Sailor · 2014–2026

Derek Gauger

mbyc Sunfish Lightning J/70

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 15%
Typically beats: 67%
Best class ranking: #388

Most successful partnership: Jody Lutz
Best trio: Jay Lutz & Jody Lutz
Biggest lift: Jay Lutz
Longest-running crew: Jay Lutz
Nemesis: Greg Gust
Rival: Brent Evans
Best day: 1 Jan 2025
Signature result: 1st of 24

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jody Lutz — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Jay Lutz · Black River, Zounds, Zounds Hearing · J/70, Lightning 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 36 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Mar 2026
Jody Lutz · Black River, Zounds Hearing · J/70, Lightning 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Mar 2026
Brian Tyrrel · Zounds Hearing · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 7th · Feb 2016 – Feb 2016
Doug Lutz · Zounds · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
Erik Mayol · Zero to 60 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2014 – Mar 2014
Strebel Lutz · Zounds · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
Matthew Schon · Zounds · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
Taylor Lutz · Zounds Hearing · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2014
Joe Taylor · Zounds Hearing · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 11th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2014
Wade Schon · Zounds · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Mar 2026	2026 Winter Lightning Championship	Black River	Lightning	Other	5th / 34
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Black River	Lightning	Other	6th / 27
23 Sep 2025	Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NC	Black River	Lightning	Skipper	10th / 50
1 Jan 2025	2025 Lightning Frigid Digit	Black River	Lightning	Crew	1st / 24
26 Oct 2019	2019 J/Fest Southwest Regatta	Zounds	J/70	Main Trimmer	3rd / 11
26 Feb 2016	2016 Quantum J 70 Midwinter Championship	Zounds Hearing	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 46
31 Jul 2015	US Sunfish Masters	833	Sunfish	Skipper	15th / 45
21 Jun 2015	2015 U.S. Sunfish Class Youth North American Championship & North American Championship	78330	Sunfish	Skipper	20th / 58
20 Mar 2015	2015 Sunfish US National Championship at Midwinters	78330	Sunfish	Skipper	50th / 71
13 Dec 2014	2014/2015 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 1	Zounds Hearing	J/70	Watch Captain	11th / 47
27 Jul 2014	2014 U.S. Sunfish Class Association Youth North American Championship & North American Championship	78330	Sunfish	Skipper	35th / 60
31 May 2014	2014 LCYC Sunfish Southwest Regional Championship	78330	Sunfish	Skipper	9th / 16
14 Mar 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD Regatta	Zero to 60	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	152 provisional	#24549 band 12347–44208	—
All classes Crew	406 provisional	#3509 band 1375–8056	—
Sunfish Helm	113 provisional	#504 band 261–764	—
J/70 Crew	286 provisional	#388 band 208–817	—
Lightning Crew	117 provisional	#236 band 106–440	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Lightning · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 37

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 56%
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 85%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2) · Main Trimmer (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	61%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charles Rush	33	29–3
Tom Katterheinrich	33	27–6
Greg Gust	31	1–30
Jacobo Margules	26	5–21
Chris Gates	26	20–6
Brent Evans	26	15–11
Eugene Schmitt	26	4–22
Hugo Guzman	26	4–22
Hank Saurage	26	5–21
Annie Lancaster	25	19–6
Josh Rubin	25	10–15
Gail Heausler	22	7–15

Most-beaten opponent: Charles Rush (29–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	84%
2025	2	1	91%
2019	1	0	80%
2016	1	0	87%
2015	3	0	55%
2014	4	0	62%

Boats

Black River · Lightning · 4 events · 2025–2026
78330 · Sunfish · 4 events · 2014–2015
Zounds Hearing · J/70 · 2 events · 2014–2016
Zounds · J/70 · 1 events · 2019
833 · Sunfish · 1 events · 2015
Zero to 60 · J/70 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 2 events
Seabrook, TX, USA · 1 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events
Sharon, MA · 1 events
Bay St Louis, MS · 1 events
Heath, TX · 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: 152, #24,549.Crew rating across all classes: 406, #3,509. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.