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Sailor · 2015–2025

George Hecht

stfyc KnarrJ/105Handicap

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Events
43

162 races · 45 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 10 of 43

Podium rate
51%

22 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 70%–76%, 692 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in Knarr · rating 473

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Russ Silvestri

3 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 27% win rate

Biggest lift
Russ Silvestri

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Russ Silvestri

Apr 2018 – Jan 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Mark Adams

5–11 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Jon Perkins

34–38 in 72 races

Best day
15 Jul 2023

1-7-1-1-2-2 · 2023 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Invitational Regatta

Signature result
1st of 25

2024 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta · J/105 · 17 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Russ Silvestri — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 27% win rate
  • Russ Silvestri · Niuhi, NIUHI · J/105, Knarr 11events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 27% win rate · 17 of 49 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Jan 2025
  • Ethan Doyle · Niuhi · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Ryan Treais · Niuhi · Mercury 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • John Buestad · None · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 10th · Apr 2016 – Apr 2016
  • Margaret Bacon · Niuhi · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Joe McCoy · Niuhi · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Spencer Cole · Niuhi · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Russ Si · NIUHI · J/105 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

027955820172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 20252025 San Francisco Bay Lipton CupGeorge HechtSunday/Larry Knight TrophySkipper3rd / 10
15 Mar 20252025 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Spring Invitational RegattaNiuhiJ/105Skipper1st / 23
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoNIUHIJ/105Skipper3rd / 13
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays471MercurySkipper12th / 14
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesNiuhiJ/105Skipper4th / 30
17 Aug 20242024 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaNiuhiJ/105Other1st / 25
13 Jul 20242024 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Invitational RegattaNiuhiJ/105Skipper1st / 18
15 Jun 20242024 SYC Spring Classic Boat InvitationalNiuhiKnarrSkipper2nd / 14
10 Mar 2024BIG DADDY 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACENiuhiHandicapSkipper21st / 110
9 Mar 2024BIG DADDY 2024 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYNiuhiJ/105Skipper10th / 19
15 Jul 20232023 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Invitational RegattaNiuhiJ/105Skipper1st / 21
17 Mar 20232023 SFYC Club Championship SeriesNiuhiHandicapSkipper6th / 23
11 Mar 20232023 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Spring InvitationalNiuhiJ/105Skipper11th / 18
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoNIUHIJ/105Skipper1st / 13
9 Sep 2022Knarr San Francisco ChampionshipNiuhiKnarrSkipper1st / 15
27 Aug 202271st Mercury Labor Day RegattaNiuhiMercurySkipper2nd / 9
16 Jul 20222022 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Invitational RegattaNiuhiJ/105Skipper15th / 16
8 Jul 2022Midnight Moonlight Maritime MarathonNiuhiHandicapSkipper1st / 9
11 Jun 20222022 SYC Classic Boat Invitational Regatta (Bear/Bird/Folkboat/SFBIOD/Knarr)NiuhiKnarrSkipper2nd / 15
9 Jul 2021Hart Nunes Mercury RegattaNiuhiMercurySkipper9th / 10
29 May 202156th Whiskeytown Memorial Weekend RegattaNiuhiMercurySkipper2nd / 5
1 May 20212021 Elite Keel RegattaNiuhiKnarrSkipper1st / 16
5 Oct 20192019 Fall Classic Regatta and Easom Founders Trophy:NiuhiKnarrSkipper2nd / 11
8 Jun 2019SYC 2019 Classic Boat Invitational Regatta (Bear/Bird/Folkboat/SFBIOD/Knarr)NiuhiKnarrSkipper4th / 12
1 Jun 2019KNARR AND J/105 REGATTANiuhiKnarrSkipper1st / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 558, #1,384. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.