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Sailor · 2014–2026

Ben McGrane

netley sc HandicapMerlin Rocket505

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Events
45

207 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 8 of 45

Podium rate
36%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
87%

of boats faced (range 85%–88%, 2,034 boats)

Best class ranking
#51

Helm in Merlin Rocket · rating 157

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Russell Clark

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Russell Clark

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Roz McGrane

Jan 2018 – Jan 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Roger Gilbert

8–22 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Ian Pinnell

16–18 in 34 races

Best day
1 Jan 2026

2-26-10-10-3-9-5-7-2-1 · Mirror week 2026

Signature result
1st of 75

505 European Championship 2019 · 505 · 7 Aug 2019

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Russell Clark — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Roz McGrane · 3739, Dory · Fast, Handicap, Merlin Rocket 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 28 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2026
  • James Ross · 9039, Beastly Whizzer · 505, Handicap 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 3 of 46 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Roger Gilbert · 9215, Harken · 505, Handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 43 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Russell Clark · 4002, Hyde Sails · Flying Fifteen, Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 22 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
  • Jamie Stewart · Hydrated · Flying Fifteen 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Evie McGrane · 71038 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Simon Potts · 9285 · Fast 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Oliver Wells · Eat, Sleep,J,Repeat · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • Olivier Vidal · 757 · B14 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
  • Simon Russell · Sportsboatworld · SB20 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

0267534201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026505 Class Pre-World Regatta and UK National Championships9039HandicapSkipper11th / 82
1 Jan 2026505 Class Worlds Championships9039HandicapSkipper23rd / 90
1 Jan 2026HISC SPW SUNDAY WINTER SERIES9285FastCrew1st / 6
1 Jan 2026June Pennant9039505Skipper1st / 6
1 Jan 2026MIRROR OPEN71038HandicapSkipper10th / 23
1 Jan 2026Mirror week 2026AnnabermudaCrew2nd / 73
1 Jan 2026No Slow Fleet Race 13739FastSkipper8th / 26
1 Jan 2026No Slow Fleet Race 1 2 3 4 9 & 103739FastSkipper11th / 34
1 Jan 2026Rooster 2026 Flying Fifteen, Fireball, 505 & Merlin Open Meeting9039505Skipper6th / 20
1 Jan 2026TIGER TROPHY 20269039HandicapSkipper19th / 98
1 Jan 20252023 Contender, Fireball & 505 Open9215505Crew4th / 7
1 Jan 20252025 Open Regatta including Fireball + 5059039505Skipper6th / 14
1 Jan 2025Mirror National Championships 202571038HandicapSkipper1st / 53
1 Jan 2025Results as of 12:34 on August 21, 2025Hyde SailsHandicapSkipper3rd / 82
1 Jan 2025Results as of 9:48 on August 15, 2025Hyde SailsHandicapSkipper1st / 65
1 Jan 2025Snowflake Series 20251319FastSkipper25th / 31
1 Jan 2025TIGER TROPHY 20259039HandicapSkipper6th / 109
1 Jan 20242024 Saturday Spring F15Scott DawsonF15 FleetSkipper28th / 33
1 Jan 20242024 Saturday Summer F15Scott DawsonF15 FleetSkipper30th / 35
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen Southern Championships 20244002Flying FifteenSkipper1st / 57
1 Jan 2024ResultsBeastly WhizzerHandicapSkipper2nd / 45
1 Jan 2024Willowbrook Organic Island Farm Flying Fifteen British Isles Championships 2024HydratedFlying FifteenSkipper2nd / 41
1 Jan 2024Willowbrook Organic Island Farm Flying Fifteen British Isles Championships 2024HydratedFlying FifteenSkipper3rd / 41
1 Jan 20232023 Contender, Fireball & 505 Open9215505Crew4th / 7
1 Jan 20232023 Wednesday Autumn F154002F15 FleetSkipper18th / 25

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 534, #2,170.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 472, #2,323. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.