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Sailor · 2021–2026

Ethan Welch

cert ssyc Optimist420Opti White (age 10 & under)

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Events
34

216 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 34

Podium rate
18%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 63%–66%, 4,060 boats)

Best class ranking
#695

Helm in Optimist · rating 426

Nemesis
Henry Drapeau

48–110 head to head in 159 races

Rival
Landon Chin

85–89 in 175 races

Best day
18 Jul 2025

5-2-4-2-1 · Little Bay Day 2025

Signature result
2nd of 119

Little Bay Day 2025 · Optimist · 18 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Isabella Ryerson · Ethan Welch · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 47th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-10017745420222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jul 2026USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 20269354420Skipper2nd / 17
22 Jun 20262026 Club 420 Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipEthan Welch420Skipper47th / 61
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Ethan WelchOptimistSkipper110th / 269
18 Aug 20252025 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper6th / 114
21 Jul 2025USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2025Ethan WelchOptimistSkipper5th / 78
18 Jul 2025Little Bay Day 2025Ethan WelchOptimistSkipper2nd / 119
10 Jul 2025Iron Man Junior Regatta | 2025Ethan WelchOptimistSkipper2nd / 71
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper14th / 164
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsEthan WelchOptimistSkipper66th / 250
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper103rd / 224
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Ethan WelchOptimistSkipper122nd / 213
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper96th / 141
18 Aug 20242024 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper13th / 76
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper102nd / 148
4 Aug 20242024 Doug D'Alessandro One Day Only Opti RegattaEthan WelchOptimistSkipper3rd / 61
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper35th / 285
22 Jul 2024USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2024Ethan WelchOptimistSkipper3rd / 65
19 Jul 2024The 7th Annual Little Bay Day Junior Regatta23945OptimistSkipper51st / 134
9 Mar 20242024 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper47th / 212
15 Sep 20232023 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper55th / 105
21 Aug 20232023 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper23rd / 61
7 Aug 20232023 Optimist New England ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper38th / 169
30 Jul 20232023 Simmons Boatworks Optimist US National ChampionshipEthan WelchOptimistSkipper113th / 209
17 Jul 2023USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2023Ethan WelchOptimistSkipper16th / 62
14 Jul 2023The 6th Annual Little Bay Day Junior Regatta16738OptimistSkipper10th / 104

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 454, #3,363. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.