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Sailor · 2012–2026

Jeb Bechtel

cyc OptimistBluenoseILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
10

78 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 1 of 10

Podium rate
30%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 65%–74%, 312 boats)

Best class ranking
#2718

Helm in Optimist · rating 205

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Connor Mraz

3–33 head to head in 36 races

Rival
Mike Hill

16–15 in 31 races

Best day
15 Oct 2016

3-8-6-5-1-6 · 2016 Connecticut State Optimist Championship

Signature result
2nd of 66

2016 Connecticut State Optimist Championship · Optimist · 15 Oct 2016

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • David Bechtel · Casino Royale · Bluenose 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Nicholas Lewin · Hackmatack · Bluenose 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • James Fotheringham · Hackmatack · Bluenose 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

01533062013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2026Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026SirenuseBluenoseIn the way23rd / 32
16 Aug 20232023 Helly Hansen Chester Race WeekHackmatackBluenoseOther18th / 32
1 Aug 202016th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Vladi 2ILCA 7 (Laser)Other7th / 14
26 Jul 2019LYC Sailfest 2019Jeb BechtelILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper1st / 11
15 Aug 20182018 Helly Hansen Chester Race WeekCasino RoyaleBluenoseOther9th / 21
15 Oct 20162016 Connecticut State Optimist ChampionshipRiptideOptimistOther2nd / 66
13 Jun 2016St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicUSA 18514OptimistSkipper27th / 81
11 Sep 20152015 Leukemia Cup RegattaRiptideOptimistOther6th / 33
18 Jul 20132013 Leukemia Cup RegattaRiptideOptimistSkipper9th / 22
8 Sep 20122012 Larchmont Y.C. Leukemia Cup RegattaRip TideOptimistSkipper3rd / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 127, #28,312.Crew rating across all classes: 56. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.