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Sailor · 2010–2026

Matthew Hecht

university of southern california College fleet racingEtchellsHandicap

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Events
73

1,078 races · 113 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 7 of 73

Podium rate
23%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 59%–63%, 1,555 boats)

Best class ranking
#243

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 607

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Paul Chyz

5 wins · 10 podiums in 20 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Mackenzie Freeman & Paul Chyz

2 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hope Modugno

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ethan Doyle

May 2023 – May 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Graham Landy

21–149 head to head in 170 races

Rival
Mark Ryan

73–56 in 130 races

Best day
20 Feb 2016

2-7-1-3-1-2-1-4-1-1-3-5-1-3-2-4-1-2-2-1 · Anteater Open

Signature result
1st of 30

PCCSC South Designate · College fleet racing · 9 Apr 2016

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Paul Chyz — 5 wins · 10 podiums in 20 events together · 25% win rate
  • John Coakley · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 24events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 17% win rate · 72 of 383 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – May 2016
  • Paul Chyz · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 20events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 25% win rate · 60 of 342 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Oct 2016
  • Hope Modugno · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 16% win rate · 55 of 327 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2014 – Apr 2016
  • Peter Wong · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 14events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 28 of 225 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Oct 2016
  • Melissa Schem · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 32 of 150 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Oct 2016
  • Ethan Doyle · Capricorn · Etchells 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 62 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – May 2026
  • Kara Voss · University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 282 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2012 – Oct 2013
  • Mackenzie Freeman · University of Southern California (Trojans 1), University of Southern California (Trojans) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 22% win rate · 29 of 153 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2015 – May 2016
  • Ben Jassin · University of Miami (Hurricanes) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 191 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2012 – Apr 2013
  • Brad Rodi · Capricorn · Etchells 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-12272556201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 73

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipCapricornEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer25th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlCapricornEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer35th / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestCapricornEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer29th / 50
17 Jan 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupCapricornEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer6th / 42
18 Oct 2025Barney Lehman ChampionshipMatt HechtHandicapSkipper4th / 12
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipCapricornEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer15th / 38
28 Mar 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestCapricornEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer8th / 30
22 Feb 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipCapricornEtchellsSkipper11th / 30
18 Jan 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupCapricornEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer10th / 27
25 Oct 20242024 Nute Snipe RegattaMatt HechtSnipeSkipper15th / 23
18 Oct 2024Barney Lehman Championship (10/19-20, 2025)Matt HechtHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
16 May 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupCapricornEtchellsMain Trimmer5th / 23
22 Feb 20242024 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht RaceFast Exit IIORC handicapPro Bowler3rd / 4
9 Feb 20242024 Islands RaceFast Exit IIORC handicapPro Bowler3rd / 5
27 Oct 2023Nute Halloween RegattaMatt HechtSnipeSkipper11th / 22
29 Sep 2023Barney Lehman ChampionshipsMatt HechtHandicapSkipper12th / 15
19 May 20232023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - US Nationals/Orca BowlCapricornEtchellsOther2nd / 22
28 Oct 20222022 Nute Snipe RegattaMatt HechtSnipeSkipper8th / 24
8 Oct 2021Barney Lehman ChampionshipsMatt HechtHandicapSkipper11th / 17
23 Oct 20202020 Barney Lehman ChampionshipMatt HechtHandicapSkipper17th / 29
2 Oct 2020Men's MayhemMatt HechtSabotSkipper11th / 24
27 Sep 20182018 J 70 World ChampionshipHuckleberryJ/70Main Trimmer72nd / 91
16 Mar 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San DiegoHuckleberryJ/70Chef6th / 23
31 Mar 20172017 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Mid-Winters West RegattaUSA 1234EtchellsOther16th / 28
1 Oct 2016PCCSC Match Race ChampionshipUniversity of Southern California (Trojans)College match racingA Skipper1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 513, #1,995.Crew rating across all classes: 403, #3,589. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.