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Sailor · 2011–2025

Benton Amthor

suny maritime college College fleet racingOptimistCollege team racing

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Events
55

840 races · 98 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 4 of 55

Podium rate
36%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 66%–70%, 1,261 boats)

Best class ranking
#206

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 621

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Cormac Murphy

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Cormac Murphy & Mark Modzelewski

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Nick Chisari

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Marcus Adam

Sep 2019 – Sep 2024 · 20 events

Nemesis
Leo Boucher

113–206 head to head in 320 races

Rival
Jordan Bruce

140–134 in 275 races

Best day
28 Sep 2019

1-1-6-6-2-2-5-7-2-4-2-5-1-5-1-1-7-5-5-3-1-1-1-5-1-5-2-6-1-5 · NYM Fall Open

Signature result
2nd of 63

Annual Junior Regatta · Optimist · 14 Jul 2015

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Most successful partnership: Cormac Murphy — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Mark Modzelewski · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 2), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 9% win rate · 56 of 550 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2023
  • Spencer Barnes · Spencer Barnes, SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Lightning 20events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 52 of 416 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Oct 2025
  • Marcus Adam · Smooth operator, SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 2), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing, E Scow 20events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 5% win rate · 50 of 348 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Eva Leggett · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 6% win rate · 42 of 422 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2023
  • Nick Chisari · Spencer Barnes, SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing, Lightning 16events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 6% win rate · 40 of 388 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Oct 2025
  • John Vail · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 41 of 289 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Oct 2022
  • Kaitlin Brzostek · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 28 of 160 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2020 – Mar 2022
  • Camille Nastasi · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 16 of 113 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2019 – Mar 2022
  • Cormac Murphy · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 2), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 15 of 147 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Hunter Kahler · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 103 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

-762696142012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Oct 20252025 Lightning U32 Invitational RegattaSpencer BarnesLightningCrew15th / 25
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipThe SledMelges 15Crew27th / 71
18 Sep 20242024 E Scow Blue ChipSmooth operatorE ScowCrew22nd / 22
30 May 2023College Sailing Open Western SemifinalSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper11th / 18
29 Apr 2023America TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
22 Apr 2023Admirals CupSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 18
15 Apr 20232023 Truxtun UmstedSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 14
29 Oct 2022War MemorialSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
22 Oct 2022Open Atlantic Coast TournamentSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
15 Oct 20222022 Truxtun UmstedSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 14
8 Oct 2022Open Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championships Round 1BSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 18
24 Sep 2022MAISA Match Race ChampionshipSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College match racingSkipper5th / 8
17 Sep 2022Jack Boehringer '52 Memorial RegattaSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 6
10 Sep 2022Kings Point Open InviteSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-5)2nd / 9
30 Apr 2022America Trophy - MAISA Open Dinghy ChampionshipsSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 18
23 Apr 2022Admirals CupSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 17
16 Apr 2022Navy Spring RegattaSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 16
26 Mar 2022Admiral Moore Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper6th / 9
19 Mar 20222022 Graham Hall Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper14th / 16
12 Mar 2022John Jackson Memorial Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
5 Mar 2022GW Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper4th / 5
30 Oct 2021War MemorialSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
23 Oct 2021Atlantic Coast TournamentSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 18
16 Oct 2021Nevins TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
9 Oct 2021Coed ACC's Round 1ASUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 608, #889.Crew rating across all classes: -20, #46,402. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.