Skip to content

Sailor · 2007–2018

Heidi Benjamin

seawanhaka corinthian noroton yc s IRC handicapHandicapPHRF handicap

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
123

472 races · 229 race wins

Win rate
53%

53% win rate · 65 of 123

Podium rate
87%

107 top-three finishes

Typically beats
81%

of boats faced (range 78%–83%, 696 boats)

Best class ranking
#14

Helm in TP52 · rating 210

Longest win streak
17

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chris Williams

9 wins · 11 podiums in 12 events together · 75% win rate

Best trio
Chris Williams & Steve Benjamin

8 wins · 10 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Doug Carey

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steve Benjamin

Sep 2007 – Dec 2018 · 121 events

Nemesis
Jim Swartz

7–26 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Austin Fragomen

32–43 in 75 races

Best day
13 Jul 2016

3-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-1-3-3 · NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap

Signature result
1st of 14

2014 Ida Lewis Distance Race · IRC handicap · 15 Aug 2014

Partnerships · 45 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Williams — 9 wins · 11 podiums in 12 events together · 75% win rate
  • Steve Benjamin · After Midnight, High Noon, Ice Fire, Robotic Oncology · CTM 41, Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 121events 65 wins together · 106 podiums · 54% win rate · 229 of 470 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2007 – Dec 2018
  • Robbie Kane · Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 15events 10 wins together · 13 podiums · 67% win rate · 30 of 60 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Nov 2018
  • Ben Quatromoni · Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 15events 10 wins together · 13 podiums · 67% win rate · 30 of 60 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Nov 2018
  • Chris Williams · Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 12events 9 wins together · 11 podiums · 75% win rate · 28 of 47 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2018
  • Matt Reynolds · Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 10events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 60% win rate · 19 of 48 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Mar 2016
  • Sam Hallowell · Spookie, SPOOKIE · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 8events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 63% win rate · 10 of 17 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Nov 2018
  • Charlie McHugh · Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 8events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 63% win rate · 17 of 40 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Aug 2016
  • Chris Kam · Spookie · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 8events 6 wins together · 7 podiums · 75% win rate · 22 of 28 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Nov 2018
  • Jesse Fielding · Spookie, SPOOKIE · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 7events 6 wins together · 6 podiums · 86% win rate · 13 of 14 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Nov 2018
  • Jeremy Wilmot · Spookie, SPOOKIE · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 7events 6 wins together · 6 podiums · 86% win rate · 13 of 14 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Nov 2018

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

Rating history

0246491200820102012201420162018Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 123

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Dec 20182018 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceSpookieIRC handicapOther3rd / 6
15 Nov 20182018 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceSpookieORC handicapOther6th / 6
31 Aug 20182018 Vineyard RaceSpookieIRC handicapHelm1st / 4
22 Jul 20182018 NYYC Queen's CupSpookieIRC handicapOther9th / 22
18 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexSPOOKIE.TP52Skipper2nd / 4
18 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexSpookieTP52Other1st / 4
9 Jun 2018164th NYYC Annual RegattaSpookieTP52Other1st / 4
8 Jun 2018164th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)SpookieTP52Skipper1st / 4
25 May 20182018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceSpookieIRC handicapHelm1st / 3
13 Apr 20182018 Sperry Charleston Race WeekSpookieORC handicapOther1st / 4
14 Feb 20182018 Miami to Havana RaceSpookieIRC handicapSkipper1st / 3
10 Jan 20182018 Lauderdale to Key West RaceSpookieIRC handicapOther3rd / 7
1 Dec 20172017 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceSpookieIRC handicapOther2nd / 7
1 Sep 20172017 Vineyard RaceSpookieIRC handicapOther1st / 4
22 Jul 20172017 'ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACESPOOKIEPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 12
20 Jul 20172017 'RTB - FridaySPOOKIEPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
20 Jul 20172017 'RTB - ThursdaySPOOKIEPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
20 Jul 20172017 'Round-the-Buoy RacesSPOOKIEPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
16 Jul 20172017 NYYC Queen's CupSpookieIRC handicapOther3rd / 13
12 Jul 20172017 Swan 42 U.S. Nationals / IRC East Coast ChampionshipSpookieTP52Other2nd / 2
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekSpookieTP52Skipper1st / 2
9 Jun 2017163rd NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)SpookieIRC handicapSkipper2nd / 5
9 Jun 2017163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexSpookieTP52Other1st / 4
26 May 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceSpookieIRC handicapOther1st / 5
19 Aug 20162016 Ida Lewis Distance RaceSpookieIRC handicapSkipper1st / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 414, #4,559. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.