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Sailor · 2007–2026

Ben Brown

sachem s head yacht club Hobie 16HandicapRS Feva Some links uncertain

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Possibly the same person: Benjamin Brown (2009–2010, 2 events), Benjamin Brown (2010, 3 events), Ben Brown (2022, 2 events), Ben Brown (2008–2017, 26 events), Benjamin Brown (2018–2019, 3 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
97

596 races · 206 race wins

Win rate
38%

38% win rate · 37 of 97

Podium rate
58%

56 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 72%–76%, 1,246 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Hobie 16 · rating 714

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Fischer Smith

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Fischer Smith

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Enrique Figueroa

7–37 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Jeffrey Newsome

87–69 in 159 races

Best day
21 Aug 2023

6-1-1-1-2-2-1-2-1-1-1-5-2-2 · 2023 Hobie Cat 16 North America Championship

Signature result
1st of 34

2023 Hobie Cat 16 North America Championship · Hobie 16 · 21 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Fischer Smith — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Fischer Smith · Fischer Smith · RS Feva 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 19 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Nicholas Antolino · Bianca · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Jul 2026
  • David Kalal · Bianca · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Hannah Brown · Benjamin Brown · RS Feva 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Casey Brown · Ben Brown · Hobie 16 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 11 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Brian Zilienski · Bianca · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Gus Fichtenholtz · Gus Fichtenholtz · 420, RS Feva 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Alison Few Brown · Caribbean Queen 2 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2022 – May 2022
  • Robert Bruce Soden · Bianca · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Fiona Parker · Caribbean Queen 2 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2022 – May 2022

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

Rating history

-1082746562008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 97

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 Coastal ClassicTBDPHRF handicapBow7th / 10
1 Aug 2026Hobie Mile High Regatta- 53rd Anniversary Huntington Lake17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 14
18 Jul 20262026 Santa Cruz Summer Hobie / Multihull Regatta17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 7
18 Jul 20262026 The Essex Rum ChallengeBiancaPHRF handicapGrinder3rd / 5
20 Jun 2026Hobie Commodore's Regatta, Huntington Lake, CA17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 5
30 May 2026Wet n Wild17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 6
18 Apr 2026'Round Treasure Island Regatta 202617Hobie 16Skipper1st / 6
27 Sep 20252025 HOBIE16 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP17Hobie 16Skipper16th / 69
6 Sep 2025RYC Multihull Invitational Regatta 2025115411Hobie 16Skipper4th / 5
2 Aug 2025Hobie Mile High Regatta- 52nd Anniversary17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 14
26 Jul 20252025 - ILCA No Coast Championships + Richardson Regatta @ RLWYCDynaHandicapSkipper18th / 32
21 Jun 2025Commodore's Regatta, Huntington Lake, CA17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 5
26 Apr 2025'Round Treasure Island Regatta 202517Hobie 16Skipper4th / 5
16 Sep 2024Hobie 16 North American Championships17Hobie 16Skipper2nd / 49
3 Aug 2024Hobie Mile High Regatta-51st Anniversary117Hobie 16Skipper1st / 13
12 Jul 2024Santa Cruz Multihull RegattaBen BrownHobie 16Skipper4th / 7
27 Apr 2024'Round Treasure Island Regatta17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 7
9 Sep 2023RYC Multihull Invitational Regatta 202317Hobie 16Skipper1st / 6
21 Aug 20232023 Hobie Cat 16 North America Championship17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 34
5 Aug 2023Hobie Mile High Regatta-50th Anniversary Celebration17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 14
20 Jul 20232023 Madison Beach Club Junior RegattaBenjamin BrownILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper2nd / 4
19 Jul 2023Wad Fun Regatta 2023Benjamin BrownHandicapSkipper8th / 13
14 Jul 2023Summer Hobie and Multihull RegattaBen BrownHobie 16Skipper1st / 9
6 Jul 2023Sachem's Head Junior Regatta, 2023Benjamin BrownILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper5th / 7
24 Jun 2023Commodore's Regatta, Huntington Lake, CA17Hobie 16Skipper1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 649, #645.Crew rating across all classes: 296, #8,045. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.