Sailor · 2015–2021

Ben Bussell

essex yacht club IRC handicap ORC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 43%

Longest-running crew: Lawrence Hennessy
Signature result: 2nd of 11

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Lawrence Hennessy · Direwolf, Scorpion · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Jun 2021
Michael Callahan · Direwolf, Scorpion · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Jun 2021
Justin Nolf · Direwolf · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Jun 2021
Peter Aurigemma · Direwolf, Scorpion · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Jun 2021
Deborah Whitehead · Direwolf · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Jun 2021
Robert Connell · Direwolf · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
Doug Carlisle · Direwolf · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2019 – Jun 2021
Robert Day · Direwolf · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2019 – Jun 2021
Carter Robertson · Direwolf · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – May 2019
Jason Swan · Direwolf · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2019 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Direwolf	ORC handicap	Autopilot	13th / 13
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Direwolf	IRC handicap	Runners	4th / 7
24 May 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Direwolf	IRC handicap	Runners	6th / 7
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Direwolf	IRC handicap	Runners	3rd / 7
5 Sep 2015	2015 FIYC Annual Round the Island	Scorpion	PHRF handicap	Medic/Doctor	2nd / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-15 provisional	#45782 band 28900–57863	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 45%

Positions: Runners (3) · Autopilot (1) · Medic/Doctor (1)

How they race

Closer	+40 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2021	1	0%
2019	2	33%
2018	1	67%
2015	1	90%

Boats

Direwolf · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 4 events · 2018–2021
Scorpion · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 3 events
Fishers Island, NY, USA · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -15, #45,782. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.