Sailor · 2020–2026

Benjamin Stern

ccyc PHRF handicap Handicap T-10

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 46%
Typically beats: 46%

Most successful partnership: Michael Aisenberg
Best trio: Mark Niedelson & Steve Murakami
Biggest lift: Alex Huebner
Longest-running crew: Brett Pauls
Nemesis: Craig Roehl
Best day: 6 Jun 2025
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michael Aisenberg — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Brett Pauls · Brutus, BRUTUS, Kaze · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 2 of 34 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Aug 2026
Abby Heckler · BRUTUS, Kaze, Scout · Handicap, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 32 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Mark Niedelson · Brutus, BRUTUS · PHRF handicap, T-10 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Aug 2025
Jonathan McClintock · Brutus · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
Michael Aisenberg · Brutus, BRUTUS · Handicap, PHRF handicap, T-10 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
Kevin Li · BRUTUS, Scout · Handicap, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Harman Rai · BRUTUS · Handicap, T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Alex Huebner · Brutus · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
Steve Murakami · Brutus · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2024
Abigail Beck · Kaze · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Aug 2026	2026 Alliance for the Great Lakes Regatta	Scout	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
7 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	BRUTUS	T-10	Crew	12th / 14
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	BRUTUS	Handicap	Bow	10th / 15
8 Aug 2025	2025 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	BRUTUS	T-10	Crew	13th / 16
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Kaze	Handicap	Bow	7th / 17
20 Jul 2024	2024 The HOOK Race	Brutus	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 8
22 Jun 2024	2024 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRA	Brutus	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 11
15 Jul 2023	2023 The Hook Race	Brutus	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 5
15 Jul 2022	2022 The Hook Race	Brutus	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 9
24 Jul 2021	2021 ECA Region 1 Championship Regatta	Debbie Does Brooklyn	Ensign	Skipper	7th / 9
29 Aug 2020	75th Annual Invitational Regatta	Triton	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-16 provisional	#45913 band 30647–57159	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

T-10 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -114
Ensign · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -90
All classes · Helm · 5 races, 2 events · rating -84

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 29%
As crew	9 events	1 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Bow (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+31 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jovan Brankov	30	9–21
John Schellenbach	29	5–24
Robert Cohen	26	17–9
Craig Roehl	24	1–23
Steve Karstrand	23	11–12
Christopher Manick	23	8–15
Felicia Platzke	20	12–8
Piotr Madrzyk	17	8–9
Steven Fink	17	16–1
Blane Boynton	16	3–13
Darren Beck	15	3–12
Adam Prettyman	15	2–13

Most-beaten opponent: Steven Fink (16–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	28%
2025	2	0	41%
2024	2	0	68%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	1	0	75%
2021	1	0	25%
2020	1	0	67%

Boats

BRUTUS · T-10, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 7 events · 2022–2026
Scout · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Kaze · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Debbie Does Brooklyn · Ensign · 1 events · 2021
Triton · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Racine, WI, USA · 3 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Unknown · 1 events
Chicago, IL · 1 events
Brooklyn, NY · 1 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -16 (±200), #45,913.Helm rating across all classes: -84 (±235). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.