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Sailor · 2007–2026

Steve Benjamin

seawanhaka corinthian noroton IRC handicapEtchellsPHRF handicap

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Events
271

1,274 races · 377 race wins

Win rate
37%

37% win rate · 101 of 271

Podium rate
70%

190 top-three finishes

Typically beats
83%

of boats faced (90%: 82%–84%, 4,709 boats)

Best class ranking
#30

Helm in Etchells · rating 611

Longest win streak
17

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Heidi Benjamin

62 wins · 105 podiums in 119 events together · 52% win rate

Best trio
Jesse Fielding & Jeremy Wilmot

6 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Spencer Ogden

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ben Bardwell

May 2009 – Aug 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Bruce Golison

7–34 head to head in 41 races

Rival
Peter Duncan

184–147 in 332 races

Best day
26 Sep 2017

33-3-7-3-15-2-5-1-5 · 2017 Etchells World Championship · about 1 in 279,594 by chance

Signature result
1st of 59

2016 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship · Handicap · 6 Feb 2016

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Heidi Benjamin — 62 wins · 105 podiums in 119 events together · 52% win rate
  • Heidi Benjamin · After Midnight, High Noon, Ice Fire, Robotic Oncology · CTM 41, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 119events 62 wins together · 105 podiums · 52% win rate · 229 of 470 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2007 – Dec 2018
  • Ian Liberty · Althea, Members Only, Spookie, Stella Blue · Etchells, IC37, Melges IC37, TP52 27events 9 wins together · 13 podiums · 33% win rate · 35 of 178 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Apr 2023
  • Ben Quatromoni · Spookie, SPOOKIE, Vanquish · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 17events 10 wins together · 15 podiums · 59% win rate · 31 of 62 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2011 – Nov 2018
  • Robbie Kane · Decision, Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 17events 10 wins together · 15 podiums · 59% win rate · 32 of 71 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2011 – Nov 2018
  • Jay Cross · Foggy, FOGGY, Members Only · Handicap, IC37, Melges IC37, ORC handicap 15events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 8 of 66 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Aug 2025
  • Chris Williams · Decision, Rougarou, Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, Melges 32, TP52 14events 8 wins together · 12 podiums · 57% win rate · 29 of 67 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2011 – Aug 2018
  • Michael Menninger · Spookie, Stella Blue, Terrapin, Terripin · Etchells, IRC handicap, TP52 14events 8 wins together · 10 podiums · 57% win rate · 24 of 89 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Jun 2021
  • David Hughes · Stella Blue, STELLA BLUE, Terrapin, Terripin · Etchells 13events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 31% win rate · 14 of 88 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2016 – Mar 2023
  • Mike Buckley · Foggy, FOGGY, STELLA BLUE, TONS OF STEEL · Etchells, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 61 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Jesse Fielding · FOGGY, Spookie, SPOOKIE, Vanquish · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 10events 7 wins together · 8 podiums · 70% win rate · 14 of 19 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2011 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

-44396836201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 271

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 20262026 Atlantic Class National ChampionshipCassidyHandicapSkipper2nd / 20
25 Jul 20262026 'Round-The-Island RaceTemptation/OakcliffPHRF handicapTactician3rd / 4
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipTons of SteelEtchellsHelm20th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlTons of SteelEtchellsHelm23rd / 62
20 Mar 20262026 Etchells 19th Annual Coral Reef CupTons of SteelEtchellsHelm6th / 17
13 Feb 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Midwinters EastTons of SteelEtchellsSkipper16th / 31
30 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipTons of SteelEtchellsSkipper17th / 39
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaFireballJ/111Tactician3rd / 6
10 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sid DoranTons of SteelEtchellsSkipper19th / 36
13 Dec 20252025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupTons of SteelEtchellsSkipper10th / 38
22 Aug 20252025 Atlantic Class National ChampionshipCassidyAtlanticSkipper3rd / 23
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendFoggyPHRF handicapStrategist2nd / 5
20 Jul 20252025 NYYC Queen's CupFoggyORC handicapTactician8th / 11
18 Jul 20252025 NYYC Coastal RacesFoggyPHRF handicapTactician2nd / 4
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekFireballPHRF handicapTactician2nd / 10
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaFOGGYORC handicapStrategist4th / 6
20 Jan 20252025 Southernmost RegattaFireballJ/111Tactician2nd / 10
21 Jul 20242024 NYYC Queen's CupFOGGYORC handicapStrategist11th / 17
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexFOGGYPHRF handicapStrategist1st / 5
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaFOGGYORC handicapStrategist4th / 4
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceFoggyORC handicapOther7th / 8
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaPterodactylORC handicapOther5th / 5
18 Apr 20232023 AON Etchells World Championship MiamiTONS OF STEELEtchellsOther7th / 62
17 Mar 20232023 International Etchells Class - North Americans / Coral Reef CupSTELLA BLUEEtchellsSkipper10th / 46
24 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winter East RegattaSTELLA BLUEEtchellsSkipper6th / 56

Helm rating across all classes: 673 (±120), #459.Crew rating across all classes: 334 (±113), #5,989. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.