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Sailor · 2015–2026

Daniel Diederich

lnyc ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)LightningOptimist

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Events
45

221 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 5 of 45

Podium rate
29%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
34%

of boats faced (range 32%–37%, 902 boats)

Best class ranking
#5042

Helm in Optimist · rating 115

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Noah Essick

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Erin Winters & Noah Essick

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

Biggest lift
Noah Essick

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Erin Winters

Apr 2025 – Oct 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Benjamin Smith

2–46 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Jacob Usher

24–27 in 51 races

Best day
15 Jun 2019

2-2-2-3 · 2019 James Island Yacht Club Regatta

Signature result
1st of 10

Ocean Series 2026 · Lightning · 16 May 2026

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Noah Essick — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Erin Winters · Daniel Diederich, McQueen, Vortex · J/70, Lightning 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 48 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Noah Essick · McQueen · Lightning 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Chris Diederich · 20781, McQueen · Lightning, Optimist 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2016 – Jul 2026
  • AnnaBlake Sprengelmeyer · Daniel Diederich, McQueen · Lightning 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – May 2026
  • Caswell Kern · McQueen · Lightning 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Robin Diederich · McQueen · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Erika Carne · McQueen · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
  • T Bd · McQueen · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Jaime Espinosa · Sea Señor II · Vanguard 15 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Penelope Casper · McQueen · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-2376174201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Oct 20262026 Lightning U32 Invitational RegattaMcQueenLightningSkipper20th / 36
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipMcQueenLightningSkipper43rd / 57
31 Jul 20262026 SAYRA Invitational at CYC1853McQueenLightningCrew7th / 9
25 Jul 2026Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2026McQueenLightningCrew7th / 10
14 Jul 2026Independence Day Regatta 2026McQueenLightningCrew3rd / 6
11 Jul 20262026 Lightning Canadian OpenMcQueenLightningSkipper37th / 43
30 May 2026Southeastern Lightning Districts 2026McQueenLightningCrew10th / 15
26 May 2026Sound Series 2026McQueenLightningSkipper4th / 7
16 May 2026Ocean Series 2026McQueenLightningCrew1st / 10
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisMcQueenLightningSkipper15th / 24
21 Mar 2026Spring Series 2026Daniel DiederichLightningSkipper5th / 5
2 Aug 20252025 SAYRA at CYC1853Sea Señor IIVanguard 15Crew3rd / 6
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointVortexJ/70Skipper21st / 25
22 Mar 20252025 Spring SeriesDaniel DiederichILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 4
22 Mar 2025St. Patrick's RegattaVortexHandicapSkipper1st / 6
27 Sep 20242024 Club 420 Southeastern ChampionshipOlivia Burdette420Crew14th / 20
8 Oct 20212021 Halloween Regatta415Laser Full (ILCA 7)Skipper14th / 18
10 Jul 202159th Annual Open Regatta July 202163ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 18
5 Jul 2021Independence Day RegattaDaniel DiederichILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper3rd / 6
21 May 2021ILCA Atlantic Coast Championships 2021Daniel DiederichILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper44th / 52
31 Oct 20202020 HOWLER REGATTA - 10th Annual176060ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper15th / 20
26 Sep 2020BOARD BASH 2020415ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper13th / 31
17 Sep 20202020 ILCA Atlantic Coast Championship RegattaDaniel DiederichILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper17th / 47
19 Feb 20202020 Laser Midwinters East Regatta176060HandicapSkipper82nd / 84
16 Nov 20192019 Laser District 13 Championships176060ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper18th / 44

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 103, #35,273.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 79, #31,960. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.