Sailor · 2008–2020

Ben Beer

Melges 32 ORC handicap IRC handicap

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events: 5
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 52%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Gavin Brady
Best trio: Gavin Brady & Jim Swartz
Nemesis: John Kilroy
Best day: 17 Jul 2015
Signature result: 2nd of 20

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gavin Brady — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Gavin Brady · Q, Vesper · IRC handicap, Melges 32, TP52 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 37 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2008 – Jul 2015
Jim Swartz · Q, Vesper · IRC handicap, Melges 32, TP52 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 37 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2008 – Jul 2015
James Gale · Q, Vesper · IRC handicap, Melges 32 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 17 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2008 – Jul 2015
Sarah Callahan · Q · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2008 – Sep 2010
Ken Keefe · Vesper · IRC handicap, TP52 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jul 2015
Tim Klein · Q · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2008 – Sep 2010
Ian Gordon · Vesper · IRC handicap, TP52 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jul 2015
Brock Callen · Vesper · IRC handicap, TP52 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jul 2015
Peter King · Vesper · TP52 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
Wally Henry · Vesper · TP52 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Mar 2020	2020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Peligroso	ORC handicap	Bow	5th / 5
16 Jul 2015	2015 IRC East Coast Championship / Swan 42 Nationals	Vesper	IRC handicap	Bow	1st / 6
16 Jan 2012	Quantum Key West Race Week 2012	Vesper	TP52	Other	4th / 8
22 Sep 2010	2010 Melges 32 World Championship	Q	Melges 32	Other	25th / 32
4 Dec 2008	2008 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Q	Melges 32	Other	2nd / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	213 provisional	#13768 band 7280–24610	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 32 · Crew · 18 races, 2 events · rating 13
TP52 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 37

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 55%

Positions: Bow (2)

How they race

Closer	−8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Austin Fragomen	18	13–5
Stuart Simpson	18	11–7
John Kilroy	18	4–14
Kip Meadows	18	6–12
Jason Carroll	18	10–8
Joe Woods	18	7–11
Edward Tillinghast	18	11–7
Alex Jackson	18	5–13

Most-beaten opponent: Austin Fragomen (13–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2020	1	0	0%
2015	1	1	100%
2012	1	0	57%
2010	1	0	23%
2008	1	0	95%

Boats

Vesper · IRC handicap, TP52 · 2 events · 2012–2015
Q · Melges 32 · 2 events · 2008–2010
Peligroso · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 1 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 1 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Key West, FL, 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: 213, #13,768. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.