Sailor · 2019–2023

Benjamin Knisely

rochester institute of technology College fleet racing

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 29%
Best class ranking: #6724
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Connor Mraz
Rival: Maxwell Penders
Best day: 22 Apr 2023
Signature result: 5th of 13

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Aoife Cannon · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers 2), Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 52 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Apr 2023
Daniel Proctor · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers 2), Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 50 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
Nicole Dulieu · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers 2), Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 54 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Sep 2019 – Apr 2022
Elliot Tindall · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 44 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2019 – Apr 2022
Ashley Franklin · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
Ethan Hall · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
James Mercer · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
Hayden Graff · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
Cole Bender · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
Ethan Hall1 · Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Apr 2023	Rochester Club Open	Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	2nd / 5
8 Apr 2023	Ocean County Spring Open	Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (3-4)	5th / 13
16 Apr 2022	The Grant	Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-14)	14th / 14
28 Sep 2019	NYM Fall Open	Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	15th / 15
21 Sep 2019	CanAm Cup	Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6)	10th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-152 provisional	#74571 band 62613–80142	—
College fleet racing Helm	-170 provisional	#6724 band 5831–7299	−8.4

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	0 wins	beats 36%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: B Skipper (2) · B Skipper (3-4) (1) · B Skipper (1-14) (1) · B Skipper (1-6) (1)

How they race

Closer	+11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Owen Ward	54	5–49
Connor Mraz	52	0–52
Valerio Palamara	50	7–43
Stewart Gurnell	50	4–46
Abby Eckert	32	26–5
Patrick Modin	30	0–30
Alec Wyers	30	5–24
Townsend Morey	30	2–28
Jeremy McCauley	30	1–29
Lauren Manney	30	2–28
Aidan Molesky	30	0–30
Mateo Navarro Goldaraz	30	2–28

Most-beaten opponent: Henry Jensen (25–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	2	71%
2022	1	0%
2019	2	18%

Boats

Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers) · College fleet racing · 3 events · 2019–2023
Rochester Institute of Technology (Tigers 2) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2019–2023

Where they race

U. Rochester · 1 events
Ocean County · 1 events
Washington College · 1 events
NY Maritime · 1 events
Queen's · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: -152, #74,571. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.