Sailor · 2011–2026

Ben Biwer

pyc E Scow A Scow C Scow

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Events: 15
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 71%
Best class ranking: #69

Most successful partnership: Fritz Good
Best trio: Eric Good & Fritz Good
Biggest lift: Eric Good
Longest-running crew: Eric Good
Nemesis: George Rolfs
Rival: Red Tornehl
Best day: 31 Dec 2022
Signature result: 1st of 21

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Fritz Good — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Eric Good · Damaged Good's, Damaged Goods · A Scow, E Scow 11events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 78 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Fritz Good · Damaged Good's, Damaged Goods · A Scow, E Scow 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 0 of 68 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Lindsay Good · Damaged Good's, Damaged Goods · A Scow, E Scow 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 72 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Jule Hannaford · Lady Luck · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
Sara Affias · Lady Luck · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
Sara Boutelle · Dead Fish · C Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Tom Udale Clough · Jakookin' · Melges 17 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2011 – Aug 2011
Christoph Kalinski · Zoo · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
Matt Parker · Damaged Goods · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Matthew Prange · Dead Fish · C Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Aug 2026	2026 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Damaged Goods	E Scow	Crew	23rd / 49
9 Jul 2026	2026 ILYA E Scow Invitational Regatta	Damaged Goods	E Scow	Crew	15th / 38
8 Jan 2026	2026 E Fleet Championship Series	Damaged Goods	E Scow	Crew	7th / 26
18 Sep 2025	2025 E Scow Blue Chip	Damaged Goods	E Scow	Crew	3rd / 19
20 Sep 2023	2023 E Scow Blue Chip	Damaged Goods	E Scow	Crew	12th / 23
7 Sep 2023	2023 E Scow National Championship	Damaged Good's	E Scow	Crew	20th / 126
21 Jul 2023	Pine / Pewaukee - E Scow 100th	Damaged Good's	E Scow	Crew	1st / 21
31 Dec 2022	2023 E Scow Championship Series	Damaged Good's	E Scow	Crew	3rd / 26
16 Aug 2022	2022 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Damaged Goods	E Scow	Crew	20th / 50
6 Jul 2022	2022 ILYA E Scow Invitational	Damaged Goods	E Scow	Crew	16th / 38
26 Jun 2021	2021 A Scow National Championship Regatta (NCASA)	Damaged Goods	A Scow	Other	16th / 19
18 Jul 2019	2019 ILYA C - Class Invitational	Dead Fish	C Scow	Crew	17th / 38
9 Sep 2016	2016 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	Lady Luck	E Scow	Other	6th / 72
18 Mar 2016	2016 Melges 24 Madness Regatta	Zoo	Melges 24	Chef	14th / 14
26 Aug 2011	2011 WLYC Melges 17 National Championships	Jakookin'	Melges 17	Other	7th / 33

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	202 provisional	#14740 band 7834–26009	—
E Scow Crew	249 provisional	#69 band 42–125	+14.6

5 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 17 · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 81
All classes · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 84
Melges 24 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -159
A Scow · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -43
C Scow · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 16

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 81%
As crew	14 events	1 wins	beats 64%

Positions: Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Red Tornehl	57	25–32
Nicholas Clemence	55	34–21
Jonathan Bailey	48	17–31
Charlie Allen	48	30–18
Sam Spencer	45	31–14
Eddie Cox	43	11–32
Bob Biwer	41	13–28
Tim Krech	41	12–29
August Barkow	41	10–31
Jim Walker	39	30–9
Matt Peterson	39	36–3
Vincent Porter	36	10–26

Most-beaten opponent: Matt Peterson (36–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	64%
2025	1	0	89%
2023	3	1	78%
2022	3	0	71%
2021	1	0	17%
2019	1	0	57%
2016	2	0	47%
2011	1	0	81%

Boats

Damaged Goods · E Scow, A Scow · 8 events · 2021–2026
Damaged Good's · E Scow · 3 events · 2022–2023
Dead Fish · C Scow · 1 events · 2019
Lady Luck · E Scow · 1 events · 2016
Zoo · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2016
Jakookin' · Melges 17 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

N22w28204 Edgewater Dr, WI · 4 events
East Troy, WI · 3 events
Excelsior, MN · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Deephaven, MN, USA · 1 events
Pewaukee, WI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 202, #14,740.Helm rating across all classes: 84. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.