Sailor · 2007–2025

Matt Buechner

ida lewis yacht club Handicap Shields Some links uncertain

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Events: 31
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 16%
Typically beats: 60%
Best class ranking: #7
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Rachel Balaban
Best trio: Rachel Balaban & Pete Schott
Biggest lift: Rachel Balaban
Longest-running crew: John Burnham
Nemesis: Rob Lambert
Rival: Ann Lane
Best day: 11 Jun 2023
Signature result: 1st of 22

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rachel Balaban — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

John Burnham · Grace · Shields 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 5 of 34 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
Reed Baer · Grace · Shields 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 5 of 34 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
Pete Schott · Grace · Shields 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 27 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2024
Rachel Balaban · Grace · Shields 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2024
Racehl Balaban · Grace · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
Chris Hufstader · Grace · Shields 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2025
P O'Connell · Big · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
P O'Connell · Big · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 15th · May 2012 – May 2012
P. O'Connell · Big · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 2011 – Aug 2011
P O'Connell · Big · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 31

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2025	Edgartown Yacht Club 2025 Shields Class National Championship Regatta.	Grace	Shields	Crew	6th / 24
19 Sep 2024	Shields 60th National Championship Regatta	Grace	Shields	Other	1st / 22
10 Jun 2023	169th NYYC Annual Regatta	Grace	Shields	Other	1st / 14
13 Jun 2017	Jamestown Yacht Club 2017 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 17
9 May 2017	Jamestown Yacht Club 2017 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	21st / 23
28 Sep 2016	The 52nd Shields National Championship Regatta	Grace	Shields	Strategist	1st / 17
21 Jun 2016	Jamestown Yacht Club 2016 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 25
7 Jun 2016	Jamestown Yacht Club 2016 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	19th / 27
10 Sep 2015	2015 Shields Nationals	Grace	Shields	Other	8th / 24
16 Jun 2015	Jamestown Yacht Club 2015 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 19
12 May 2015	Jamestown Yacht Club 2015 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 20
29 Jul 2014	Jamestown Yacht Club 2014 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	20th / 34
17 Jun 2014	Jamestown Yacht Club 2014 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 21
13 May 2014	Jamestown Yacht Club 2014 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 29
30 Jul 2013	Jamestown Yacht Club 2013 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	18th / 32
18 Jun 2013	Jamestown Yacht Club 2013 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 21
14 May 2013	Jamestown Yacht Club 2013 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 23
12 Jun 2012	Jamestown Yacht Club 2012 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 22
29 May 2012	Jamestown Yacht Club 2012 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	15th / 31
2 Aug 2011	Jamestown Yacht Club 2011 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	19th / 39
12 Jul 2011	Jamestown Yacht Club 2011 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 30
31 Aug 2010	Jamestown Yacht Club 2010 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	22nd / 35
27 Jul 2010	Jamestown Yacht Club 2010 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	32nd / 35
22 Jun 2010	Jamestown Yacht Club 2010 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	16th / 34
1 Sep 2009	Jamestown Yacht Club 2009 Racing	Big	Handicap	Skipper	26th / 41

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	339 provisional	#7859 band 5084–11846	—
Shields Crew	333 provisional	#7 band 5–14	+0.3
Full-size sailing Crew	328 provisional	#6391 band 2780–13621	—

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	26 events	1 wins	beats 58%
As crew	5 events	3 wins	beats 90%

Positions: Strategist (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ann Lane	104	56–48
Alice Porter	93	47–45
Louis Mariorenzi	83	46–37
Michael Nahmias	68	29–38
Rob Lambert	67	18–48
Chris Brown	38	21–17
Lowell Thomas	34	27–7
Richard Robbins	34	33–1
EC Helme	28	23–5
Matt Dunbar	27	19–8
Lindsey Nahmias	24	12–12
Richard Eberhard	23	16–6

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Robbins (33–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	78%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	1	1	100%
2017	2	0	45%
2016	3	1	69%
2015	3	0	65%
2014	3	1	69%
2013	3	0	59%
2012	2	0	67%
2011	2	0	66%
2010	3	0	34%
2009	4	0	63%
2008	2	0	61%
2007	1	0	55%

Boats

Big · Handicap · 26 events · 2007–2017
Grace · Shields · 5 events · 2015–2025

Where they race

Jamestown, RI · 11 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Edgartown, MA, USA · 1 events
Monterey, CA, USA · 1 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 339, #7,859.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 328, #6,391. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.