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Sailor · 2013–2023

Ben Westphal

kieler yacht club e v ORC handicapHandicapInternational 110

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Events
31

144 races · 57 race wins

Win rate
42%

42% win rate · 13 of 31

Podium rate
55%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
83%

of boats faced (range 81%–86%, 839 boats)

Longest win streak
11

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Daniel Hoffmann

12 wins · 14 podiums in 18 events together · 67% win rate

Best trio
Florian Schlünder & Kai Mares

12 wins · 14 podiums in 17 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Daniel Hoffmann

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Daniel Hoffmann

Sep 2015 – Aug 2023 · 18 events

Nemesis
Sandro Montefusco

3–15 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Gordon Nickel

14–14 in 37 races

Best day
7 Sep 2020

1-1-1 · Kieler Woche 2020

Signature result
1st of 49

The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds 2018 · Handicap · 14 Jul 2018

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Daniel Hoffmann — 12 wins · 14 podiums in 18 events together · 67% win rate
  • Daniel Hoffmann · IMMAC FRAM, IMMAC ONE4ALL · Handicap, ORC handicap 18events 12 wins together · 14 podiums · 67% win rate · 54 of 109 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2023
  • Florian Schlünder · IMMAC FRAM, RIVA · Handicap, ORC handicap 18events 12 wins together · 14 podiums · 67% win rate · 53 of 104 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Aug 2023
  • Kai Mares · IMMAC FRAM, IMMAC ONE4ALL · Handicap, ORC handicap 18events 12 wins together · 14 podiums · 67% win rate · 54 of 109 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2023
  • Hauke Lutzen · IMMAC FRAM, IMMAC ONE4ALL · Handicap, ORC handicap 16events 10 wins together · 12 podiums · 63% win rate · 40 of 91 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2023
  • Magnus Masilge · IMMAC FRAM, IMMAC ONE4ALL · Handicap, ORC handicap 16events 10 wins together · 12 podiums · 63% win rate · 52 of 104 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2023
  • Moritz Jäger-roschko · IMMAC FRAM, IMMAC ONE4ALL · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 7 wins together · 8 podiums · 70% win rate · 28 of 51 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2021
  • Nicolaus Schmidt · IMMAC FRAM · Handicap, ORC handicap 9events 8 wins together · 8 podiums · 89% win rate · 38 of 62 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2023
  • Fritjof Richter · IMMAC FRAM, IMMAC ONE4ALL, OUTSIDER · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 12 of 40 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2018
  • Christian Heinritz · JENIFFER, OUTSIDER, ZEPHYR · Handicap, International 110, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2020
  • Hendrik Arendt · IMMAC FRAM, IMMAC ONE4ALL · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 3 of 16 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jun 2018

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

Rating history

042484820142016201820202022Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023IMMAC FRAMHandicapCrew10th / 67
22 Jul 2023134. Travemünder Woche 2023IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 14
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022AngelaHandicapCrew23rd / 82
26 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2021 - SeesegelnIMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 12
7 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 11
31 Jul 2021132. Travemünder Woche 2021IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 27
24 Jul 2021132. Travemünder Woche 2021IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 19
19 Sep 2020110. Flensburger Fördewoche 2020JENIFFERInternational 110Crew4th / 14
18 Sep 2020110. Flensburger Fördewoche 2020JENIFFERORC handicapCrew5th / 10
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 27
20 Sep 2019109. Flensburger Fördewoche 2019JENIFFERHandicapCrew4th / 5
7 Sep 2019RVS Saison Finale 2019RIVAORC handicapCrew13th / 14
20 Jul 2019130. Travemünder Woche 2019IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 21
22 Jun 2019Kieler Woche 2019IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 20
3 May 2019Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2019IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew1st / 14
14 Jul 2018The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds 2018IMMAC FRAMHandicapCrew1st / 49
18 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018IMMAC FRAMHandicapCrew3rd / 30
16 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew44th / 86
16 Sep 2017107. Flensb. Fördewoche mit GO J/80, GO/DO X-79 (ORCi, ORC-Club, SWAN) u. FSC Club-CupIMMAC FRAMHandicapCrew1st / 17
9 Sep 2017107. Flensb. Fördewoche mit GO J/80, GO/DO X-79 (ORCi, ORC-Club, SWAN) u. FSC Club-CupIMMAC FRAMHandicapCrew1st / 18
23 Jun 2017Kieler Woche 2017IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew5th / 28
29 Apr 2017Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2017IMMAC FRAMORC handicapCrew2nd / 21
18 Jul 2016ORC Worlds 2016DOCKENHUDENHandicapCrew7th / 59
11 Sep 2015105. Flensburger Fördewoche 2015IMMAC ONE4ALLHandicapCrew5th / 15
20 Jun 2015Kieler Woche 2015EL POCKOORC handicapCrew7th / 83

Crew rating across all classes: 848, #106. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.