Sailor · 2010–2023

Benjamin Sturmer

maine maritime academy ORC handicap ILCA 7 (Laser)College fleet racing

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Events: 21
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 26%
Best class ranking: #1189
Longest win streak: 4

Biggest lift: Wiley Stagg
Longest-running crew: Carole McCullough
Nemesis: Scott Goodrich
Rival: Philip Logan
Best day: 14 Aug 2010
Signature result: 3rd of 10

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Steven Bell · Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners), Spirit of '76 · College fleet racing, College keelboat, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 67 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Apr 2015
Joseph Farrin · Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners), Spirit of '76 · College fleet racing, College keelboat, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 63 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Mar 2015
Alison Mitchell · Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 57 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 7th · Oct 2014 – Apr 2015
Rinchen Harrison · Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners), Spirit of '76 · College keelboat, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 33 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Mar 2015
Carole McCullough · STYLO · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Jan 2023
Annika Zayac · Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners), Spirit of '76 · College keelboat, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 33 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Mar 2015
Jeff Wegner · STYLO · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Jan 2023
Timothy Vassallo · Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners), Spirit of '76 · College keelboat, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2014 – Nov 2014
Isaac Parker · Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners), Spirit of '76 · College keelboat, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2014 – Mar 2015
Cliff Stagg · STYLO · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2022 – Jan 2023

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Jan 2023	2023 Lauderdale to Key West Race	STYLO	ORC handicap	Bow	2nd / 4
18 Mar 2022	2022 SORC Sailors Choice Race	STYLO	ORC handicap	Bow	6th / 7
17 Feb 2022	Inaugural SORC Port Canaveral Race	STYLO	ORC handicap	Bow	6th / 10
5 Jan 2022	2022 Lauderdale to Key West Race	STYLO	ORC handicap	Bow	3rd / 6
3 Dec 2021	2021 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht Race	STYLO	ORC handicap	Other	5th / 7
14 Aug 2021	Oxford Regatta - Adult One Design -Penguin, Snipe, Adult Laser, Adult Laser Radial, Albacore	181254	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	5th / 8
11 Aug 2018	Oxford Regatta One Design - Junior and Adult	181254	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	3rd / 5
11 Apr 2015	New England Dinghy Tournament	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	9th / 10
21 Mar 2015	Vietor Trophy	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	20th / 20
13 Mar 2015	Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Skipper	7th / 10
7 Nov 2014	Kennedy Cup	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Skipper	7th / 10
1 Nov 2014	Nickerson Trophy	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	15th / 18
25 Oct 2014	McMillan Cup	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Skipper	8th / 10
18 Oct 2014	Great Herring Pond Open	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	14th / 15
11 Oct 2014	2014 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Spirit of '76	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 10
4 Oct 2014	Olympians Regatta	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Skipper	7th / 8
20 Sep 2014	Shields Trophy Regatta	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College keelboat	A Skipper	9th / 9
13 Sep 2014	Phil Harman Cup	Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-8)	8th / 8
9 Aug 2014	Oxford Regata - One Design - Junior and Adult	181254	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	7th / 13
13 Aug 2011	Oxford Regatta - One Designs	185472	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	7th / 7
14 Aug 2010	Oxford Regatta - One Designs	89	ILCA 7 (Laser)	Skipper	1st / 3

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	73 provisional	#38403 band 27298–51573	—
College keelboat Helm	-58 provisional	#154 band 124–168	−4.8
ILCA 7 (Laser) Helm	112 provisional	#1189 band 756–1785	—
College fleet racing Helm	-154 provisional	#6682 band 5786–7294	−12.8
Full-size sailing Crew	-7 provisional	#45147 band 28952–57607	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -38

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	14 events	1 wins	beats 27%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 43%

Positions: A Skipper (8) · Bow (4) · B Skipper (1) · A Crew (1-8) (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Scott Goodrich	32	2–30
Jeffrey Adam	30	3–27
Philip Logan	26	15–11
Charlie Welsh	25	4–21
Duncan Swain	23	5–18
Joshua Forgacs	23	5–18
Brendan Cook	22	0–22
Kate Levinson	22	0–22
Amy Macdonald	22	6–16
Chester Jacobs	22	0–22
Sarah Fuller	22	4–18
Emmet Todd	22	3–19

Most-beaten opponent: Robert Bueti (20–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	67%
2022	3	0	40%
2021	2	0	38%
2018	1	0	50%
2015	3	0	15%
2014	9	0	25%
2011	1	0	0%
2010	1	1	100%

Boats

Maine Maritime Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing, College keelboat · 10 events · 2014–2015
STYLO · ORC handicap · 5 events · 2021–2023
181254 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 3 events · 2014–2021
Spirit of '76 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014
185472 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2011
89 · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Navy · 3 events
Oxford, MD · 2 events
Tred Avon Yacht Club/Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club · 2 events
FL, USA · 2 events
Mass Maritime · 1 events
Cal Maritime · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 73, #38,403.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -7, #45,147. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.