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Sailor · 2000–2026

Ethan Lecher

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Events
70

280 races · 102 race wins

Win rate
29%

29% win rate · 20 of 70

Podium rate
47%

33 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 44%–49%, 1,106 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Helm in Starling · rating 461

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Caleb Birrell

8 wins · 13 podiums in 15 events together · 53% win rate

Biggest lift
Caleb Birrell

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Caleb Birrell

Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 · 15 events

Nemesis
Paul Moriarty

7–51 head to head in 58 races

Rival
Isabelle Lecher

23–28 in 51 races

Best day
1 Jan 2020

2-2-2-1-1-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1 · Championship Series 2020 2021

Signature result
1st of 14

Championship Series 2020 2021 · Starling · 1 Jan 2020

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Caleb Birrell — 8 wins · 13 podiums in 15 events together · 53% win rate
  • Caleb Birrell · 15, 3, 5, 54851 · Four20 Fleet, Handicap, Hartley 16 Fleet, Secondary 420 Fleet 15events 8 wins together · 13 podiums · 53% win rate · 29 of 55 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Jack Parr · 5, Valkryie · Four20 Fleet, Secondary 420 Fleet 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
  • Edward CAISLEY · Valkryie · Four20 Fleet 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
  • Lars Binsbergen · Splash · Hartley 16 Fleet 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Sam Street · Splash · Hartley 16 Fleet 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

02515012019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 70

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Farr 3.7 National RegattaTeenage DirtbagFarr 3.7Skipper6th / 24
1 Jan 20262026 Farr 3.7 North Island Championships328Farr 3.7Skipper12th / 12
1 Jan 2026Championship Series 2026 2027Teenage DirtbagFarr 3.7Skipper13th / 13
1 Jan 2026Club Series 2026 2027Teenage DirtbagFarr 3.7Skipper7th / 10
1 Jan 2026Morning Farr Series 2026 2027Teenage DirtbagFarr 3.7Skipper6th / 8
1 Jan 2026Sprint Series 2026 2027Teenage DirtbagFarr 3.7Skipper9th / 12
1 Jan 2026WBC Club Champs 20263283.7 FleetSkipper1st / 8
1 Jan 20252025 Hartley 16 and Noelex 22 National ChampionshipsSplashHartley 16 FleetCrew3rd / 13
1 Jan 2025Championship Series 2025 2026Teenage DirtbagFarr 3.7Skipper5th / 10
1 Jan 2025J14, 3.7 & Cherub National Championship 2025328Farr 3.7Skipper7th / 27
1 Jan 2025Sprint Series 2025 2026328Farr 3.7Skipper7th / 8
1 Jan 20242024 NPYC Landmark Homes Regatta and Paper Tiger North Islands328Farr 3.7Skipper3rd / 3
1 Jan 2024Championship Series 2024 2025328Farr 3.7Skipper10th / 10
1 Jan 20232023 Farr 3.7 and OK Dinghy National Regatta328Farr 3.7Skipper7th / 29
1 Jan 2023Championship Series 2023 2024328Farr 3.7Skipper4th / 6
1 Jan 2023Primary Intermediate Secondary School Championships 2023ValkryieSecondary 420 FleetSkipper1st / 2
1 Jan 2023Waitara Regatta 2023 11-12 February 2023328Farr 3.7Skipper4th / 13
1 Jan 2023Waitara Regatta 2023 11-12 February 2023328Farr 3.7Skipper4th / 13
1 Jan 20222022 Auckland Anniversary Day Optimist & Starling2165StarlingSkipper15th / 47
1 Jan 20222022 Auckland Optimist & Starling Champs2165StarlingSkipper19th / 47
1 Jan 20222022 Hartley 16 National ChampionshipsMac the KnifeHartley 16 FleetSkipper9th / 15
1 Jan 20222022 Paper Tiger Mitre 10 MEGA National ChampionshipRoar SpeedPaper TigerSkipper31st / 46
1 Jan 2022Championship Series 2022 2023328Open Centerboard FleetSkipper2nd / 3
1 Jan 2022Championship Series 2022 20232165StarlingSkipper13th / 14
1 Jan 2022Club Series 2022 2023328Open Centerboard FleetSkipper2nd / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 333, #10,406.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 112. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.