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Sailor · 2009–2026

Ben Bardwell

nyyc stc beach point yc IRC handicapORC handicapTP52

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Events
81

326 races · 46 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 13 of 81

Podium rate
46%

37 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–62%, 743 boats)

Best class ranking
#189

Crew in Melges 32 · rating 107

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jason McShane

3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Geoff Ewenson & Jason McShane

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

Biggest lift
Jason McShane

+44 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tim Dawson

May 2009 – Jun 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Ed Baird

8–75 head to head in 94 races

Rival
Austin Fragomen

49–49 in 99 races

Best day
15 Aug 2014

1-1-1 · Rolex Capri Sailing Week 2014 · about 1 in 71 by chance

Signature result
4th of 91

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Jason McShane — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Alan McGlashan · Nala, Provezza, Provezza 8, Vela Veloce · Farr 40, Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 20events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 10% win rate · 20 of 144 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – Sep 2021
  • Imre Ergin · Provezza, Provezza 8 · Farr 40, TP52 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 108 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2012 – Oct 2014
  • Kivanc Sevinc · Provezza, Provezza 8 · Farr 40, TP52 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 108 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2012 – Oct 2014
  • Tony Evans · Provezza, Provezza 8 · Farr 40, TP52 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 108 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2012 – Oct 2014
  • Peter Lester · Provezza, Provezza 8 · Farr 40, TP52 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 98 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2012 – Oct 2014
  • Togan Alper · Provezza, Provezza 8 · Farr 40, TP52 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 98 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2012 – Oct 2014
  • Alex Higby · Meanie, Mockingbird, Rio 100, Rio100 · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 17 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2021 – May 2026
  • Nick Rogers · Mockingbird, Provezza · TP52 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 84 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2013 – Feb 2024
  • William Jenkins · Chessie, Chessie Racing, Rio 100, Rio100 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2009 – Jun 2023
  • Nezih Ulubilgen · Provezza, Provezza 8 · Farr 40, TP52 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 85 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2012 – Oct 2014

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

Rating history

-10186382201020132016201920222025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 81

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipBalthasarIC37Bow12th / 34
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)ClaudePHRF handicapBow6th / 8
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHeartbreakerHandicapBow4th / 8
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaPrivateerORC handicapCrew4th / 4
28 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300MeanieORC handicapBow4th / 6
25 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupMeanieORC handicapBow2nd / 4
23 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupMeaniePHRF handicapBow2nd / 5
6 Feb 20262026 Islands RaceMeanieORC handicapBow4th / 6
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendFoggyPHRF handicapBow2nd / 5
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaHeartbreakerTP52Bow6th / 10
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekSummer Storm 52ORC handicapBow2nd / 3
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaSummer Storm 52ORC handicapBow1st / 4
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceSUMMER STORM 52IRC handicapCrew18th / 23
13 Sep 20242024 GL52 Macatawa ChallengeMockingbirdTP52Bow4th / 5
27 Jul 2024Roschier Baltic Sea RacePRIVATEERIRC handicapCrew14th / 16
21 Jul 20242024 NYYC Queen's CupFOGGYORC handicapBow11th / 17
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexFOGGYPHRF handicapBow1st / 5
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaFOGGYORC handicapBow4th / 4
15 Feb 20242024 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupMockingbirdTP52Bow4th / 5
9 Feb 20242024 Islands RacePyewacketORC handicapBow1st / 5
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceFoggyORC handicapBow7th / 8
28 Sep 20232023 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipMockingbirdORC handicapBow6th / 6
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceRio100HandicapBow6th / 7
15 Jun 20232023 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island RaceThe HawkPHRF handicapBow2nd / 5
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaThe HawkPHRF handicapBow2nd / 9

Crew rating across all classes: 357 (±80), #5,043. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.