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Sailor · 2006–2026

Ben Garber

minnetonka yacht club E Scow420A Scow

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Events
48

409 races · 42 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 3 of 48

Podium rate
29%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 59%–62%, 1,975 boats)

Best class ranking
#525

Helm in 420 · rating 316

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Evy Engebretson

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Evy Engebretson

May 2023 – Jul 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Tom Burton

21–120 head to head in 141 races

Rival
Hans Zinn

35–35 in 70 races

Best day
21 Sep 2013

3-3-2-5-6-5-7-12-2-6-6-4-1-3-11-4-8-3-1-3-1-2-4-3-7-1-1-5-3-1-4-3 · Central Fall #1

Signature result
2nd of 137

2012 Buzzards Bay Regatta · Handicap · 3 Aug 2012

Partnerships · 50 sailors

  • Ben O’Laughlin · Dutch Draw, Flyer · 420, E Scow 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 124 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Evy Engebretson · Flyer · E Scow 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 115 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Ben O'Laughlin · Dutch Draw, Encounter, Flyer · A Scow, E Scow 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2022 – Sep 2024
  • Erin McDonagh · Encounter, Flyer · A Scow, E Scow 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2026
  • Elin Reigstad · Flyer · E Scow 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Evelyn Engebretson · Flyer · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Nicholas Price · Flyer · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Hans Vroege · AMAZINN, Dutch Draw · A Scow, E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Andy Foster · Lucky · A Scow 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 25 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Jonathan McDonagh · Encounter · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2023 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

-12625252007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 48

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Sep 20262026 E Scow Blue ChipFlyerE ScowSkipper18th / 23
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaFlyerE ScowSkipper34th / 49
9 Jul 20262026 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaFlyerE ScowSkipper7th / 38
17 May 2026E Scow 2026 Club RacingFlyerE ScowSkipper15th / 21
18 Sep 20252025 E Scow Blue ChipFlyerE ScowSkipper17th / 19
10 Aug 20252025 ILYA Annual A - E - C Championship RegattaFlyerE ScowSkipper7th / 38
10 Jul 20252025 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaFlyerE ScowSkipper12th / 23
6 Jul 2025Gordy & Diane Bowers Alumni Regatta & Herreshoff Trophy CelebrationFlyer420Skipper4th / 16
19 Jun 20252025 NCASA Annual ChampionshipLuckyA ScowFloater15th / 21
19 May 2025E Scow 2025 Club RacingFlyerE ScowSkipper2nd / 20
13 May 2025A Scow 2025 Club RacingLuckyA ScowCrew1st / 6
14 Dec 20242024 DN Western Regional ChampionshipUS 5667DNCrew3rd / 14
4 Sep 2024Baird 2024 E Scow National ChampionshipFlyerE ScowSkipper72nd / 84
10 Aug 20242024 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaFlyerE ScowSkipper14th / 36
10 Jul 20242024 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaFlyerE ScowSkipper11th / 25
5 Jul 2024LMSS Alumni RegattaFlyer420Skipper8th / 17
17 May 2024E Scow 2024 Club RacingFlyerE ScowSkipper2nd / 19
25 Feb 20242024 DN North American ChampionshipTBDDNSkipper16th / 38
7 Sep 20232023 E Scow National ChampionshipFlyerE ScowOwner54th / 126
15 Aug 20232023 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaEncounterA ScowCrew18th / 20
15 Aug 20232023 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaFlyerE ScowSkipper23rd / 53
5 Jul 20232023 ILYA E Scow InvitationalFlyerE ScowSkipper21st / 27
16 May 2023A Scow 2023 Club RacingEncounterA ScowCrew5th / 6
16 May 2023E Scow 2023 Club RacingFlyerE ScowSkipper2nd / 20
9 Sep 20222022 E Scow National ChampionshipFlyerE ScowOther47th / 69

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 389, #5,486.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 164, #19,057. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.