Sailor · 2017–2026

Mark Saunders

ssa Y Flyer Senior National Championship (June 14-16)Handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 36%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #12
Longest win streak: 3

Longest-running crew: Beth Saunders
Nemesis: David Loring
Rival: John Milligan
Best day: 8 Jul 2017
Signature result: 2nd of 7

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Beth Saunders · Gumby · Y Flyer 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2026
Alex Saunders · Shooting Star · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Sharon Hayward · Shooting Star · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Imogen Jane Saunders · Shooting Star · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Kayla Kantola · Gumby · Y Flyer 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
Ellie Draper · Shooting Star · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Lawrence Draper · Shooting Star · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Jul 2026	Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2026	Gumby	Y Flyer	Skipper	6th / 6
29 Jun 2026	59th Lowcountry Regatta	Gumby	Y Flyer	Skipper	5th / 6
19 Jun 2026	JIYC Father's Day Open Regatta 2026 \| Jr. Grand Prix	Gumby	Y Flyer	Skipper	3rd / 9
26 Jul 2025	Invitational Regatta 2025	Gumby	Y Flyer	Skipper	4th / 7
13 Jun 2024	James Island Open Regatta 2024 (Jr. Grand Prix)	Gumby	Y Flyer	Skipper	2nd / 7
15 Jul 2023	2023 Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta	Gumby	Y Flyer	Other	4th / 5
6 Jul 2023	61st Annual Hobcaw Open Regatta	Gumby	Y Flyer	Skipper	3rd / 6
12 Jun 2023	2023 Y-Flyer National Championship	2672	Senior National Championship (June 14-16)	Skipper	9th / 29
29 Jul 2022	Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2022	Gumby	Y Flyer	Skipper	7th / 10
8 Aug 2020	2020 Charity Cup Regatta	Shooting Star	Handicap	Other	5th / 5
8 Jul 2017	The Double Nickel HYC Open Regatta and SAYRA Junior Championship Series Qualifying Event	54	Moth	Skipper	1st / 3

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	275 provisional	#11747 band 7209–18265	—
Y Flyer Helm	167 provisional	#12 band 7–19	−4

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Senior National Championship (June 14-16) · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 28
All classes · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -63
Moth · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 90

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	10 events	1 wins	beats 52%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%

How they race

Closer	−14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	45%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Milligan	35	20–15
David Loring	33	2–30
Bill Hanckel	31	10–21
Jason Rucker	21	16–5
Henry McCray	17	4–13
Samuel Cabiness	14	10–4
Ed Durant	14	11–3
Josh Putnam	13	0–13
Mark Barton	12	4–8

Most-beaten opponent: Jason Rucker (16–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	32%
2025	1	0	50%
2024	1	0	83%
2023	3	0	52%
2022	1	0	33%
2020	1	0	0%
2017	1	1	100%

Boats

Gumby · Y Flyer · 8 events · 2022–2026
2672 · Senior National Championship (June 14-16) · 1 events · 2023
Shooting Star · Handicap · 1 events · 2020
54 · Moth · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Charleston, SC · 5 events
Mt Pleasant, SC · 2 events
Beaufort, SC · 1 events
Appling, GA · 1 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Hamble, Hampshire, UK · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 275 (±152), #11,747.Crew rating across all classes: -63 (±232). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.