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Sailor · 2017–2026

Benjamin Dufour

college of charleston College fleet racingCollege team racingCollege singlehanded

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Events
74

1,191 races · 336 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 16 of 74

Podium rate
41%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 71%–73%, 2,620 boats)

Best class ranking
#69

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 706

Longest win streak
15

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Andrea Melnik

7 wins · 12 podiums in 28 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Chloe Hudgins & Lucy Klempen

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Adrien Bellanger

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Noah Zittrer

Oct 2022 – May 2026 · 42 events

Nemesis
Connor Nelson

82–152 head to head in 234 races

Rival
Nathan Smith

134–141 in 275 races

Best day
26 Oct 2024

2-8-1-1-2-3-1-1-2-4-6-7-1-1-1-1-3-3-1-3-2-3-1-1-5-3-8-1-2-1 · SAISA Fall Open Champs, Robert L. Armstrong Trophy

Signature result
1st of 32

Europa Cup Laser · Laser 4.7 · 29 Mar 2019

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Andrea Melnik — 7 wins · 12 podiums in 28 events together · 25% win rate
  • Noah Zittrer · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 42events 9 wins together · 14 podiums · 21% win rate · 254 of 888 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2026
  • Andrea Melnik · College of Charleston (Cougars), Will Rucker · College fleet racing, College team racing, Lightning 28events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 25% win rate · 189 of 538 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Clara Murphy · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 24events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 17% win rate · 149 of 455 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – May 2026
  • Aidan Iaconis · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 20% win rate · 164 of 415 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Lucy Klempen · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 24% win rate · 89 of 397 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2024
  • Noelle Owen · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 79 of 363 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – May 2024
  • Garrett Grenauer · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 114 of 339 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Axel Stordahl · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 21% win rate · 126 of 235 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Apr 2025
  • Lucy Zinn · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 78 of 177 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Jonnie Ciffolillo · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 73 of 164 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

036272320182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 74

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Jul 20262026 Charleston Yacht Club Open RegattaWill RuckerLightningCrew1st / 7
22 Jun 2026Semaine de la voileFlixHandicapSkipper10th / 43
21 May 2026Open Fleet Race National ChampionshipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 18
19 May 2026Open Western National SemisCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-5)5th / 18
23 Apr 2026ICSA Open Team Race National ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper9th / 16
11 Apr 2026Thompson TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper8th / 16
21 Mar 2026The Friis TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper6th / 9
14 Mar 2026Graham Hall Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper3rd / 16
7 Mar 2026St. Mary's Team Race Inter-ConferenceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper6th / 10
28 Feb 2026Nelson Roltsch Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper3rd / 6
8 Nov 2025Glen S. Foster TrophyCollege of Charleston (Benjamin Dufour '26)College singlehandedSkipper4th / 18
25 Oct 2025SAISA Fall Open Fleet Race ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 18
18 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 18
4 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1BCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 18
27 Sep 2025Danmark TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 20
13 Sep 2025SAISA Open Singlehanded ChampsCollege of Charleston (Benjamin Dufour '26)College singlehandedSkipper1st / 13
6 Sep 2025SAISA Top 9 InvitationalCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 9
29 May 2025Open Fleet Race National ChampionshipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
27 May 2025Open Western Semi FinalsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 18
24 Apr 2025ICSA Open Team Race National ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper14th / 16
19 Apr 2025SAISA Spring Open Championship - Tillman TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 18
12 Apr 2025Thompson Trophy - CGACollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
5 Apr 2025SAISA Open Team Race ChampsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
29 Mar 20252025 Marchiando Trophy-Grey RegattaCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
22 Mar 202564th Jan Friis Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper9th / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 696, #364.Crew rating across all classes: 124. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.