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Sailor · 2011–2026

Darren Gornall

pcyc PHRF handicapIRC handicapHandicap

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Events
38

56 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 7 of 38

Podium rate
53%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (90%: 51%–61%, 292 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chris Viscount

5 wins · 10 podiums in 16 events together · 31% win rate

Best trio
Jairo Castellanos & Chris Viscount

5 wins · 10 podiums in 15 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Cheech Gornall

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Craig Pirie

Jun 2011 – Aug 2026 · 32 events

Nemesis
Gilles Bisnaire

3–9 head to head in 12 races

Signature result
1st of 13

2024 Susan Hood Trophy Race · PHRF handicap · 31 May 2024

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Viscount — 5 wins · 10 podiums in 16 events together · 31% win rate
  • Craig Pirie · Afterburn · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 32events 5 wins together · 17 podiums · 16% win rate · 5 of 33 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Aug 2026
  • Tim Denney · Afterburn · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 26events 4 wins together · 14 podiums · 15% win rate · 4 of 26 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Aug 2023
  • Jairo Castellanos · Afterburn · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 21events 5 wins together · 13 podiums · 24% win rate · 5 of 21 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Aug 2024
  • Mark Bowman · Afterburn · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 17events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 24% win rate · 4 of 17 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Aug 2024
  • Chris Viscount · Afterburn · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 31% win rate · 5 of 16 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – May 2024
  • Chris Watkinson · Afterburn · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 15% win rate · 2 of 13 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jul 2021
  • Doug Gornall · Afterburn · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2011 – Jul 2017
  • Hugh Beaton · Afterburn · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Heather Flemming · Afterburn · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 9 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Anna Sagulenko · Afterburn · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

-812425520122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 EYC Open - LYRA Race Week - Freeman Cup RaceAfterburnPHRF handicapCo-Skipper4th / 4
29 May 2026SUSAN HOOD TROPHY RACE - Shadow Scoring - NA PHRF Plus - Random 12 ktsAFTERBURNHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
16 Aug 20242024 Race To KingstonAfterburnPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
31 May 20242024 Susan Hood Trophy RaceAfterburnPHRF handicapOther1st / 13
12 Aug 20232023 Race To KingstonAfterburnPHRF handicapPit5th / 7
15 Jul 20232023 Lake Ontario 300 / 600 Challenge Presented by driveHGAfterburnORC handicapPit1st / 4
2 Jun 20232023 Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHGAfterburnPHRF handicapOther11th / 11
13 Aug 20222022 Race To KingstonAfterburnPHRF handicapPit3rd / 12
16 Jul 20222022 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Race Presented by driveHGAfterburnPHRF handicapPit4th / 4
3 Jun 20222022 Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHGAfterburnORC handicapSkipper3rd / 5
30 Jul 20212021 Susan Hood Trophy RaceAfterburnPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 7
10 Jul 20212021 Lake Ontario 300 / 600 ChallengeAfterburnPHRF handicapCo-Skipper3rd / 3
31 Jul 20192019 LYRA Race Week - Freeman CupAfterburnIRC handicapGrinder1st / 4
13 Jul 20192019 Lake Ontario 300 ChallengeAfterburnIRC handicapPit1st / 7
21 Jun 20192019 Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)AfterburnHandicapOther28th / 28
31 May 20192019 Susan Hood Trophy RaceAfterburnIRC handicapPit7th / 7
18 Aug 20182018 Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing SeriesAfterburnPHRF handicapOther5th / 7
14 Jul 20182018 Lake Ontario 300/600 ChallengeAfterburnIRC handicapCo-Skipper1st / 5
1 Jun 20182018 Susan Hood Trophy RaceAfterburnIRC handicapOther8th / 9
15 Jul 20172017 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge presented by driveHGAfterburnIRC handicapCo-Skipper2nd / 4
4 Jun 20172017 Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing SeriesAfterburnPHRF handicapOther5th / 8
2 Jun 20172017 Susan Hood Trophy Race presented by driveHGAfterburnIRC handicapCo-Skipper6th / 7
16 Jul 20162016 Lake Ontario 300/600 ChallengeAfterburnIRC handicapFloater6th / 6
5 Jun 20162016 Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing SeriesAfterburnPHRF handicapOther5th / 12
3 Jun 20162016 Susan Hood Trophy RaceAfterburnIRC handicapPit2nd / 3

Helm rating across all classes: 24 (±162), #46,833. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.