean Yacht Racing Ltd. · Handicap · 2 events · 2017
Rogue 3 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Rogue · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2016
Silly Billy · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 5 events
St. Thomas, USVI, USA · 2 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Seattle, WA, USA · 1 events
Kelowna, BC, Canada · 1 events
Milwaukee, WI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 135, #23,514. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.