Sailor · 2009–2025

Benjamin Schwartz

Melges 32 J/80 IRC handicap

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events: 16
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 72%
Best class ranking: #11
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: George Atwood
Nemesis: Glenn Darden
Rival: John Kilroy
Best day: 28 Sep 2012
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 24 sailors

George Peet · Pisces · Melges 20, Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 32 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2011 – Feb 2016
George Atwood · Lucky Frog, Pisces · J/80, Melges 32 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 37 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2010 – Feb 2016
Leonard Legrand · SODEBO ULTIM 3 · Handicap, ULTIM 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Scott Nixon · Lucky Frog, Pisces · J/80, Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2010 – Jun 2011
Thomas Coville · SODEBO ULTIM 3 · Handicap, ULTIM 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Guillaume Pirouelle · SODEBO ULTIM 3 · Handicap, ULTIM 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Matt Pistay · Pisces · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2011 – Sep 2012
Nico Troussel · SODEBO ULTIM 3 · Handicap, ULTIM 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Alex Clegg · Pisces · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
David Joinnides · Lucky Frog · J/80 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2010 – Oct 2010

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

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Jul 2025	Rolex Fastnet Race	SODEBO ULTIM 3	ULTIM	Crew	4th / 4
26 Jul 2025	Rolex Fastnet Race	SODEBO ULTIM 3	Handicap	Crew	7th / 33
12 Aug 2018	Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2018	El Velosolex Sl Energies Group	IRC handicap	Owner	1st / 11
13 Jul 2018	Cowes Dinard St Malo Race 2018	El Velosolex Sl Energies Group	IRC handicap	Skipper	9th / 21
11 Feb 2016	2016 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Pisces	Melges 32	Helm	2nd / 13
12 Dec 2014	2014/2015 International Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 1	Pisces	Melges 20	Helm	26th / 31
27 Sep 2012	2012 Melges 32 World Championship	Pisces	Melges 32	Other	4th / 33
27 Jul 2012	2012 Melges 32 US National Championship	Pisces	Melges 32	Other	5th / 25
19 Jul 2012	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART III - One-Design and Handicap	Pisces	Melges 32	Other	1st / 6
16 Jan 2012	Quantum Key West Race Week 2012	Pisces	Melges 32	Other	2nd / 19
2 Dec 2011	2011 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Pisces	Melges 32	Other	7th / 18
29 Jul 2011	2011 Melges 32 North American Championship	Pisces	Melges 32	Other	8th / 15
10 Jun 2011	2011 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship	Pisces	Melges 32	Other	4th / 12
5 Oct 2010	2010 J 80 World Championship	Lucky Frog	J/80	Other	6th / 61
21 Oct 2009	J/80 North American Championship	Lucky Frog	J/80	Skipper	16th / 26
17 Apr 2009	2009 Charleston Race Week	Lucky Frog	J/80	Skipper	3rd / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	341 provisional	#7722 band 4134–13654	—
Melges 32 Helm	275 provisional	#11 band 1–28	+11.4
J/80 Helm	117 provisional	#158 band 88–239	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 20 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -65
Full-size sailing · Crew · 1 race, 2 events · rating -28
ULTIM · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -33

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	14 events	2 wins	beats 74%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 41%

Positions: Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	−14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	67%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Taylor	54	36–18
Mark Plaxton	52	34–18
Steve Rhyne	52	40–12
Phil Lotz	44	33–11
Steve Howe	44	17–27
Malcolm Gefter	44	40–4
Jason Carroll	41	16–25
Alexis Michas	39	30–9
Joel Ronning	36	28–8
John Kilroy	35	17–18
Dalton DeVos	34	19–15
Alec Cutler	34	21–13

Most-beaten opponent: Malcolm Gefter (40–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	41%
2018	2	1	80%
2016	1	0	92%
2014	1	0	17%
2012	4	1	92%
2011	3	0	63%
2010	1	0	92%
2009	2	0	58%

Boats

Pisces · Melges 32, Melges 20 · 9 events · 2011–2016
Lucky Frog · J/80 · 3 events · 2009–2010
SODEBO ULTIM 3 · ULTIM, Handicap · 2 events · 2025
El Velosolex Sl Energies Group · IRC handicap · 2 events · 2018

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 5 events
Unknown · 3 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 2 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Lakewood Yacht Club · 1 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 341, #7,722.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -28. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.