Sailor · 2014–2026

Benjamin Diamond

northern michigan university College fleet racing ORC handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 23%
Typically beats: 35%
Best class ranking: #4734

Most successful partnership: Xavier Ayala Vermont
Best trio: Eliot Merrill & Xavier Ayala Vermont
Biggest lift: Xavier Ayala Vermont
Longest-running crew: Cortney Kingsley
Nemesis: Brenden Jacobs
Rival: Libby Reeg
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Xavier Ayala Vermont — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Cortney Kingsley · Northern Michigan University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 90 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2014 – Oct 2016
Hazel Foster · Northern Michigan University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 81 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2014 – Sep 2016
Haven Ladd · Arcadia · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – May 2026
Eliot Merrill · Arcadia · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – May 2026
Alissa Chrisekos · Northern Michigan University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 60 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2015 – Oct 2016
Xavier Ayala Vermont · Arcadia · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+58 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
Ian Pope · Northern Michigan University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 51 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2016
James Hoover · Northern Michigan University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2014 – Oct 2014
Cordelia Burn · Arcadia · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Riley Sorber · Northern Michigan University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 44 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2015 – Oct 2016

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Wetherill Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Bow	3rd / 8
25 Jul 2025	Camden Classics Cup	Turtley Awesome	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 10
6 Jun 2025	2025 Annapolis - Newport Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Bow	1st / 13
16 May 2025	2025 Sam Wetherill Trophy Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Bow	2nd / 4
13 Aug 2024	RYC Tuesday Night Series	ElvisTuna	Etchells	Skipper	6th / 6
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Arcadia	ORC handicap	Bow	8th / 10
1 Oct 2016	Emma Biagioni/Laker Showdown	Northern Michigan University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 11
17 Sep 2016	Buckeye Invite	Northern Michigan University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-4)	10th / 11
17 Oct 2015	Boudeman Cup	Northern Michigan University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-2,5-6)	6th / 8
12 Sep 2015	Fall Fury	Northern Michigan University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-8)	13th / 13
25 Oct 2014	Emma Biagoni Memorial Regatta	Northern Michigan University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-2,5-6)	6th / 8
18 Oct 2014	Boudeman Cup	Northern Michigan University (Wildcats 1)	College fleet racing	A Crew	7th / 10
4 Oct 2014	Pere Marquette Regatta	Northern Michigan University (Wildcats)	College fleet racing	A Crew (1-4)	9th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	12 provisional	#49426 band 32682–65434	—
College fleet racing Helm	23 provisional	#4734 band 3553–5870	−3.2
All classes Crew	23 provisional	#39746 band 23859–54238	—
College fleet racing Crew	-3 provisional	#6225 band 4467–7862	−3.2

1 more class, not yet ranked

Etchells · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -89

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 19%
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 49%

Positions: Bow (4) · A Skipper (1) · B Skipper (1-4) (1) · A Skipper (1-2,5-6) (1) · B Skipper (1-8) (1) · A Crew (1-2,5-6) (1)

How they race

Closer	+15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	32%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Libby Reeg	92	40–50
Jacob Henley	44	23–21
Brenden Jacobs	40	6–34
Ryan Clulo	39	6–33
Elliot Lee	34	6–28
Jack Greve	32	4–28
Elliott Klose	30	20–10
Austin Lee	27	10–17
Alison Kent	26	3–23
John Schneider	26	10–15
Andre Deriaz	26	4–22
Magdalena Franze-Soeln	26	13–12

Most-beaten opponent: Patrick Burns (15–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	71%
2025	3	1	67%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	1	0	22%
2016	2	0	25%
2015	2	0	14%
2014	3	0	27%

Boats

Northern Michigan University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing · 6 events · 2014–2016
Arcadia · ORC handicap · 4 events · 2023–2026
Turtley Awesome · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
ElvisTuna · Etchells · 1 events · 2024
Northern Michigan University (Wildcats 1) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Essex, CT, USA · 2 events
Western Michigan · 2 events
Hope · 2 events
Marquette · 1 events
Wisconsin · 1 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 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: 12, #49,426.Crew rating across all classes: 23, #39,746. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.