Sailor · 2010–2025

Ben Ryan

noyc Optimist College fleet racing Handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 24%
Best class ranking: #14198

Nemesis: Quentin Chafee
Rival: Mark Abraao York
Signature result: 6th of 12

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Brooke Doyon · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 50 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2010 – Apr 2011
James Fales · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 40 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2011 – Apr 2011
Catherine Stavola · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 50 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2010 – Apr 2011
Whitney Washburn · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 50 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2010 – Apr 2011
Katelyn Guerrera · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 53 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2010 – Apr 2011
Christopher Esposito · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Apr 2011 – Apr 2011
Colin Silveno · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 16th · Oct 2010 – Oct 2010
Brian Pracon · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Oct 2010 – Oct 2010
Doug Harrison · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 16th · Oct 2010 – Oct 2010
Rebecca Sylvia · University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2011 – Apr 2011

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Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Aug 2025	2025 Optimist Green Fleet Regatta American YC	TBD	Optimist	Skipper	33rd / 47
9 Sep 2017	2017 Performance Handicap Fall Series	Rochambeaux	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 12
25 Jul 2015	Weatherly Regatta and Leukemia Regatta	104	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 12
20 Jun 2015	Flying Scot Junior North American Championship	Excalibur	Flying Scot	Skipper	9th / 11
23 May 2015	2015 Commodore Juby Wynne Memorial One-Design Regatta	Excalibur	Flying Scot	Skipper	6th / 7
13 Aug 2011	Galloway Regatta	10156	Optimist	Skipper	16th / 25
16 Apr 2011	Oberg Trophy	University of Connecticut (Huskies)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (7-13)	14th / 14
10 Apr 2011	Southern Series 4	University of Connecticut (Huskies)	College fleet racing	A Crew	8th / 9
19 Mar 2011	2011 Alfonso Regatta & Sutter Cup - Laser D14 Championship	10156	Optimist	Skipper	13th / 18
9 Oct 2010	HWS Intersectional	University of Connecticut (Huskies)	College fleet racing	B Crew	16th / 17
2 Oct 2010	Smith Trophy	University of Connecticut (Huskies)	College fleet racing	B Crew	23rd / 26
14 Aug 2010	Galloway Regatta	10156	Optimist	Skipper	12th / 17
24 Apr 2010	2010 Alfonso Regatta & Sutter Cup - aka "Three Regatta Regatta	10156	Optimist	Skipper	19th / 21

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-143 provisional	#73944 band 60467–80247	—
College fleet racing Crew	-315 provisional	#9180 band 8879–9225	—
All classes Crew	-315 provisional	#64812 band 63208–65183	—
Optimist Helm	-102 provisional	#14198 band 9512–16623	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -176
Flying Scot · Helm · 6 races, 2 events · rating -59

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	10 events	0 wins	beats 27%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 10%

Positions: B Crew (2) · B Skipper (7-13) (1) · A Crew (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	71%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	27%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	16%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Quentin Chafee	53	2–51
Bernie Roesler	50	2–48
Rob Struckett	40	0–40
Boyd Housey	30	2–28
Kevin McKee	28	0–28
Tom Weber	28	3–25
Reed Menszer	28	1–27
Ricky Welch	28	0–28
Mark Abraao York	27	12–15
Tyler Steel	27	2–25
Blair Davis	27	3–24
Brendan Hannon	27	5–22

Most-beaten opponent: Timothy Lorenzen (20–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	30%
2017	1	36%
2015	3	30%
2011	4	20%
2010	4	15%

Boats

10156 · Optimist · 4 events · 2010–2011
University of Connecticut (Huskies) · College fleet racing · 4 events · 2010–2011
Excalibur · Flying Scot · 2 events · 2015
TBD · Optimist · 1 events · 2025
Rochambeaux · Handicap · 1 events · 2017
104 · Handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Gulfport Yacht Club · 4 events
New Orleans, LA · 2 events
Bay St Louis, MS · 1 events
MIT · 1 events
New York, NY · 1 events
Hobart & William Sm · 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: -143, #73,944.Crew rating across all classes: -315, #64,812. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.