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Sailor · 2011–2026

Ben duPont

ayc J/105IC37Laser

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Events
61

254 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 7 of 61

Podium rate
39%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 63%–68%, 1,014 boats)

Best class ranking
#21

Helm in J/105 · rating 469

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Casey Firth

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sara Morgan Watters

Jul 2018 – Oct 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Cedric Lewis

35–73 head to head in 108 races

Rival
Carl Gitchell

84–60 in 146 races

Best day
23 Oct 2022

2-4-2-3 · 2022 J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship

Signature result
1st of 19

2011 The Philadelphia Cup Regatta · Laser · 1 Oct 2011

Partnerships · 37 sailors

  • Paul Murphy · Ctrl Alt Del, Warbride, WarBride · IC37, J/105 13events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 80 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – May 2026
  • Michael Lerner · Ctrl Alt Del, Warbride, WarBride · IC37, J/105 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 67 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – May 2025
  • Sara Morgan Watters · Ctrl Alt Del, Warbride, WarBride · IC37, J/105 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 59 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026
  • Casey Firth · Warbride, WarBride · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 42 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – May 2026
  • Jill Bradley · Ctrl Alt Del, WarBride · IC37, J/105 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2026
  • Dirk Schwenk · Ctrl Alt Del, Warbride, WarBride · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – May 2024
  • John Meiser · Ctrl Alt Del, Warbride · IC37, J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 11th · Oct 2020 – Oct 2021
  • Chip Carr · Warbride, WarBride · IC37, J/105 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 35 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – May 2026
  • Heather Shaver · Warbride, WarBride · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−65 vs. without) · best 12th · Jul 2018 – Oct 2021
  • David Flynn · Warbride, WarBride · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−64 vs. without) · best 15th · Jul 2021 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

023847620122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 61

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipWarBrideIC37Other19th / 20
3 Oct 20262026 AYC Fall SeriesWarbrideJ/105Boat Captain3rd / 19
20 Jun 20262026 One-Design ClassicWarbrideJ/105Captain3rd / 14
13 Jun 20262026 Maryland Cures Cancer RegattaWarbrideJ/105Boat Captain1st / 11
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisWarbrideJ/105Skipper6th / 23
25 Apr 20262026 AYC Spring One Design RegattaWarbrideJ/105Skipper6th / 13
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Brawl & J/105 InvitationalWarbrideJ/105Skipper8th / 16
18 Oct 20252025 J/105 Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipWarbrideJ/105Skipper5th / 20
27 Sep 20252025 AYC Fall SeriesWarbrideJ/105Skipper1st / 18
30 Aug 20252025 Labor Day RegattaWarbrideJ/105Skipper1st / 13
26 Jul 20252025 AYC Annual RegattaWarbrideJ/105Skipper1st / 15
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisWarbrideJ/105Skipper2nd / 22
26 Apr 20252025 AYC Spring One Design RegattaWarbrideJ/105Skipper4th / 11
19 Oct 20242024 J/105 Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipWarBrideJ/105Other14th / 18
28 Sep 20242024 AYC Fall Series - Lippincott Memorial Star Class RegattaWarBrideJ/105Other9th / 19
22 Jun 20242024 One-Design ClassicWarBrideJ/105Other3rd / 7
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisWarBrideJ/105Other5th / 24
27 Apr 20242024 AYC Spring One Design RegattaWarBrideJ/105Other7th / 15
21 Oct 20232023 J/105 Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipWarBrideJ/105Other1st / 13
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipWarbrideJ/105Skipper4th / 31
17 Jun 20232023 One-Design ClassicWarBrideJ/105Other3rd / 9
5 May 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisWarbrideJ/105Helm8th / 22
29 Apr 20232023 AYC Spring One Design RegattaWarbrideJ/105Other7th / 13
23 Oct 20222022 J/105 Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipWarbrideJ/105Other2nd / 24
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisCtrl Alt DelJ/105Other9th / 22

Helm rating across all classes: 402, #4,776. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.