Sailor · 2015–2026

Benjamin Tower

PHRF handicap J/111 J/35

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 24%
Best class ranking: #303
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Salvatore Stabile
Longest-running crew: Will Reed
Nemesis: Kevin Young
Rival: Mark Symonds
Best day: 6 Sep 2024
Signature result: 4th of 12

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Will Reed · Freedom, Vanguard · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 46 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2015 – May 2026
Michael Goran · Vanguard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2015 – Jun 2023
Terry Frazier · Vanguard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2015 – Jun 2023
Dwight Smith · Vanguard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2015 – Jun 2023
Salvatore Stabile · Vanguard · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Aug 2021
Derek Klema · Vanguard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2023
James Cooper · Freedom · J/111 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – May 2026
Tom Bowles · Vanguard · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2015 – Jun 2017
Derek Klima · Vanguard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2023
Michelle Matthews · Vanguard · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Freedom	J/111	Pit	4th / 6
6 Sep 2024	2024 J/35 North American Championship	FireFly	J/35	Other	4th / 12
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Freedom	J/111	Pit	7th / 7
3 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	ORC handicap	Bow	10th / 11
2 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	Freedom	J/111	Foil Trimmer	4th / 6
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Freedom	J/111	Autopilot	13th / 13
3 Jun 2022	2022 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	PHRF handicap	Bow	8th / 9
28 Aug 2021	2021 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 8
1 Jun 2019	2019 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	PHRF handicap	Bow	8th / 14
2 Jun 2018	2018 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 7
2 Jun 2017	2017 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 7
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	PHRF handicap	Bow	10th / 10
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Vanguard	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-145 provisional	#61368 band 55019–64825	—
J/111 Crew	-160 provisional	#303 band 270–316	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/35 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 112

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	13 events	0 wins	beats 22%

Positions: Bow (8) · Pit (2) · Foil Trimmer (1) · Autopilot (1)

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	53%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	17%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mark Symonds	31	15–16
Bill Williams	23	11–12
Kevin Young	23	1–22
Brad Kimmel	20	0–20
Jim Weyand	19	4–15
Michael Gualdoni	17	8–9
Harry Bloom	17	5–12
William Wildner	15	3–12
George Kriese	15	1–14
John Sampson	14	2–12
Jim Cresswell	13	3–10

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	40%
2024	2	36%
2023	2	25%
2022	2	6%
2021	1	14%
2019	1	46%
2018	1	50%
2017	1	0%
2016	1	0%
2015	1	0%

Boats

Vanguard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2015–2023
Freedom · J/111 · 4 events · 2022–2026
FireFly · J/35 · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 10 events
Harrison Twp., MI, USA · 1 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -145, #61,368. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.