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Sailor · 2008–2026

Ben Landon

ryc HandicapPHRF handicapMelges 24

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Events
69

110 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
29%

29% win rate · 20 of 69

Podium rate
44%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (90%: 75%–78%, 2,650 boats)

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Barton Hackworth

8 wins · 10 podiums in 11 events together · 73% win rate

Biggest lift
Barton Hackworth

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Blake Davis

Jan 2012 – May 2025 · 15 events

Nemesis
Travis Weisleder

0–22 head to head in 22 races

Best day
24 Sep 2010

1-1-5 · 2010 International Sportboat Anarchy Festival · about 1 in 211 by chance

Signature result
1st of 72

2025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37 · Handicap · 30 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Barton Hackworth — 8 wins · 10 podiums in 11 events together · 73% win rate
  • Blake Davis · Flight Risk, FLIGHT RISK, Shaman · Handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 17 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – May 2025
  • Barton Hackworth · Shaman, SHAMAN · Handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 8 wins together · 10 podiums · 73% win rate · 9 of 13 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – May 2026
  • Brian Gravenstine · Looper · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 31st · Oct 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Jack Landon · FLIGHT RISK, FlightRisk · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 7th · Mar 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Duane Yoslov · Looper · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 31st · Oct 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Ellise Smolenyak · Looper · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 31st · Oct 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Jack Barton · Looper · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 31st · Oct 2016 – Nov 2016
  • Ben Anderson · Flight Risk · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2010 – Sep 2010
  • Megan Hayes · Flight Risk · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2010 – Sep 2010
  • Caleb Yoslov · Looper · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 31st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2016

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

Rating history

-38128293200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 69

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 20262026 Jazz Cup Regatta 38Flight RiskHandicapSkipper1st / 56
23 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupShamanPHRF handicapFoil Trimmer1st / 7
9 May 20262026 - Offshore SeriesSHAMANPHRF handicapSkipper17th / 18
2 May 20262026 - The Great Vallejo RaceFLIGHT RISKHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
11 Apr 20262026 - 47th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceSHAMANHandicapSkipper1st / 3
28 Mar 20262026 - Round the RocksSHAMANHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
7 Mar 2026BIG DADDY 2026 FLEET RACING- SATURDAYFlightriskPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 9
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianSHAMANHandicapSkipper1st / 12
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoSHAMANHandicapSkipper1st / 12
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37Flight RiskHandicapSkipper1st / 72
16 Aug 20252025 - Drakes Bay RacesSHAMANHandicapSkipper1st / 8
16 Aug 20252025 - Drakes Bay RacesSHAMANHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
7 Jun 202534th Delta Ditch RunFlight RiskPHRF handicapSkipper12th / 71
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupShamanPHRF handicapFoil Trimmer1st / 7
5 Apr 20252025 - 46th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceSHAMANHandicapSkipper1st / 7
8 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYFlightriskPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoSHAMANHandicapSkipper1st / 11
24 Oct 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYFlight RiskPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
8 Jun 202433rd Delta Ditch RunFlightriskPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 78
5 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceFLIGHT RISKHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
4 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceFLIGHT RISKHandicapSkipper5th / 7
2 Sep 20232023 Jazz Cup 35Flight RiskHandicapSkipper6th / 70
6 May 20232023 - The Great Vallejo RaceFLIGHT RISKHandicapSkipper1st / 4
25 Feb 20232023 - CorinthianFLIGHT RISKHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
3 Sep 20222022 Jazz Cup 34Flight RiskHandicapSkipper1st / 72

Helm rating across all classes: 293 (±173), #10,450.Crew rating across all classes: 8 (±248), #42,154. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.