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Sailor · 2011–2026

Dawson Hodgson

wickford mudheads PHRF handicapHandicapEtchells

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Events
65

246 races · 47 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 12 of 65

Podium rate
46%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 53%–57%, 1,588 boats)

Best class ranking
#1067

Helm in Etchells · rating -151

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ben Hodgson

12 wins · 26 podiums in 39 events together · 31% win rate

Best trio
Ike Bowen & Clay Slaughter

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ben Hodgson

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ben Hodgson

Sep 2016 – Sep 2026 · 39 events

Nemesis
Ian McNeice

3–42 head to head in 45 races

Rival
Gregory Fowlkes

12–12 in 25 races

Best day
31 May 2017

1-1-1-1-1 · Wednesday Night Solstice Series

Signature result
1st of 31

Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 Racing · Handicap · 12 May 2026

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ben Hodgson — 12 wins · 26 podiums in 39 events together · 31% win rate
  • Ben Hodgson · 1094, Grimace, GRIMACE · Etchells, Handicap, PHRF handicap 39events 12 wins together · 26 podiums · 31% win rate · 47 of 147 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2026
  • Kristina Berglund · Grimace, GRIMACE · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 12 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Sep 2023
  • Ike Bowen · Grimace, GRIMACE · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 3 of 11 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Sep 2023
  • Clay Slaughter · Grimace, GRIMACE · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Sharon Bourke · John Deere · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−51 vs. without) · best 39th · Jan 2011 – Feb 2011
  • Anthony Champalimaud · GRIMACE · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Winfield Hodgson · Grimace, GRIMACE · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Richard Heywood · Grimace · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2019 – May 2019
  • Samantha Hamilton · GRIMACE · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
  • Isaac Bowen · Grimace · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2019 – May 2019

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

Rating history

-135-1710120122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 65

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Sep 20262026 99th CYC Around the Island RaceGRIMACEPHRF handicapHelm3rd / 9
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual Regatta Friday Around the Island RaceGrimace - Friday OnlyPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 14
12 May 2026Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 RacingGrimaceHandicapSkipper1st / 31
11 Nov 20252025/26 Fleet 413 Frostbite SeriesDawson HodgsonILCA (rig not given)Skipper47th / 71
31 Aug 20252025 98th CYC Around the Island RaceGrimacePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 10
17 Jun 2025Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 RacingGrimaceHandicapSkipper16th / 25
13 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual Regatta - Around-the-Island RaceGrimace (Friday only)PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 15
13 May 2025Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 RacingGrimaceHandicapSkipper23rd / 28
13 May 2025Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 RacingGrimaceHandicapSkipper2nd / 30
1 Sep 20242024 97th CYC Around the Island RaceGRIMACEPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
18 Jun 2024Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 RacingGrimaceHandicapSkipper3rd / 27
30 Sep 20232023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaGRIMACEPHRF handicapOther1st / 13
10 Sep 2023Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 RacingGrimaceHandicapSkipper12th / 35
3 Sep 20232023 96th - Around the Island RaceGRIMACEPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
1 Jul 20231st Annual - Rhody RegattaGRIMACEPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
30 Jun 2023Saturday One Design 2023 (Circle One)MEDOUIEIndianSkipper14th / 16
13 Jun 2023JYC Tuesday Night RacingGrimaceHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaGRIMACEPHRF handicapOther9th / 16
9 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)GRIMACEPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 14
9 May 2023Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 RacingGrimaceHandicapSkipper1st / 30
11 Sep 20222022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaGrimacePHRF handicapHelm1st / 11
4 Sep 20222022 95th - Around the Island RaceGRIMACEPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
13 Jul 20222022 Dog Days Series- 7/13/2022GRIMACEHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
17 Jun 2022Saturday One Design 2022 (Circle One)MedouieIndianSkipper6th / 14
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaGRIMACEPHRF handicapOther2nd / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -17, #60,005.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 101. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.