Sailor · 2016–2025

Ben Leigh-Smith

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 22%
Typically beats: 41%
Best class ranking: #322
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Jeanne-Claude Strong
Rival: Matthew Ramaley
Best day: 10 Nov 2019
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Jabin Crisp · 1165, Moneyshot, WOLFPACK · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2016 – Jan 2025
Grant Meredith · WOLFPACK · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2016 – Jan 2017
Phil Kellond-Knight · 1165, WOLFPACK · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Nov 2019
Zac Crisp · 1165, WOLFPACK · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Nov 2019
Ben Kelly · 1165 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Andrew HIBBERT · Moneyshot · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
Alex Toomey · 1165 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Josh Torpy · WOLFPACK · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Jacob Restall Jabin Crisp · Ben Leigh-Smith · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jan 2025	2025 Etchells World Championship	Moneyshot	Etchells	Skipper	33rd / 46
28 May 2022	2022 Etchells Australasian Championship	FAIR DINKUM	Etchells	Skipper	5th / 14
4 Dec 2021	2021 Etchells QLD State Championship	AUS1347	Etchells	Skipper	1st / 7
1 Jan 2020	2020 Etchells QLD State Championship	Ben Leigh-Smith	Etchells	Skipper	6th / 15
9 Nov 2019	2019 Etchells QLD State Championship	1165	Etchells	Skipper	2nd / 13
1 Jan 2019	2019 Etchells Australasian Championship	1165	Etchells	Skipper	22nd / 30
1 Jan 2018	2018 Etchells Australasian Championship	WOLFPACK	Etchells	Skipper	34th / 44
1 Jan 2017	2017 Etchells Australasian Championship	WOLFPACK	Etchells	Skipper	23rd / 38
1 Oct 2016	2016 Etchells QLD State Championship	WOLFPACK	Etchells	Skipper	11th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	152 provisional	#25228 band 13897–42796	—
Etchells Helm	136 provisional	#322 band 182–579	−2.5

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	9 events	1 wins	beats 54%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	46%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	30%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Conde	41	12–28
Jeanne-Claude Strong	41	7–34
Greg Forgan-Smith	35	32–3
Peter McNeill	30	7–23
Steve Billingham	30	8–22
Dave Dunn	30	7–22
Lincoln Fraser	28	7–21
Matthew Ramaley	27	13–14
Bradley Ginnivan	27	15–12
Todd Anderson	26	16–10
Peter Merrington	23	3–20
Graeme Taylor	23	2–21

Most-beaten opponent: Greg Forgan-Smith (32–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	29%
2022	1	0	69%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	1	0	64%
2019	2	0	60%
2018	1	0	23%
2017	1	0	41%
2016	1	0	41%

Boats

WOLFPACK · Etchells · 3 events · 2016–2018
1165 · Etchells · 2 events · 2019
Moneyshot · Etchells · 1 events · 2025
FAIR DINKUM · Etchells · 1 events · 2022
AUS1347 · Etchells · 1 events · 2021
Ben Leigh-Smith · Etchells · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Mooloolaba Yacht Club · 3 events
Southport Yacht Club · 3 events
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron · 2 events
Brighton, Victoria, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 152, #25,228. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.