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Sailor · 2010–2026

Ben Chwalk

barrington yacht club PHRF handicapORC handicapSunfish

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Events
32

137 races · 34 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 8 of 32

Podium rate
53%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 68%–75%, 506 boats)

Best class ranking
#145

Helm in Sunfish · rating 325

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tom Scott

4 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Tom Scott & Thomas Curtis

4 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
chip Mitchell

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steve Thurston

Apr 2010 – Jun 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Bill Brangiforte

5–19 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Robert Bruno

17–14 in 31 races

Best day
15 Jun 2024

1-3-1 · 170th NYYC Annual Regatta

Signature result
1st of 17

Pret Gladding Memorial Regatta · PHRF handicap · 18 May 2025

Partnerships · 46 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Scott — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate
  • Bob Manchester · Vamoose · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 36% win rate · 6 of 20 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Steve Thurston · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, J/29, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 27% win rate · 24 of 82 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – Jun 2025
  • David Materne · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, J/29, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 27% win rate · 24 of 82 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – Jun 2025
  • Ian Peebles · Vamoose · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 5 of 18 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Jun 2026
  • Andrew Porter · Vamoose · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 44% win rate · 6 of 19 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Geoff Manchester · Vamoose · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 22% win rate · 4 of 16 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Tom Scott · Vamoose · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 6 of 16 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Donn Hamilton · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, J/29, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 17 of 63 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Dave Norton · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, J/29, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 15 of 57 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2011 – Jun 2021
  • Thomas Curtis · Vamoose · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 50% win rate · 6 of 18 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

0314627201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Aug 20262026 Ida Lewis Distance RaceVamooseORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 14
13 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaVamoosePHRF handicapMain Trimmer11th / 16
4 Jun 2026ISCA 2026 North American ChampionshipBen ChwalkSunfishSkipper33rd / 108
21 Dec 20252025/2026 Barrington Yacht Club Frostbite SeriesBen ChwalkSunfishSkipper8th / 18
27 Sep 20252025 Sail for HopeVamoosePHRF handicapCrew6th / 10
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekMighty PuffinPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 5
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaVamoosePHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 16
18 May 2025Pret Gladding Memorial RegattaTillooPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 17
23 Mar 20252024/2025 Barrington Yacht Club Frostbite SeriesSunfishSunfishSkipper2nd / 20
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaVamooseORC handicapOther1st / 13
3 Dec 20232023/2024 Barrington Yacht Club Frostbite SeriesOrangeSunfishOther7th / 15
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleMighty PuffinPHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 6
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaVamooseORC handicapOther5th / 10
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceVamooseORC handicapOther5th / 11
31 Oct 20212021/2022 Barrington Yacht Club Frostbite SeriesSunfishSunfishOther18th / 28
26 Sep 20212021 Bud Humphrey Memorial RacesTillooPHRF handicapOther5th / 41
11 Sep 20212021 Sail for Pride 20th AnniversaryVamoosePHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 6
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleMighty PuffinPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 12
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceVamooseORC handicapOther1st / 14
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaVamoosePHRF handicapOther1st / 11
14 May 20202020 Charles V Cox Memorial SeriesMighty PuffinJ/29Main Trimmer1st / 5
29 Sep 20192019 Pret Gladding / Bud Humphrey Memorial RacesTillooHandicapOther19th / 53
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekMighty PuffinPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 12
19 Jun 20192019 Two Person RaceTillooPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
17 Aug 20182018 Ida Lewis Distance RaceVamoosePHRF handicapOther1st / 14

Crew rating across all classes: 626, #531.Helm rating across all classes: 374, #6,106. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.