Sailor · 2014–2026

Eric Kachel

hingham yc Handicap

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Events: 61
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 58%
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: William Kachel
Best trio: Darthea Collins & William Kachel
Biggest lift: William Kachel
Longest-running crew: Ted Matthews
Nemesis: Bill Finn
Rival: Ron Casciato
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: William Kachel — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate

Ted Matthews · Static · Handicap 31events 2 wins together · 12 podiums · 7% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
William Kachel · Static · Handicap 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2016
Darthea Collins · Static · Handicap 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2016
T Matthews · Static · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
T Matthews · Static · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
T Matthews · Static · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
D Collins · Static · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2018 – May 2018
D Collins · Static · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
T Matthews · Static · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
D Collins · Static · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 61

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	Flip Flop Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
5 Aug 2026	Greater Boston Rumble III	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
20 Jun 2026	Constitution Yacht Club & Savin Hill Yacht Club Memorial Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 3
10 Jun 2026	Greater Boston Rumble I	Static	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 13
13 Sep 2025	HYC Great Chase Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 17
9 Aug 2025	Flip Flop Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 12
16 Jul 2025	Greater Boston Rumble III	Static	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
4 Jun 2025	Greater Boston Rumble I	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
5 Oct 2024	Boston Light Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 36
14 Sep 2024	Chowder Cup	Static	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
14 Aug 2024	Fall Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 9
11 Aug 2024	Ethan W. Hitchcock Trophy Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
10 Aug 2024	Flip Flop Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 15
31 Jul 2024	Greater Boston Rumble III	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 16
10 Jul 2024	Greater Boston Rumble II	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 12
2 Jul 2024	Summer Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
12 Jun 2024	Greater Boston Rumble I	Static	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 15
15 May 2024	Spring Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 9
17 Sep 2023	HYC Great Chase Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 21
27 Aug 2023	38th Annual JFK Regatta - A Mass Bay Qualifier	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
12 Aug 2023	Flip Flop Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 15
12 Jul 2023	Greater Boston Rumble II	Static	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
1 Oct 2022	Boston Light Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 27
17 Sep 2022	HYC Great Chase Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 15
10 Sep 2022	Chowder Cup	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	72 provisional	#38568 band 24896–55269	—

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	61 events	8 wins	beats 58%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ron Casciato	31	15–15
Mark Fitzgerald	25	11–14
Sebastien Vallee	25	19–5
Bill Finn	24	2–22
Douglas Ryan	21	12–9
Brian Cardarella	18	17–0
Barry Lawton	18	10–8
Andrew Kurtz	16	11–5
Dan Sullivan	16	15–0
Marc Bucklen	15	4–11
RJ DiMattia	14	2–11
Richard Tubman	14	9–4

Most-beaten opponent: Brian Cardarella (17–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	0	48%
2025	4	0	60%
2024	10	1	62%
2023	4	0	36%
2022	6	1	76%
2021	5	0	57%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	3	0	59%
2018	5	0	37%
2017	3	1	50%
2016	8	3	69%
2015	4	0	54%
2014	4	1	62%

Boats

Static · Handicap · 55 events · 2015–2026
Lady C · Handicap · 6 events · 2014–2015

Where they race

Hingham Bay Racing · 14 events
Preliminary Results · 9 events
CPYC/Boston Harbor Handicap Racing · 5 events
Constitution Yacht Club · 5 events
Hull Yacht Club · 5 events
Final Results · 5 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 72, #38,568. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.