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Sailor · 2003–2026

Ben Otten

university of wisconsin milwaukee MC ScowC ScowC Boat

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Events
64

307 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 3 of 64

Podium rate
8%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 49%–52%, 2,030 boats)

Best class ranking
#121

Helm in MC Scow · rating 327

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brittan Keck

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Autumn Morden & Hannah Noll

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Joe Ruppenthal

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Brittan Keck

Apr 2013 – Aug 2023 · 5 events

Nemesis
Andy Burdick

3–38 head to head in 41 races

Rival
Mike Schrang

31–40 in 71 races

Best day
28 Sep 2013

2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-1-4-1-4-1-4-2-5 · 2013 Davis Cup

Signature result
1st of 22

2024 4th of July Weekend Regatta · MC Scow · 3 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brittan Keck — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Autumn Morden · University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Panthers 1), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Panthers), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UW Milwaukee) · College fleet racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 78 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – Nov 2013
  • Hannah Noll · University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Panthers 1), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Panthers), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UW Milwaukee) · College fleet racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 72 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Nov 2013
  • Brittan Keck · Loop's, Loops, Phat Aft, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Panthers 1) · C Scow, College fleet racing 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 45 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2013 – Aug 2023
  • Perry Spott · University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Panthers 1), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Panthers) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 46 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2013 – Nov 2013
  • Joe Ruppenthal · OO9, Skunk Works, SKUNKWORKS · X Boat 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2003 – Aug 2003
  • Kyle Stack · Loop's, Stack Attack · C Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 29th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Dave Keck · Max Q, Triton · C Boat, C Scow 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Victoria Livingston · University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UW Milwaukee) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2010 – Nov 2010
  • Jake Kremel · University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UW Milwaukee) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2010 – Nov 2010
  • Mike Karrels · University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UW Milwaukee) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2010 – Sep 2011

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

Rating history

-2916535820042007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 20262026 Labor Day Weekend RegattaTritonC BoatSkipper3rd / 20
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaMax QC ScowCrew13th / 24
31 Jul 20262026 WYABangarangC ScowSkipper62nd / 63
17 Jul 20262026 ILYA C Scow Invitational RegattaThunderstruckC ScowCrew31st / 34
3 Jul 20262026 4th of July Weekend RegattaTritonC BoatSkipper7th / 21
27 Jun 2026MC Wisconsin Champs Regatta 2026Ben OttenMC ScowSkipper12th / 24
23 May 20262026 Memorial Day Weekend RegattaTritonC BoatSkipper3rd / 20
16 May 2026LYC Tune-Up Regatta 2026ThunderstruckC ScowCrew9th / 15
30 Aug 20252025 Labor Day Weekend RegattaBangarangMC ScowSkipper12th / 24
21 Aug 20252025 ILYA MC Annual Championship RegattaBangarangMC ScowSkipper25th / 65
4 Jul 20252025 4th of July Weekend RegattaBangarangMC ScowSkipper4th / 24
21 Jun 20252025 Wisconsin MC ChampionshipBangarangMC ScowSkipper7th / 18
12 Jun 20252025 C Scow NationalsStack AttackC ScowCrew55th / 56
25 May 20252025 Memorial Day Weekend RegattaBangarangMC ScowSkipper8th / 24
24 May 2025MC Fleet 2025 Saturday SeriesBangarangMC ScowSkipper13th / 24
24 May 2025MC Fleet 2025 Sunday SeriesBangarangMC ScowSkipper21st / 24
30 Aug 20242024 Labor Day Weekend RegattaBangarangMC ScowSkipper5th / 22
19 Aug 20242024 MCSA National ChampionshipBangarangMC ScowSkipper22nd / 95
3 Jul 20242024 4th of July Weekend RegattaBangarangMC ScowSkipper1st / 22
24 May 20242024 Memorial Day Weekend RegattaBangarangMC ScowSkipper1st / 22
24 May 2024MC Fleet 2024 Saturday SeriesBangarangMC ScowSkipper9th / 22
24 May 2024MC Fleet 2024 Sunday SeriesBangarangMC ScowSkipper13th / 22
16 May 2024LYC Tune-Up Regatta 2024BangarangMC ScowSkipper11th / 15
1 Sep 2023Regatta Labor Day Weekend 2023Ben OttenMC ScowSkipper4th / 23
1 Sep 2023Regatta Labor Day Weekend 2023LoopsC BoatSkipper12th / 19

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 358, #6,846.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 54, #35,072. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.