Sailor · 2016–2025

Rob Benson

cyc Handicap PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 27%
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Deanna Trejo
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Hank Graziano · Pandora · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Keith Smith · Pandora · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Carlos Graziano · Pandora · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Deanna Trejo · Scarlet Begonias · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2018
Kevin Foote · Scarlet Begonias · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2018
Larissa Zando · Scarlet Begonias · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2018
Avraham Mor · Scarlet Begonias · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2018
Nick Richards · Pandora · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Robert Daboub · Pandora · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Gayle Dieck · Pandora · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Apr 2025	RCRA 2025-Series 1	Meta-Morphoo	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 6
28 Aug 2024	WNR Series 4	Meta-Morphoo	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
19 Jun 2024	NPSA/RCRA - SERIES 2	Meta-Morphoo	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 14
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Pandora	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	9th / 9
10 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Distance Race	Pandora	ORC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	6th / 6
7 Aug 2019	100 Boats on a Beercan	Pandora	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	15th / 17
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Pandora	ORC handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	6th / 7
22 May 2019	2019 CYC Belmont Skyline Series	Stella Maris	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
13 Apr 2019	2019 - Round the Rocks	NEMESIS	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 8
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 8
23 May 2018	2018 CYC Belmont Skyline Series	Stella Maris	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 5
30 Jun 2017	2017 Chicago to Michigan City to Chicago - CASRA	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Bow	3rd / 8
17 Jun 2017	2017 Chicago - Waukegan - Chicago - CASRA	Scarlet Begonias	PHRF handicap	Other	11th / 19
19 Mar 2016	2016 - Corinthian	NEMESIS	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-39 provisional	#59053 band 42583–71491	—
All classes Crew	-116 provisional	#57606 band 45795–62979	—

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	7 events	0 wins	beats 28%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 23%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (4) · Bow (2)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+5 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	27%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	0%
2024	2	21%
2021	1	0%
2019	5	37%
2018	2	7%
2017	2	58%
2016	1	0%

Boats

Pandora · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 4 events · 2019–2021
Meta-Morphoo · Handicap · 3 events · 2024–2025
Scarlet Begonias · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2017–2018
Stella Maris · Handicap · 2 events · 2018–2019
NEMESIS · Handicap · 2 events · 2016–2019

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 5 events
Rock Creek Racing Association · 2 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 2 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 2 events
Chicago , IL · 1 events
NORTH POINT SA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -39 (±179), #59,053.Crew rating across all classes: -116 (±214), #57,606. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.