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Sailor · 2010–2026

Ben Wilkinson

northeastern university ORC handicapEtchellsPHRF handicap

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Events
127

786 races · 95 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 16 of 127

Podium rate
40%

51 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 58%–61%, 2,497 boats)

Best class ranking
#10

Helm in C · rating 265

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tim Snyder

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Tim Snyder & Christopher Simon

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Tim Snyder

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Thomas Rich

Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Jim Cunningham

9–61 head to head in 70 races

Rival
Chris Lanza

36–32 in 68 races

Best day
25 Jul 2011

2-3-5-13-1-10-1-2-10-1-4-2-11-7-1 · MIYC Junior Race Week-C420

Signature result
1st of 44

27th ANNUAL SCITUATE JUNIOR REGATTA · Optimist · 4 Aug 2014

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tim Snyder — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Sarah Wilkinson · Free Bird, Free Bird 22, Kenai, Midnight Blue · Etchells, Handicap, IC37, J/22 14events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 74 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Keenan Hilsinger · Free Bird, Free Bird 22, Tipsy, Uncle Fluffy · Etchells, Handicap, J/22, Thistle 12events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 84 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Thomas Rich · Settler, Zaraffa · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 17% win rate · 15 of 61 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Jul 2026
  • Larry Fox · CDXI Powered By Margaritaville Resort Times Square, Christopher Dragon, Christopher Dragon XI, Christopher Dragon XII · IRC handicap, J/88, ORC handicap 12events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 17% win rate · 13 of 51 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2023
  • Andrew Weiss · CDXI Powered By Margaritaville Resort Times Square, Christopher Dragon, Christopher Dragon XI, Christopher Dragon XII · IRC handicap, J/88, ORC handicap 12events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 17% win rate · 13 of 51 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2023
  • Linda Weiss · CDXI Powered By Margaritaville Resort Times Square, Christopher Dragon, Christopher Dragon XI, Christopher Dragon XII · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 18% win rate · 13 of 47 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2023
  • Lawrence Cutler · CDXI Powered By Margaritaville Resort Times Square, Christopher Dragon, Christopher Dragon XI, Christopher Dragon XII · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 20% win rate · 13 of 46 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2023
  • Peter Largess · Settler · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 9 podiums · 10% win rate · 10 of 52 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Aug 2025
  • Emmett Dickheiser · CDXI Powered By Margaritaville Resort Times Square, Christopher Dragon, Christopher Dragon XI, Kenai · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 2 of 27 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Keith Cummings · Settler · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 38 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jul 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 · 127

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 Etchells NationalsFree BirdEtchellsSkipper6th / 33
29 Aug 2026NBYA Annual Regatta And Yacht Club ChallangesFree BirdHandicapSkipper6th / 10
14 Aug 20262026 Ida Lewis Distance RaceDream CrusherORC handicapGrinder4th / 13
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportSettlerORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 6
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaFree BirdHandicapIn the way4th / 38
5 Jul 20262026 IYAC Newport CupFree BirdPHRF handicapIn the way1st / 4
30 Jun 2026Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 RacingFree BirdCSkipper3rd / 19
27 Jun 20262026 Lake Champlain Etchells RegattaFree BirdEtchellsSkipper2nd / 11
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipFree BirdEtchellsHelm32nd / 76
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisFree Bird 22J/22Helm6th / 17
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestFree BirdEtchellsHelm27th / 50
20 Mar 20262026 Etchells 19th Annual Coral Reef CupFree BirdEtchellsHelm12th / 17
30 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipFree BirdEtchellsHelm24th / 39
16 Jan 20262025-2026 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin/Schoonmaker CupDaniluStarCrew2nd / 28
10 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sid DoranFree BirdEtchellsHelm22nd / 36
10 Oct 20252025 Etchells New England ChampionshipFree BirdEtchellsSkipper7th / 27
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendSettlerORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 5
18 Jul 20252025 NYYC Coastal RacesSettlerORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 7
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaTipsyThistleSkipper5th / 7
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekSettlerORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 13
17 Jun 2025Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 RacingFree BirdCSkipper1st / 20
31 May 20253rd Annual - Rhody RegattaFree BirdPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
13 Feb 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - US Midwinters East RegattaFree BirdEtchellsOther21st / 47
8 Feb 20252025 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (PHRF B)Northeastern University (Huskies)College keelboatA Crew5th / 5
11 Oct 20242024 Etchells North American ChampionshipFree BirdEtchellsOther11th / 31

Helm rating across all classes: 410, #4,496.Crew rating across all classes: 460, #2,249. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.