Sailor · 2026

Ben Smith

u s coast guard academy PHRF handicap College keelboat

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #304
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Lincoln White
Best trio: Trenton Mitchell & Lincoln White
Biggest lift: Ella Demand
Nemesis: Daniel van Heeckeren
Best day: 13 Jun 2026
Signature result: 2nd of 15

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lincoln White — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Trenton Mitchell · Cool Breeze, Elan · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Anna Buonocore · Cool Breeze, Elan · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Lincoln White · Elan · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Jun 2026
William Clay · Cool Breeze, Elan · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Ella Demand · Cool Breeze, Elan · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Peter Judge · Cool Breeze, Elan · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Connor Lawlor · Cool Breeze, Elan · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Jun 2026
John Cecil · Elan, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Gage Schoenherr · Elan · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Sydney Zylinski · Cool Breeze, Elan · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Sep 2026	Shields Trophy	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Crew	6th / 10
13 Jun 2026	172nd NYYC Annual Regatta	Elan	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 15
5 Jun 2026	2026 Off Soundings Club Spring Series	Cool Breeze	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 9
29 May 2026	2026 Wetherill Race	Elan	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 6
22 May 2026	2026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Elan	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 6
4 Apr 2026	CGA J70 Invite #3 2026	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)	College keelboat	A Crew	4th / 9
4 Apr 2026	CGA J70 Invite #3 2026	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1)	College keelboat	A Crew	5th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	172 provisional	#17840 band 10167–29714	—
College keelboat Crew	124 provisional	#304 band 125–499	—

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 61%

Positions: A Crew (3)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Cameron Silvers	18	11–7
Erik Fontanella	18	16–2
Eben Dooling	18	12–6
Gavin Webster	18	7–11
Luke Saletta	18	17–1
Charlotte Waring	18	9–9
Daniel van Heeckeren	18	2–16
Toby Clarkson	18	3–15

Most-beaten opponent: Luke Saletta (17–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	7	1	61%

Boats

Elan · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2026
U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1) · College keelboat · 2 events · 2026
U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat · 1 events · 2026
Cool Breeze · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026

Where they race

Essex, CT, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Coast Guard · 1 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 1 events
Navy · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 172, #17,840. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.