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Sailor · 2014–2019

Ben Ferris

Melges 24PHRF handicap

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Events
6

24 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 6

Podium rate
17%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
32%

of boats faced (range 24%–39%, 112 boats)

Best class ranking
#387

Helm in Melges 24 · rating -84

Nemesis
Mike Dow

2–21 head to head in 23 races

Signature result
3rd of 9

2014 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Wednesday Night Series · PHRF handicap · 9 Jul 2014

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Benjamin vanderheide · TACS: Student Driver · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Gabe Maday · TACS: Student Driver · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Ella Beck · TACS: Student Driver · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Liam Clone · TACS: Student Driver · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Robert O'Brien · TACS: Student Driver · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

-65-54-4420152016201720182019Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 6

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Aug 20192019 Melges 24 North American ChampionshipTACS: Student DriverMelges 24Skipper33rd / 41
18 Aug 20182018 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht ClubTACS student driverMelges 24Other15th / 27
19 Aug 20172017 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht ClubTACS Melges NAVE MADRINA)Melges 24Other17th / 21
12 Aug 20172017 Grand Traverse Yacht Club Annual - The Hound Dog RegattaTACS Melges NAVE MADRINA)Melges 24Other5th / 8
10 May 20172017 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Wednesday Night SeriesTACS Melges (mothershipMelges 24Other10th / 12
9 Jul 20142014 Grand Traverse Yacht Club - Wednesday Night SeriesMessin'AboutPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -65, #65,487.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 29. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.