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Sailor · 2021–2026

Benjamin Benahmed

bcyc 420Naples SabotHandicap

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Events
43

320 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 3 of 43

Podium rate
21%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 51%–55%, 2,065 boats)

Best class ranking
#136

Helm in Naples Sabot · rating 181

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
JP Benahmed

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Vanessa Mellinger

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kyren Shirar

Aug 2024 – Aug 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Chris Gage

17–80 head to head in 98 races

Rival
Will Ramsay

43–56 in 99 races

Best day
9 Sep 2022

3-5-1-2-1-1-3-1-1-2-2-4-1-1 · Fall Gold Cup/CFJ Shadden Series #1

Signature result
1st of 22

Fall Gold Cup/CFJ Shadden Series #1 · Naples Sabot · 9 Sep 2022

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: JP Benahmed — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Kyren Shirar · Benjamin Benahmed · 420, Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 64 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 9th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Beckett Christensen · Benjamin Benahmed · 420, FJ, Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 23rd · Jul 2023 – Feb 2026
  • JP Benahmed · Tutatis · J/70 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  • Vanessa Mellinger · Benjamin Benahmed, Vanessa Mellinger · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Eric Panebianco · Benjamin Benahmed · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Apr 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Madison Jones · Madison Jones · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Arnaud JP Benahmed · Nunuhunu · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Sophia Corzine · Benjamin Benahmed · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Otto Wehner · Otto Wehner · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Reid White · Anything · FJ 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023

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

Rating history

-1286726120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026C420 Pacific Coast ChampionshipOtto Wehner420Crew3rd / 58
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansVanessa Mellinger420Crew91st / 170
8 Jul 20262026 C420 National ChampionshipBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper31st / 73
13 Jun 20262026 C420 California State ChampsBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper6th / 52
2 May 2026Cinco de Mayo Regatta 2026TutatisJ/70Skipper4th / 10
25 Apr 20262026 JFestTutatisJ/70Skipper13th / 14
20 Mar 20262026 High Performance MidwintersBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper13th / 23
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper47th / 158
24 Jan 2026SCYYRA Perry Series #3Benjamin Benahmed420Skipper36th / 56
17 Jan 20262026 I-420 AND 470 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA56534420Skipper25th / 36
22 Nov 20252025 Turkey Day RegattaMadison Jones420Crew3rd / 16
25 Oct 2025Goblin RegattaTutatisJ/70Skipper1st / 8
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper57th / 116
2 Aug 20252025 C420 South Shore Championship @ LIMMBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper27th / 74
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper70th / 148
12 Jul 20252025 Fiesta CupNunuhunuJ/70Skipper2nd / 9
28 Jun 20252025 C420 California State ChampionshipBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper9th / 31
24 May 20252025 Memorial Day RegattaBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper11th / 24
5 Apr 2025SCYYRA Perry Series #4Benjamin Benahmed420Skipper33rd / 41
15 Mar 2025CISA Clinic 2025Benjamin BenahmedHandicapSkipper11th / 15
15 Feb 20252025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyBenjamin Benahmed420Skipper30th / 141
25 Jan 20252024-25 SCYYRA Perry Series #3Benjamin Benahmed420Skipper42nd / 42
14 Dec 2024Perry #2, 2024Benjamin Benahmed420Skipper34th / 50
13 Sep 20242024 C420 Pacific Coast Championship and Perry Series #1Benjamin Benahmed420Skipper32nd / 46
30 Aug 2024SCYYRA Series 2024-2025Benjamin BenahmedHandicapSkipper28th / 34

Helm rating across all classes: 261, #12,782.Crew rating across all classes: 197, #15,311. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.