Sailor · 2011–2022

Ben McLean

PHRF handicap J/109 IRC handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 39%
Best class ranking: #346

Biggest lift: Timothy Kohl
Longest-running crew: Ken McLean
Nemesis: Bill Sweetser
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Ken McLean · Blue Yonder, Guardian J, Orion, Shearwater · IRC handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2011 – May 2022
Don Dwyer · Blue Yonder, Guardian J · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – May 2022
Timothy Kohl · Blue Yonder · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2022
Brendon Scanlon · Orion, Shearwater, Vento Solare · IRC handicap, J/109 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
Patrick Schmidt · Blue Yonder · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2022
Amy McLean · Shearwater · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2015
Bill Robinson · Blue Yonder · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2022
Hugh McLean · Shearwater · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2015
Dana McLean · Shearwater · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2015
Stan Smith · Blue Yonder · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 May 2022	2022 Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race	Blue Yonder	PHRF handicap	Bow	8th / 11
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Blue Yonder	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 7
24 Jul 2021	2021 The Essex Rum Challenge	Blue Yonder	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 7
21 May 2021	69th Annual Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race	Blue Yonder	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 9
8 Aug 2020	2020 The Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race	Guardian J	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 5
23 Jun 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI	Shearwater	J/109	Spinnaker trimmer	15th / 25
16 Aug 2013	2013 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Orion	IRC handicap	Other	6th / 7
24 Jun 2013	2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV	Shearwater	J/109	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 15
17 Aug 2012	2012 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Vento Solare	IRC handicap	Other	6th / 6
20 Jun 2011	2011 Block Island Race Week XXIV	Shearwater	J/109	Headsail Trimmer	10th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-62 provisional	#52918 band 37841–61614	—
J/109 Crew	-1 provisional	#346 band 232–452	—

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	10 events	0 wins	beats 35%

Positions: Bow (5) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Sweetser	21	0–21
Robert Schwartz	21	16–5
Ted Herlihy	21	7–14
Donald Filippelli	21	2–19
Jeffrey Warren	21	18–3
Rick Lyall	21	2–19
Jim Vos	21	3–18
William Rogers	15	8–7
Robert Siegel	15	12–3
David Frizell	14	9–5
Jack Forehand	14	6–8
Eric Gordon	12	9–3

Most-beaten opponent: Jeffrey Warren (18–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2022	1	30%
2021	3	63%
2020	1	0%
2015	1	42%
2013	2	30%
2012	1	0%
2011	1	36%

Boats

Blue Yonder · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2021–2022
Shearwater · J/109 · 3 events · 2011–2015
Guardian J · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2020
Orion · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2013
Vento Solare · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Essex, CT, USA · 4 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -62, #52,918. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.