Sailor · 1978–2003

Ben Altman

Etchells DN

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Events: 15
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 7%
Typically beats: 69%
Best class ranking: #247

Biggest lift: Doug Scheibner
Nemesis: Jud Smith
Rival: Chris Clark
Best day: 10 Sep 1998
Signature result: 2nd of 41

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Doug Scheibner · USA 1101 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 1998 – Aug 2000
Paul Mahon · USA 1101 · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 1998 – Aug 2000
Sherwood Kelley · USA 1092 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 53rd · Sep 2003 – Sep 2003
Craig Lyons · US 273 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 1982 – Sep 1982
Phil Lyons · K17 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 18th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Tom Norsworthy · USA 1101 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jan 2000 – Jan 2000
Russ Silvestri · US 273 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 1982 – Sep 1982
Mark Hennelly · USA 1092 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 53rd · Sep 2003 – Sep 2003
Gerry Moulton · K17 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 18th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Sep 2003	2003 Etchells World Championship	USA 1092	Etchells	Crew	53rd / 92
21 Aug 2000	2000 Etchells World Championship	USA 1101	Etchells	Skipper	39th / 74
16 Jan 2000	1999 Etchells World Championship	USA 1101	Etchells	Skipper	15th / 68
20 Sep 1999	1999 Etchells North American Championship	1101	Etchells	Skipper	5th / 24
10 Sep 1998	1998 Etchells World Championship	USA 1101	Etchells	Skipper	10th / 100
11 Apr 1996	1996 Etchells Yankee Go Home	USA 578	Etchells	Skipper	5th / 15
1 Jan 1996	1996 Etchells Long Island Sound Championship	Freespirit	Etchells	Skipper	4th / 24
1 Jan 1996	1996 Etchells Midwinters	578	Etchells	Skipper	10th / 32
1 Jan 1995	1995 Etchells Great Lakes 1 Macatawa	USA 578	Etchells	Skipper	7th / 22
1 Jan 1995	1995 Etchells Great Lakes Championship	578	Etchells	Skipper	6th / 52
17 Sep 1992	1992 Etchells World Championship	Vim	Etchells	Skipper	27th / 66
25 Jan 1987	1987 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)	3875	DN	Skipper	6th / 34
1 Sep 1982	1982 Etchells World Championship	US 273	Etchells	Skipper	2nd / 41
5 Sep 1981	1981 Etchells World Championship	K17	Etchells	Skipper	18th / 69
11 Jan 1978	1977 Etchells World Championship	K17	Etchells	Skipper	37th / 42

Titles

1999 Etchells Canadian Championship helm
1999 Etchells Great Lakes Championship helm
1995 Etchells Yankee Go Home Regatta 2nd · helm
1990 Etchells Great Lakes Championship helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	185 provisional	#20819 band 10374–38549	—
Etchells Helm	181 provisional	#247 band 140–505	+12.8

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -4
Full-size sailing · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -4
DN · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 10

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	14 events	0 wins	beats 73%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 43%

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	57%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	68%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chris Clark	41	23–17
David Curtis	37	8–29
Dirk Kneulman	35	9–26
Tom Dawson	33	25–8
Jud Smith	32	5–27
Tim Patton	32	18–14
Gary Gilbert	32	12–20
Rick Kaiser	31	21–10
Bruce Burton	31	13–17
Louis Piana	28	14–14
Dennis Conner	26	8–18
Bill Lynn	26	9–17

Most-beaten opponent: Tom Dawson (25–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2003	1	43%
2000	2	64%
1999	1	83%
1998	1	91%
1996	3	77%
1995	2	81%
1992	1	60%
1987	1	85%
1982	1	98%
1981	1	75%
1978	1	12%

Boats

USA 1101 · Etchells · 3 events · 1998–2000
USA 578 · Etchells · 2 events · 1995–1996
578 · Etchells · 2 events · 1995–1996
K17 · Etchells · 2 events · 1978–1981
USA 1092 · Etchells · 1 events · 2003
1101 · Etchells · 1 events · 1999
Freespirit · Etchells · 1 events · 1996
Vim · Etchells · 1 events · 1992
3875 · DN · 1 events · 1987
US 273 · Etchells · 1 events · 1982

Where they race

Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 2 events
Lake St. Clair, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, USA · 1 events
Galveston Bay, Texas, USA · 1 events
Lauderdale, Florida, USA · 1 events
Newport, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events
Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 185, #20,819.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -4. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.