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Sailor · 2015–2026

Hayden Bennett

ida lewis yacht club VX OneORC handicapShields

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Events
35

210 races · 37 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 8 of 35

Podium rate
46%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 64%–70%, 725 boats)

Best class ranking
#40

Helm in VX One · rating 279

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Will Van Cleef

2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Biggest lift
Will Van Cleef

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Will Van Cleef

Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Chris Alexander

35–65 head to head in 100 races

Rival
Kaitlyn Liebel

61–60 in 121 races

Best day
17 Dec 2022

4-1-4-1-1-7-10-4-2-9-9-7-1-6-8-12-8 · VXOne Winter Series

Signature result
1st of 43

2019-2020 Sarasota Viper & VX One Winter Series · VX One · 15 Dec 2019

Partnerships · 56 sailors

Most successful partnership: Will Van Cleef — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Will Van Cleef · En Garde, Meridian Xl · ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 12 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Ian Maccini · Blue Lobster, Double The Lobster · VX One 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 28 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Mar 2025
  • Reed Baldridge · En Garde · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Feb 2023
  • David Oswald · En Garde · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Feb 2023
  • Pat Britton-Harr · En Garde · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Feb 2023
  • Ben Allen · En Garde · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Feb 2023
  • Liam Harr · En Garde · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Feb 2023
  • John von Schwarz · En Garde · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Feb 2023
  • Ian Coleman · En Garde · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Greg Gendell · Meridian Xl · ORC handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

-5315635201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Jan 20262026 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceMeridian XlORC handicapGrinder1st / 10
5 Dec 20252025 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceMeridian XlORC handicapCrew1st / 5
4 Sep 2025Edgartown Yacht Club 2025 Shields Class National Championship Regatta.CorneliaShieldsCo-Skipper20th / 24
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointBlue 2VX OneCrew11th / 15
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaMagic BusVX OneCrew21st / 37
1 Mar 20252025 VX ONE Florida State ChampionshipBlue LobsterVX OneSwitch Flipper9th / 23
7 Feb 20252024-2025 VX One Winter Series Event #3 (Midwinters)Double the funVX OneSkipper22nd / 30
16 Dec 20232023 -2024 VX One Winter Series #2 (December 16-17, 2023)Double the FunVX OneSkipper2nd / 21
18 Nov 20232023 -2024 VX One Winter Series #1 (November 18-19, 2023)Double the FunVX OneSkipper12th / 17
26 Sep 20232023 VX One North American ChampionshipMike MarshallVX OneCrew12th / 46
13 Jul 20232023 VX One East Coast ChampionshipBlue LobsterVX OneOther3rd / 10
27 Apr 2023Carolina Yacht Club Spring Regatta 2023Double The LobsterVX OneCrew8th / 12
6 Mar 20232023 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBlue LobsterVX OneOther6th / 24
11 Feb 2023VXOne Winter # 3 FinaleDouble the FunVX OneSkipper10th / 32
9 Feb 2023SORC Port Canaveral RaceEn GardeORC handicapMid Bow2nd / 12
16 Jan 20232023 Southernmost RegattaEn GardeORC handicapMid Bow4th / 7
14 Jan 2023VXOne Winter # 2 MidwintersDouble the FunVX OneSkipper3rd / 32
4 Jan 20232023 Lauderdale to Key West RaceEn GardeORC handicapMid Bow3rd / 7
17 Dec 2022VXOne Winter # 1Double the FunVX OneSkipper1st / 31
17 Dec 2022VXOne Winter SeriesDouble the FunVX OneSkipper2nd / 27
8 Sep 20222022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RICorneliaShieldsFloater29th / 34
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaBlue LobsterVX OneCrew9th / 23
19 Feb 2022Event #3 2021-22 Pensacola VX One Winter SeriesBlue LobsterVX OneSkipper7th / 42
15 Jan 2022Event #2 - Midwinters VX One Winter SeriesDouble The FunVX OneSkipper2nd / 42
11 Dec 2021Event #1 2021-22 Pensacola VX One Winter SeriesDouble The FunVX OneSkipper2nd / 35

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 401, #5,008.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 192, #16,045. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.