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Sailor · 2017–2026

Ben Welfare

leigh lowton sc HandicapRS FevaILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)

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Events
17

84 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 3 of 17

Podium rate
24%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 53%–58%, 868 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Matthew Somerville

10–21 head to head in 31 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

5-3-3-2-2-3-3-1-1-2-2 · NSSA Championships 2025

Signature result
1st of 33

NSSA Championships 2025 · Handicap · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Ada Daniels · 222, 3911 · Handicap, RS FEVA XL 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
  • Poppy Moss · 8794 · RS Feva 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Harry Wood · 1198, GBR 1198 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Fred Wood · Fred Wood & Ben Welfare, GBR 2242 · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Henry Blades · 222 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

01753492020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026North Region Youth & Junior Championships 20261198HandicapSkipper5th / 10
1 Jan 2026North West Junior Travellers 2026GBR 1198HandicapSkipper1st / 18
1 Jan 2026Wednesday Evening B 20261198HandicapSkipper38th / 63
1 Jan 2025NSSA Allcomers Race 20256500HandicapSkipper114th / 166
1 Jan 2025NSSA Championships 2025222HandicapSkipper1st / 33
1 Jan 2025RS Feva National Championships - Finals8794RS FevaSkipper32nd / 42
1 Jan 2025RS Feva National Championships - Qualifying8794RS FevaSkipper12th / 93
1 Jan 2024NSSA 2024222HandicapSkipper4th / 25
1 Jan 2024NWYJTT 2024GBR 2242HandicapCrew22nd / 60
1 Jan 2024North East & Yorkshire Youth Traveller Series 2023/2024Fred Wood & Ben WelfareHandicapSkipper134th / 184
1 Jan 2023BYS North Regional Junior Championships 2023173581ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper6th / 33
1 Jan 20222022 Regional Junior Championships North Region - Dinghies3911RS FEVA XLSkipper3rd / 12
1 Jan 2021NWJYTT 20215500HandicapSkipper4th / 75
1 Jan 2019NW Junior TravellersGBR5243HandicapSkipper1st / 13
1 Jan 2018NWJTT, Topper NW Areas & Mirror Open 20185243HandicapSkipper6th / 13
1 Jan 2018NWJTT, Topper NW Areas & Mirror Open 20185243HandicapSkipper8th / 32
1 Jan 2017NWJTT, Topper NW Areas & Feva Race Series 20175243HandicapSkipper11th / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 313, #11,951.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 18. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.