Sailor · 2010–2022

Gray Benson

u s naval academy College fleet racing College team racing Optimist

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Events: 57
Win rate: 25%
Podium rate: 56%
Typically beats: 69%
Best class ranking: #28
Longest win streak: 18

Most successful partnership: JC Hermus
Best trio: Kimmie Leonard & JC Hermus
Biggest lift: JC Hermus
Longest-running crew: JC Hermus
Nemesis: Thomas McCann
Rival: Christopher Sharpless
Best day: 30 Apr 2022
Signature result: 1st of 46

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: JC Hermus — 9 wins · 16 podiums in 21 events together · 43% win rate

Kimmie Leonard · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), USNA · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing, J/22 22events 9 wins together · 16 podiums · 41% win rate · 145 of 347 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – May 2022
JC Hermus · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 21events 9 wins together · 16 podiums · 43% win rate · 143 of 349 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – May 2022
Fiona Lobon · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 8 wins together · 14 podiums · 42% win rate · 136 of 356 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – May 2022
Ryan Wahba · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 33% win rate · 80 of 241 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2022
Jonah Hatt · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 46% win rate · 86 of 166 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2022
Colin MacGillivray · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 66 of 177 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – May 2022
Olivia de Olazarra · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 40% win rate · 77 of 164 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2022
Madeline Pruzan · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 40% win rate · 70 of 163 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Jun 2021
Jack Carminati · 660, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), USNA · College fleet racing, College match racing, J/22 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 24 of 107 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – May 2022
Sean Linden · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 55 of 142 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 57

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 May 2022	College Sailing Open Western Semifinal	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-2,5-8)	6th / 18
16 May 2022	College Sailing Team Race National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	6th / 16
30 Apr 2022	America Trophy - MAISA Open Dinghy Championships	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-3)	1st / 18
16 Apr 2022	Navy Spring Regatta	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	2nd / 16
9 Apr 2022	Prosser Trophy MAISA Team Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 8
26 Mar 2022	Aaron Szambecki Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	3rd / 10
19 Mar 2022	2022 Graham Hall Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 16
12 Mar 2022	St. Mary's Team Race InterConference	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 9
5 Mar 2022	GW Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 5
13 Nov 2021	ICSA Match Race National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College match racing	Skipper	2nd / 10
30 Oct 2021	War Memorial	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-8,11-12)	7th / 18
23 Oct 2021	Atlantic Coast Championship Finals	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	6th / 18
9 Oct 2021	Coed ACC's Round 1A	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 18
2 Oct 2021	Danmark Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	5th / 20
25 Sep 2021	Intrepid Trophy - MAISA Match Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College match racing	A Crew	1st / 7
2 Jun 2021	2021 College Sailing Team Race Nationals	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 12
24 Apr 2021	MAISA South Team Race Championships	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 6
11 Apr 2021	Navy Quad Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 6
10 Apr 2021	Navy Quad Fleet Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 9
27 Mar 2021	Navy Spring Fleet Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	3rd / 9
27 Mar 2021	Navy Spring Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 6
4 Oct 2020	2020 AYC Fall Series	USNA	J/22	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 7
29 Feb 2020	Bob Bavier Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 10
1 Jan 2020	2020 Laser Crab Claw Regatta	17	Laser	Skipper	22nd / 36
5 Oct 2019	Tom Curtis Memorial Regatta	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	12th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	669	#472 band 346–670	—
College fleet racing Helm	471 provisional	#673 band 412–1010	+7.3
College team racing Helm	343	#28 band 13–62	+3.7
Optimist Helm	375 provisional	#804 band 358–1587	—
420 Helm	291 provisional	#520 band 228–1117	—
All classes Crew	-11 provisional	#45161 band 28922–57251	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

J/22 · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating -21
Laser Radial · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 12
Laser · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 8
Optis · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -7
College match racing · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 26

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	52 events	13 wins	beats 77%
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 48%

Positions: B Skipper (8) · A Skipper (8) · B Skipper (1-2,5-8) (1) · B Skipper (1-3) (1) · B Skipper (1-8,11-12) (1) · A Crew (1)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	75%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	81%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Hunter Cutting	184	133–51
Christopher Sharpless	164	92–72
Benton Amthor	151	103–48
Jordan Bruce	143	102–41
Matthew Priebe	139	60–78
Thomas McCann	135	51–84
George White	135	108–27
Leo Boucher	131	70–61
Jake Vickers	128	73–55
Clayton Snyder	119	77–41
Jack Reiter	118	61–57
Robert Bragg	100	49–51

Most-beaten opponent: Hunter Cutting (133–51).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	9	4	89%
2021	12	5	88%
2020	3	0	47%
2019	11	0	57%
2018	3	0	74%
2017	1	0	25%
2016	5	1	59%
2015	3	1	88%
2014	1	0	44%
2013	1	0	96%
2012	2	1	69%
2011	3	1	94%
2010	3	1	75%

Boats

U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing, College match racing · 28 events · 2018–2022
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1) · College team racing, College fleet racing · 5 events · 2019–2021
7712 · 420, Handicap · 4 events · 2015–2016
opti · Optimist · 4 events · 2011–2013
18662 · Optimist · 3 events · 2010
18961 · Optis, Optimist · 2 events · 2011–2012
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 3) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2021
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2021
USNA · J/22 · 1 events · 2020
17 · Laser · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Navy · 9 events
Old Dominion · 5 events
Oxford, MD · 5 events
TRED AVON YACHT CLUB · 3 events
St. Mary's · 3 events
Kings Point · 3 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 669 (±65), #472.Crew rating across all classes: -11 (±212), #45,161. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.