Sailor · 2013–2026

Ted Matthews

hingham yc Handicap J/70 Evelyn 32-2

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Events: 70
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 56%
Typically beats: 50%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Eric Kachel
Biggest lift: Eric Kachel
Longest-running crew: Eric Kachel
Nemesis: RJ DiMattia
Rival: Ron Casciato
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Eric Kachel — 1 wins · 10 podiums in 28 events together · 4% win rate

Eric Kachel · Static · Handicap 28events 1 wins together · 10 podiums · 4% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Skip Helme · MISTY · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
Rory Davis · Ziggy · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Ali Hinds · Ziggy · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Sebastien Vallee · MISTY · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
James Skulczuk · JUST RIGHT · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 95th · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
Jennifer GaySmith · Rocky Rhodes · Combined 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Rob Lambert · MISTY · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
Fred Allardyce · MISTY · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
Tim Simpson · JUST RIGHT · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 95th · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 70

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	Cascais 2026 J70 World Championship	JUST RIGHT	J/70	Crew	95th / 100
22 Aug 2026	Ethan W. Hitchcock Trophy Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
8 Aug 2026	Flip Flop Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
5 Aug 2026	Greater Boston Rumble III	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 9
15 Jul 2026	Greater Boston Rumble II	Static	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 10
24 Jun 2026	Summer Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
19 Jun 2026	Solstice Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
10 Jun 2026	Greater Boston Rumble I	Static	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 12
7 Jun 2026	Circle The Lights	Static	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 2
20 May 2026	Spring Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
20 Sep 2025	Chowder Cup	Static	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 3
17 Sep 2025	Hall Pass Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
13 Sep 2025	HYC Great Chase Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 17
13 Aug 2025	Fall Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
10 Aug 2025	Ethan W. Hitchcock Trophy Race	Static	Evelyn 32-2	Skipper	2nd / 2
9 Aug 2025	Flip Flop Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 12
16 Jul 2025	Greater Boston Rumble III	Static	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
2 Jul 2025	Summer Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 7
20 Jun 2025	Solstice Regatta	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 2
18 Jun 2025	Greater Boston Rumble II	Static	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 10
8 Jun 2025	Circle The Lights	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
4 Jun 2025	Greater Boston Rumble I	Static	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 8
14 May 2025	Spring Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
5 Oct 2024	Boston Light Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 36
11 Aug 2024	Ethan W. Hitchcock Trophy Race	Static	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	254	#13493 band 9870–18029	—
All classes Crew	-135 provisional	#59021 band 46979–63665	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -64
Cape 31 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -46
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -95
Combined · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 5
Evelyn 32-2 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -18

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	66 events	3 wins	beats 57%
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 32%

Positions: Bow (1) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	54%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sebastien Vallee	70	58–12
Dan Sullivan	60	46–14
David Smookler	53	20–33
Brian Cardarella	51	44–7
RJ DiMattia	45	2–43
Ron Casciato	38	18–20
Ron Brousseau	27	8–19
Bill Finn	23	2–21
Mark Fitzgerald	21	12–9
Dan Llewellyn	20	17–3
Henri Richardsson	19	17–2
Richard Tubman	15	9–6

Most-beaten opponent: Sebastien Vallee (58–12).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	10	2	61%
2025	13	0	46%
2024	7	0	73%
2023	11	0	48%
2022	10	1	66%
2021	9	0	53%
2019	3	0	36%
2018	4	0	61%
2016	2	0	24%
2013	1	1	100%

Boats

Static · Handicap, Evelyn 32-2 · 65 events · 2016–2026
JUST RIGHT · J/70 · 1 events · 2026
Rocky Rhodes · Combined · 1 events · 2023
Nifty · Cape 31 · 1 events · 2022
Ziggy · Etchells · 1 events · 2016
MISTY · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

Hingham Bay Racing · 38 events
CPYC/Boston Harbor Handicap Racing · 5 events
Hingham Yacht Club · 4 events
Constitution Yacht Club · 4 events
Courageous Sailing Center · 4 events
Hull Yacht Club · 4 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 254, #13,493.Crew rating across all classes: -135, #59,021. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.