Sailor · 2021–2025

Benjamin Archer

plymouth yacht club 420 IRC handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #4569

Nemesis: Alex Sturdy
Signature result: 14th of 45

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Cooper Ewell · 6717, 9498 · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2023
Matthew Pilecki · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Jason Thorne · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Amberley Middleton · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Laura Thomson · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Michael Cocks · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Ian Thomson · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Charlie Ryan-kane · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Bradley Ashcroft · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
Charles Baker · Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025

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Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Dec 2025	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025	Ocean Crusaders J-Bird	IRC handicap	Crew	77th / 103
7 Aug 2023	36th Scituate Junior Regatta	9498	420	Skipper	37th / 51
1 Aug 2023	Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta 2023	9498	420	Skipper	17th / 28
13 Jul 2023	Hingham Bay Junior Regatta	9498	420	Skipper	19th / 30
10 Jul 2023	West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational	9498	420	Skipper	14th / 45
12 Aug 2022	Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta 2022	6717	420	Skipper	6th / 8
9 Aug 2022	2022 HYC Youth Invitational	8511	420	Skipper	75th / 84
1 Aug 2022	35th Scituate Junior Regatta	6717	420	Skipper	39th / 50
14 Jul 2022	Hingham Bay Junior Regatta	6717	420	Skipper	36th / 37
10 Aug 2021	2021 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta	8512	420	Skipper	15th / 22
21 Jul 2021	2021 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer Regatta	8512	420	Skipper	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-58 provisional	#62501 band 45741–74193	—
420 Helm	-85 provisional	#4569 band 3451–5172	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -10

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	10 events	0 wins	beats 30%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 26%

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	66%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	30%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alex Sturdy	35	1–34
Joshua Nielsen	33	8–25
Stella Kirkpatrick	28	7–21
Niamh Huang	25	0–25
Paul Chapman	24	1–23
Alling Lubitz	24	8–16
Rhain Morris	19	2–17
Derek Kirby	19	0–19
Meara Conley	19	3–16
Matthew Murphy	19	2–17
Ashley Henle	19	9–10
Billy Tavares	18	14–4

Most-beaten opponent: Billy Tavares (14–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	26%
2023	4	44%
2022	4	16%
2021	2	27%

Boats

9498 · 420 · 4 events · 2023
6717 · 420 · 3 events · 2022
8512 · 420 · 2 events · 2021
Ocean Crusaders J-Bird · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2025
8511 · 420 · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Plymouth, MA · 3 events
Hingham Yacht Club · 2 events
SCITUATE, MA · 2 events
West Dennis, MA · 1 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events
HYANNIS, MA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: -58, #62,501.Crew rating across all classes: -10. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.