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Sailor · 2015–2026

Benjamin Taylor

cgsc Optimist420Handicap

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Events
60

315 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 2 of 60

Podium rate
8%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 43%–46%, 3,987 boats)

Best class ranking
#1930

Helm in 420 · rating 118

Most successful partnership
Sebastian Taylor

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Sebastian Taylor

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sebastian Taylor

Feb 2026 – Oct 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Jacob Norton

8–75 head to head in 83 races

Rival
Nathan Pulido

31–43 in 76 races

Best day
10 Oct 2026

1-3-1-4-5-12-4-4 · 2026 Club 420 Florida State Championship

Signature result
1st of 32

2026 Club 420 Florida State Championship · 420 · 10 Oct 2026

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sebastian Taylor — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Sebastian Taylor · Benjamin Taylor · 420, Handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 41 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Tony Kirby · Patrice · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2018
  • Michael Bellingham · Patrice · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2018
  • Julian Salter · Patrice · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2018
  • Ryan Wiliani · Bates College (Bobcats 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Charlie Gundy · Patrice · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2018
  • Matiu Te Hau · Patrice · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 16th · Dec 2018 – Dec 2018
  • Rowan Leaper · Patrice · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 60th · Dec 2015 – Dec 2015
  • Jean Glauser · Cordless · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 142nd · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Sarah Place · Bates College (Bobcats 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-10921151201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 60

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Club 420 Florida State ChampionshipBenjamin Taylor420Skipper1st / 32
26 Sep 2026Wadewitz Regatta23300OptimistSkipper9th / 32
22 Aug 20262026 Galloway Regatta23300OptimistSkipper11th / 29
15 Aug 2026PCYC Birthday RegattaBenjamin TaylorOptimistSkipper4th / 12
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansBenjamin Taylor420Skipper90th / 170
18 Jul 2026PCYC Four Sisters Open 2026Benjamin TaylorHandicapSkipper29th / 87
16 Jul 2026HYC Fruitbowl 2026 & District 2 ILCA-NA ChampionshipsBig BenILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper3rd / 21
9 Jul 20262026 Optimist Texas Youth Race WeekBenjamin TaylorOptimistSkipper12th / 32
8 Jul 20262026 C420 National ChampionshipBenjamin Taylor420Skipper44th / 73
27 Jun 2026Club 420 New England Championship for the Erik C. Menyhart TrophyBenjamin Taylor420Skipper22nd / 80
18 Apr 2026GYA Opening23300OptimistSkipper5th / 6
11 Apr 2026Alfonso Jr. Regatta & Sutter CupBenjamin TaylorOptimistSkipper15th / 25
22 Mar 20262026 MIAMI SAIL WEEK10010420Skipper2nd / 27
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyBenjamin Taylor420Skipper39th / 158
17 Jan 20262026 I-420 AND 470 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA57604420Skipper29th / 36
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalBenjamin Taylor420Skipper43rd / 79
28 Nov 20252025 Allstate Sugarbowl Optimist Midwinter ChampionshipBenjamin TaylorOptimistSkipper40th / 48
31 Oct 20252025 USODA Southeast ChampionshipBenjamin TaylorOptimistSkipper126th / 129
25 Oct 20252025 HOWLER REGATTA XV2257HandicapSkipper66th / 103
11 Oct 20252025 Monk Smith Regatta23300OptimistSkipper2nd / 13
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Benjamin TaylorOptimistSkipper98th / 269
5 Oct 2025Protest TrophyBates College (Bobcats 2)College fleet racingB Crew (1-5,8-9)4th / 4
5 Oct 2025Shadden #200FJSkipper21st / 25
27 Sep 20252025 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipBenjamin TaylorOptimistSkipper29th / 141
27 Sep 20252025 Wadewitz Regatta23300HandicapSkipper45th / 47

Helm rating across all classes: 151, #25,368.Crew rating across all classes: -96, #56,691. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.