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Sailor · 2014–2026

Ben Sheppard

dartmouth college College fleet racingCollege team racingILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
56

656 races · 139 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 7 of 56

Podium rate
32%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 68%–72%, 1,273 boats)

Best class ranking
#45

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 605

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ava Hurwitz

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Chase Decker & Vivian Heitkoetter

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
William Michels

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ryan Satterberg

Mar 2024 – Oct 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Robby Meek

16–77 head to head in 93 races

Rival
Robert Ulmer

68–63 in 131 races

Best day
10 Oct 2026

14-10-5-6-9-5-3-7-9-2-7-1-5-4-1-1-5-1-2-1-1-9-2-1-12-5-4-3 · Hewitt Trophy

Signature result
1st of 37

Eastern Districts Laser 4.7, Radial and Feva · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 30 Jun 2021

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ava Hurwitz — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Vivian Heitkoetter · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 60 of 242 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Ryan Satterberg · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 13events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 63 of 208 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Sophie Menyhart · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 28 of 127 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Phoebe Lee · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 50 of 167 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Madeline Koelbel · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 51 of 160 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Will Eggena · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 33 of 128 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Chase Decker · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 44 of 157 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Ava Hurwitz · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 15 of 48 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Mar 2024
  • Oliver Hurwitz · Dartmouth College (Big Green 1), Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 89 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – Oct 2024
  • Turner Ryon · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 77 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 56

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 2026The 35th Captain Hurst BowlDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 18
10 Oct 2026Hewitt TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
3 Oct 2026NEISA Match Race ChampionshipsDartmouth College (Big Green)College match racingA Crew3rd / 8
18 Sep 2026NEISA Open Singlehanded ChampionshipDartmouth College (Ben Sheppard '27)College singlehandedSkipper18th / 25
12 Sep 20262026 Pine TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College keelboatA Crew4th / 9
4 Jun 20262026 Vespers - Ideal 18Ben SheppardIdeal 18Skipper19th / 24
18 Apr 2026NEISA Open FR Champs - Coast Guard Alumni BowlDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18
11 Apr 2026Thompson TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper8th / 16
4 Apr 2026NEISA Open Team Race Championship/Fowle TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper3rd / 12
28 Mar 2026Jumbo Team RaceDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
25 Oct 202584th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper (8)5th / 18
18 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Crew (13-14)8th / 18
11 Oct 2025The 34th Captain Hurst BowlDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 14
27 Sep 2025Danmark TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-11)11th / 20
12 Sep 2025Monotype Trophy - NEISA Open Singlehanded ChampsDartmouth College (Ben Sheppard '27)College singlehandedSkipper16th / 31
19 Apr 2025NEISA Open FR Champs/Coast Guard Alumni BowlDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 17
12 Apr 2025Thompson Trophy CamelDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper2nd / 7
22 Mar 2025Aaron Szambecki Team RaceDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper5th / 10
19 Oct 2024Oberg TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 18
12 Oct 2024The 33rd Captain Hurst BowlDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingB Crew (3-8)2nd / 15
28 Sep 2024The George Warren Smith Trophy 24Dartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 20
14 Sep 2024Montotype Trophy - NEISA Open Singlehanded ChampsDartmouth College (Ben Sheppard '27)College singlehandedSkipper17th / 34
7 Sep 2024Harvard InvitationalDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingC Skipper1st / 6
2 Jun 20242024 Captain Harbor Sunday SeriesBen SheppardILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper10th / 10
30 Mar 2024Jumbo Team RaceDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper7th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 475, #2,731.Crew rating across all classes: 260, #10,159. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.