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Sailor · 2010–2026

Ben Fransen

ssa J/22J/105J/80

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Events
35

150 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 35

Podium rate
23%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (90%: 51%–58%, 586 boats)

Best class ranking
#155

Crew in J/105 · rating 284

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lizzy Scales

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Scott Steele & Andrew Fransen

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Megs Bryant

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Brian Robinson

Sep 2011 – May 2026 · 17 events

Nemesis
Will Welles

1–17 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Peter Firey

13–13 in 26 races

Best day
30 Sep 2011

6-5-1-3-4 · 2011 J/80 North American Championship · about 1 in 303 by chance

Signature result
1st of 13

2020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 1 · J/80 · 8 Nov 2020

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lizzy Scales — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Brian Robinson · Angry Chameleon, Big Gulp, Cowboy's DREAM, Crooked Monkey · Etchells, J/105, J/22, J/70 17events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 6% win rate · 8 of 89 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – May 2026
  • Kristen Robinson · Angry Chameleon, Cowboy’s Dream, Crooked Monkey, Velvet Hammer · Etchells, J/105, J/70, J/80 16events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 88 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2011 – May 2026
  • Andrew Fransen · Big Gulp, Bird Hunter, Cowboy's DREAM, Painkiller · Handicap, J/105, J/22, J/80 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2020 – May 2025
  • John Chiochetti · Cowboy's DREAM, Cowboy’s Dream, Minor Trouble, Velvet Hammer · J/105, J/80 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 19 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Oct 2021
  • Alice Chiochetti · Cowboy's DREAM, Cowboy’s Dream, Minor Trouble, Velvet Hammer · J/105, J/80 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 18 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2020 – Oct 2021
  • Tim Borland · Angry Chameleon, Velvet Hammer · J/105, J/80 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2011 – Jun 2023
  • Lizzy Scales · Cowboy's DREAM, Minor Trouble, Velvet Hammer · J/105, J/80 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Oct 2021
  • Megs Bryant · Velvet Hammer · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Jamila Mayo Schragger · Bird Hunter · Handicap, J/22 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Scott Steele · Bird Hunter, Cowboy's DREAM, Velvet Hammer · J/105, J/22, J/80 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2020 – Oct 2024

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

Rating history

0167334201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisVelvet HammerJ/105Main Trimmer4th / 23
17 May 20252025 SCC EWE Spirit CupBird HunterHandicapSkipper5th / 14
9 May 20252025 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Cans SeriesBird HunterPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 10
8 Mar 20252025 ICE BOWL - Take Two!Big GulpJ/22Crew2nd / 4
30 Nov 20242024 Leftover BowlBird HunterHandicapOther1st / 6
18 Oct 20242024 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipBird HunterJ/22Skipper14th / 23
28 Sep 20242024 AYC Fall Series - Lippincott Memorial Star Class RegattaBird HunterJ/22Other2nd / 5
14 Sep 20242024 Hospice Cup XLIIIBird HunterJ/22Other3rd / 5
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipVelvet HammerJ/105Other9th / 31
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleVelvet HammerJ/105Other3rd / 25
5 Mar 20232022/2023 AYC Frostbite Series 2Big GulpJ/22Skipper12th / 12
6 Nov 20222022/2023 AYC Frostbite Series 1Big GulpJ/22Other4th / 15
28 Oct 20222022 J/24 North American Championship & J/22 East Coast ChampionshipBig GulpJ/22Helm9th / 20
29 Jun 20222022 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2PainkillerJ/22Skipper2nd / 6
25 Jun 20222022 J/105 Women’s RegattaVelvet HammerJ/105Other2nd / 13
18 May 20222022 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1PainkillerJ/22Other5th / 5
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisVelvet HammerJ/105Other6th / 22
6 Feb 20222021/2022 AYC Frostbite Series 2PainkillerJ/22Skipper6th / 14
21 Nov 20212021/2022 AYC Frostbite Series 1, Hangover BowlPainkillerJ/22Other8th / 14
30 Oct 20212021 J/105 North American ChampionshipVelvet HammerJ/105Tactician11th / 35
1 Oct 20212021 J/80 North American ChampionshipMinor TroubleJ/80Other17th / 22
24 Jul 20212021 AYC Annual RegattaCowboy's DREAMJ/80Other5th / 8
28 Apr 20212021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1Velvet HammerJ/105Tactician13th / 22
22 Nov 20202020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 1Velvet HammerJ/105Other8th / 12
8 Nov 20202020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 1Cowboy's DREAMJ/80Other1st / 13

Crew rating across all classes: 334 (±186), #6,008.Helm rating across all classes: 220 (±175), #16,562. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.