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Sailor · 2018–2026

Brayden Benitz

gbca tcdyc iyac HandicapOptimistPortsmouth handicap

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Events
27

112 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
37%

37% win rate · 10 of 27

Podium rate
56%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 41%–48%, 503 boats)

Best class ranking
#16148

Helm in Optimist · rating -175

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Scott Tuma

8 wins · 10 podiums in 14 events together · 57% win rate

Biggest lift
Scott Tuma

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Scott Tuma

Mar 2025 – Aug 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
Stephen Momeier

6–44 head to head in 50 races

Rival
Kynes Cabrera

20–18 in 39 races

Best day
16 Feb 2025

9-30-20-23 · 2025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson Trophy

Signature result
1st of 8

Wurstfest Regatta II · Handicap · 14 Nov 2025

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Scott Tuma — 8 wins · 10 podiums in 14 events together · 57% win rate
  • Scott Tuma · 541, Blackburn Marine Racing, Fast Furniture, FrankenKitty · Handicap, Portsmouth handicap 14events 8 wins together · 10 podiums · 57% win rate · 11 of 28 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Greg Congdon · Plan B · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Connor Riley · Connor Riley · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 62nd · Feb 2025 – Feb 2025

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

Rating history

-174532792019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 2026Ruff RidersPlan BHandicapSkipper1st / 5
19 Aug 20262026 Wednesday Night Races - Series 5Blackburn Marine RacingPortsmouth handicapSkipper6th / 12
15 Jul 20262026 Wednesday Night Races - Series 4Blackburn Marine RacingPortsmouth handicapSkipper4th / 11
10 Jun 20262026 Wednesday Night Races - Series 3Blackburn Marine RacingPortsmouth handicapSkipper4th / 10
6 May 20262026 Wednesday Night Races - Series 2Blackburn Marine RacingPortsmouth handicapSkipper1st / 7
18 Apr 2026Hill Country Multihull Regatta 2026Fast FurnitureHandicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Apr 20262026 Wednesday Night Races - Series 1Blackburn Marine RacingPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 20262026 HYC REVOGNAH RegattaPlan BHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
14 Nov 2025Wurstfest Regatta IIPlan BHandicapSkipper1st / 8
13 Sep 2025Redfish Reach & Catamaran Conundrum541HandicapSkipper4th / 12
27 Aug 20252025 Wednesday Night Races - Series 5FrankenKittyHandicapSkipper1st / 5
23 Jul 20252025 Wednesday Night Races - Series 4Rompre Cabeza DeuxHandicapSkipper1st / 4
12 Jul 2025Wayward Winds RegattaFrankenkittyHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
18 Jun 20252025 Wednesday Night Races - Series 3Rompre Cabeza DeuxHandicapSkipper1st / 3
13 Jun 2025Nacra 50th Year RegattaThe Reach AroundHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
14 May 20252025 Wednesday Night Races - Series 2Rompre Cabeza DeuxHandicapSkipper1st / 5
9 Apr 20252025 Wednesday Night Races - Series 1Rompre Cabeza DeuxHandicapSkipper1st / 6
29 Mar 2025GBCA Charge! Cup 2025Plan BHandicapSkipper1st / 5
8 Mar 2025Ides of March Regatta & CampoutPlan BHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
15 Feb 20252025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyConnor Riley420Crew62nd / 141
9 Feb 2019TSA Seahorse Regatta 201918596OptimistSkipper18th / 28
20 Oct 20182018 Changes in L'Attitude18596OptimistSkipper22nd / 26
18 Aug 2018Rockin' Rockport Regatta 201818596OptimistSkipper25th / 29
23 Jun 2018Cannonball Run Regatta18596OptimistSkipper11th / 19
11 Jun 2018St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE Clinic18596OptimistSkipper72nd / 79

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 250, #14,170.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 5. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.