Sailor · 1992–2025

Ben Cesare

larchmont yacht club J/70 ORC handicap Sonar

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Events: 26
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 23%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #397

Most successful partnership: Brian McCloskey
Best trio: McCloskey, Roseberry, DuBois & Ned Roseberry
Biggest lift: Peter Krow
Longest-running crew: Henry Filter
Nemesis: Joel Ronning
Rival: Jenn Wulff
Best day: 25 Mar 2017
Signature result: 1st of 29

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Brian McCloskey — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Henry Filter · Wild Child · J/70, Melges 24 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 63 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – Jun 2018
Ned Roseberry · ARMA · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2025
Nick DuBois · ARMA · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2025
Chris Chadwick · Wild Child · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 7th · Oct 2016 – May 2017
Tom Murray · Wild Child · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 7th · Oct 2016 – May 2017
Ian Coleman · Wild Child · J/70, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2009 – May 2014
Brian McCloskey · ARMA · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
Peter Krow · ARMA · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2025
Charlie Roseberry · ARMA · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2025
Aaron Kuriloff · ARMA · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 26

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 May 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	ARMA	ORC handicap	Tactician	2nd / 4
10 Sep 2024	2024 Sonar World Championship	Charter Bus	Sonar	Skipper	8th / 31
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	ARMA	ORC handicap	Tactician	3rd / 6
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	ARMA	ORC handicap	Tactician	1st / 8
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	ARMA	ORC handicap	Tactician	2nd / 7
8 Sep 2022	2022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RI	Tango	Shields	Main Trimmer	12th / 34
4 Jun 2022	2022 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Loki	J/109	Mid Mast	8th / 13
8 Apr 2022	InterClub Nationals 2022	Kimmar	Interclub	Skipper	6th / 16
12 Sep 2021	2021 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark Race	Arbitrage	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 10
11 Jun 2021	62nd E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	Jenny No More	E Scow	Tactician	43rd / 56
15 Jul 2019	175th NYYC Anniversary Regatta	Impetuous V	IC37	Tactician	10th / 21
29 Jun 2019	2019 NYYC One-Design Regatta	Impetuous V	IC37	Tactician	19th / 19
14 Sep 2018	2018 Sonar North American Championships	House Marten	Sonar	Other	19th / 37
1 Jun 2018	2018 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Wild Child	J/70	Main Trimmer	11th / 18
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Wild Child	J/70	Tactician	17th / 41
21 Apr 2017	2017 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Wild Child	J/70	Tactician	21st / 73
23 Mar 2017	59th Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter Regatta	Veggie Sub	Lightning	Other	1st / 29
17 Jan 2017	Quantum Key West Race Week 2017	Wild Child	J/70	Tactician	24th / 38
21 Oct 2016	2016 J/70 Corinthian National Championship	Wild Child	J/70	Tactician	7th / 44
29 Apr 2016	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016	Wild Child	J/70	Main Trimmer	4th / 43
14 Aug 2014	2014 Lightning North American Championships	USA 14950	Lightning	Other	4th / 35
31 May 2014	2014 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Wild Child	J/70	Tactician	3rd / 37
3 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	Wild Child	J/70	Other	8th / 49
10 Oct 2009	2009 Sail22/Melges 24 Worlds Tuning Regatta	Wild Child	Melges 24	Tactician	14th / 18
10 Sep 1998	1998 Etchells World Championship	USA 1092	Etchells	Crew	22nd / 100

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	310 provisional	#7151 band 3635–13222	—
J/70 Crew	282 provisional	#397 band 215–826	+8.8
All classes Helm	160 provisional	#23531 band 11792–42815	—

10 more classes, not yet ranked

IC37 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating -24
Lightning · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 113
Sonar · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating 71
E Scow · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -28
Interclub · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 73
J/109 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -6
Melges 24 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -3
Shields · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 34
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 6
Etchells · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -18

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	4 events	0 wins	beats 59%
As crew	22 events	2 wins	beats 64%

Positions: Tactician (13) · Main Trimmer (3) · Mid Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	71%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	73%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jenn Wulff	48	22–26
Thomas Bowen	44	26–18
Andrew Fisher	41	14–27
Peter Firey	39	34–5
Brian Keane	37	6–31
David Betts	34	34–0
Joel Ronning	33	2–31
Tim Healy	32	10–22
James Golden	30	28–2
Daniel Goldberg	29	24–5
Frank McNamara	29	26–3
Marty McKenna	27	27–0

Most-beaten opponent: David Betts (34–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	67%
2024	3	1	79%
2023	1	0	83%
2022	3	0	58%
2021	2	0	40%
2019	2	0	28%
2018	2	0	46%
2017	4	1	68%
2016	2	0	90%
2014	2	0	93%
2013	1	0	85%
2009	1	0	24%
1998	1	0	79%
1992	1	0	42%

Boats

Wild Child · J/70, Melges 24 · 9 events · 2009–2018
ARMA · ORC handicap · 4 events · 2023–2025
Impetuous V · IC37 · 2 events · 2019
Charter Bus · Sonar · 1 events · 2024
Tango · Shields · 1 events · 2022
Loki · J/109 · 1 events · 2022
Kimmar · Interclub · 1 events · 2022
Arbitrage · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Jenny No More · E Scow · 1 events · 2021
House Marten · Sonar · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 5 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 5 events
Westport, CT, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Darien, CT · 1 events
Larchmont, New York, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 310 (±193), #7,151.Helm rating across all classes: 160 (±244), #23,531. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.