Sailor · 2023–2026

Chris Benedict

phyc PHRF handicap Santana 35 ORC handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 22%
Podium rate: 56%
Typically beats: 60%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Lauren Harju
Best trio: Everett Benedict & Steve Bradley
Biggest lift: Lauren Harju
Nemesis: Terry Vigrass
Best day: 30 May 2025
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lauren Harju — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Lauren Harju · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 20 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Jul 2026
Dale McNabb · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 20 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Jul 2026
Everett Benedict · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 20 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Jul 2026
Steve Bradley · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 20 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Jul 2026
Chad Williams · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
Tony Garczynski · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Jul 2026
John Potter · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
Cameron Benedict · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
Austin Struthers · Shape · ORC handicap, Santana 35 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
Tony Garzynski · Shape · Santana 35 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Jul 2026	2026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Shape	ORC handicap	Switch Flipper	5th / 13
7 Jun 2026	2026 PHYC/SYC Weekend Buoy Series	Shape	PHRF handicap	Bow	3rd / 6
24 May 2026	2026 PHYC/SYC Special Series	Shape	PHRF handicap	Autopilot	4th / 8
15 Jun 2025	2025 PHYC/SYC Weekend Buoy Series	Shape	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
30 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Shape	Santana 35	Other	1st / 4
26 Jul 2024	2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Shape	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 6
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Shape	Santana 35	Other	2nd / 5
28 May 2024	2024 PHYC/SYC Weekend Series	Shape	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 9
28 May 2023	2023 PHYC/SYC Weekend Series	Shape	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	273 provisional	#11923 band 7203–18806	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Santana 35 · Helm · 18 races, 2 events · rating 219

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	9 events	2 wins	beats 65%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Switch Flipper (1) · Bow (1) · Autopilot (1)

How they race

Closer	−20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	65%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jamison Shaw	24	20–3
Andrew Morlan	21	12–8
Eric Slack	16	15–1
Terry Vigrass	16	6–10

Most-beaten opponent: Jamison Shaw (20–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	61%
2025	2	1	67%
2024	3	1	67%
2023	1	0	67%

Boats

Shape · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Santana 35 · 9 events · 2023–2026

Where they race

Port Huron, Mi, United States · 2 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 2 events
Port Huron, MI, USA · 2 events
Unknown · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Detroit, MI · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 273, #11,923. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.