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Sailor · 2020–2026

Darby Dryden

u s naval academy College fleet racingCollege team racingCollege match racing

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Events
24

319 races · 41 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 24

Podium rate
17%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (range 35%–44%, 286 boats)

Best class ranking
#3608

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 153

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kyle Reinecke

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Kyle Reinecke & Nathan Smith

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kyle Reinecke

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Josephine Sherry

Oct 2023 – Oct 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
Gianna Dewey

14–51 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Lizzie Cochran

54–59 in 113 races

Best day
11 Oct 2025

3-12-7-1-9-2-16-9-7-2-13-7-10-13-10-4-13-1-13-1-2-7-12-1-1-8-8-8 · Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament

Signature result
5th of 17

Orange Peel Regatta 2023 · Thistle · 23 Mar 2023

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kyle Reinecke — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Josephine Sherry · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 5), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 39 of 277 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Ava Farley · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 35 of 201 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2023 – Mar 2026
  • Eleanor Niehoff · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 31 of 180 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2023 – Mar 2026
  • Kate Zurinskas · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 134 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Mary Dwyer · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 30 of 131 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Eva Blauvelt · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 68 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Maggie Schuler · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 27 of 68 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Sarah McNelly · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 76 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 6th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
  • Linnea Forsberg · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 74 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2024
  • Kyle Reinecke · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College match racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

-83108298202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Oct 2026Tom Curtis Memorial RegattaU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 5)College fleet racingA Crew9th / 18
17 Oct 2026Women's Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew (7-10)15th / 18
28 Mar 2026MAISA Spring Women's Fleet Race ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew (1,7-8)9th / 15
14 Mar 2026St. Mary's Women's Inter-ConferenceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingB Crew (11-12)10th / 18
11 Oct 2025Women's Atlantic Coast TournamentU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew (7-14)7th / 16
20 Sep 2025MAISA Match Race Intrepid TrophyU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College match racingA Crew2nd / 5
5 Apr 2025Yale Women's Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
22 Mar 2025Georgetown Women's Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
8 Mar 2025Jen Harris Women's Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew8th / 12
1 Mar 2025ODU Women's Team RaceU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew4th / 8
15 Nov 2024ICSA Match Race National ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College match racingA Crew6th / 10
26 Oct 2024MAISA Women's Fall DinghyU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingB Crew (3-6,9-13)6th / 15
21 Sep 2024Intrepid Trophy - MAISA Match Race ChampionshipU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College match racingA Crew1st / 3
14 Sep 2024Faye Bennet MAISA Women's SinglesU. S. Naval Academy (Darby Dryden '27)College singlehandedSkipper17th / 17
7 Sep 2024Navy Women'sU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew (1-5,7-12)6th / 6
13 Apr 2024MAISA Women's Team Race ChampionshipsU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College team racingCrew5th / 8
21 Oct 2023Yale Women's RegattaU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingB Crew (6,10-12)12th / 18
7 Oct 2023Webb/WollumU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College fleet racingA Crew5th / 10
23 Mar 2023Orange Peel Regatta 2023Bryce DrydenThistleCrew5th / 17
27 Aug 2022Rock Paper Scissors Regatta & Tournament 2022191515ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 3
30 Apr 2022Cinco de Mayo Junior Regatta9420Skipper2nd / 3
18 Mar 2022Orange Peel Regatta 2022Bryce DrydenThistleCrew25th / 37
6 Mar 20212021Southerns @ LLSC6605ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper11th / 11
12 Sep 20202020 Thistle Old Goat Regatta3813ThistleSkipper18th / 26

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 292, #8,230.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -70, #66,298. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.