Sailor · 2013–2026

Ben Heins

chicago yacht club PHRF handicap ORC handicap Sonar

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Events: 14
Win rate: 57%
Podium rate: 71%
Typically beats: 83%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: David Bull
Best trio: Jerry Miarecki & David Bull
Biggest lift: David Bull
Longest-running crew: Greg Miarecki
Best day: 22 Aug 2020
Signature result: 1st of 17

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: David Bull — 5 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 100% win rate

Greg Miarecki · Providence · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Sonar 14events 8 wins together · 10 podiums · 57% win rate · 11 of 23 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2026
Doug Bening · Providence · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Sonar 13events 7 wins together · 9 podiums · 54% win rate · 10 of 22 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2026
Jerry Miarecki · Providence · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 7 wins together · 9 podiums · 58% win rate · 8 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2026
Jeff McClimans · Providence · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 7 wins together · 9 podiums · 58% win rate · 8 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2026
Jim Sheldon · Providence · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Sonar 8events 6 wins together · 7 podiums · 75% win rate · 6 of 10 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2022
Liam McClimans · Providence · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 3 of 9 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2026
David Bull · Providence · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 100% win rate · 5 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019
Randy Landsberg · Providence · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2015
Nicholas Olson · Providence · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
John Zienda · Providence · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	2026 CYC Verve Cup Offshore	Providence	PHRF handicap	Crew	4th / 7
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Providence	PHRF handicap	Mast	5th / 12
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Providence	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 5
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Providence	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 5
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Providence	PHRF handicap	Mast	1st / 6
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Providence	PHRF handicap	Mast	2nd / 9
22 Aug 2020	2020 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Providence	Sonar	Mast	1st / 9
18 Jul 2020	Red Horse Regatta	Providence	Sonar	Other	6th / 7
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Providence	ORC handicap	Bow	1st / 9
30 Jun 2017	2017 Chicago to Michigan City to Chicago - CASRA	Providence	PHRF handicap	Mast	1st / 3
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Providence	ORC handicap	Mast	2nd / 15
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Providence	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 5
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Providence	PHRF handicap	Mast	1st / 16
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Providence	ORC handicap	Mast	1st / 17

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	225 provisional	#12943 band 6625–23775	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Sonar · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating 101

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	14 events	8 wins	beats 79%

Positions: Mast (8) · Bow (4)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−42 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	75%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	57%
2023	2	1	50%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	1	0	88%
2020	2	1	58%
2019	1	1	100%
2017	2	1	96%
2015	1	1	100%
2014	1	1	100%
2013	1	1	100%

Boats

Providence · PHRF handicap, Sonar, ORC handicap · 14 events · 2013–2026

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 12 events
Chicago Yacht Club · 1 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 225, #12,943. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.