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Sailor · 2014–2026

Ben Knights

hunts sc bssc HandicapTopperILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
30

87 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 8 of 30

Podium rate
57%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 70%–76%, 609 boats)

Best class ranking
#37

Helm in Topper · rating 149

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Bill Knights

Jan 2014 – Jan 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Tim Andrews

4–26 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Andrew Williams

11–16 in 27 races

Best day
1 Jan 2023

14-18-4-3-9-3-12-5-4-2 · Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week

Signature result
1st of 31

Brancaster Week 2017 · Topper · 1 Jan 2017

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Bill Knights · 2724, 823, Bill Knights · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2014 – Jan 2026
  • Kara Kemp · 2937 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
  • Katarina Kemp · 4585 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

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

Rating history

-35117269201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Sea Fleets Sailing Week823HandicapCrew10th / 18
1 Jan 2024Club Cups2724HandicapCrew5th / 17
1 Jan 2024Idler Bowl2724HandicapCrew8th / 11
1 Jan 20232000 Under 25 20222724HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week2724HandicapCrew3rd / 53
1 Jan 2023Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club Sailing Week2724HandicapCrew3rd / 13
1 Jan 20222022 Typhoon Trophy Series204031HandicapSkipper10th / 44
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Sea Fleet Overall204031HandicapSkipper15th / 53
1 Jan 2022BSSC Sailing Week Sea Fleets204031ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 17
1 Jan 2022Collins Cup Pursuit204031HandicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2022Golden Jubilee2724HandicapSkipper3rd / 11
1 Jan 2022Platinum Jubilee RaceBKHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Jan 2022RNLI PennantBKHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
1 Jan 2021Borthwick TrophynnHandicapSkipper8th / 8
1 Jan 2021Junior Air AmbulancennHandicapSkipper1st / 15
1 Jan 2021Junior Jamieson CupnnHandicapSkipper1st / 10
1 Jan 2021Junior Shipwrecked MarinersnnHandicapSkipper1st / 16
1 Jan 2020Covid Handicap152816HandicapSkipper6th / 28
1 Jan 2019Brancaster Week 20194585HandicapSkipper3rd / 25
1 Jan 2019Junior Shipwrecked Mariners47796HandicapSkipper7th / 8
1 Jan 2019Junior Whitsun Series47796HandicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Jan 2018Brancaster Week 2018 Harbour Fleets2937HandicapSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2018Junior Topper and Laser Trophies46439TopperSkipper2nd / 23
1 Jan 2018Results as of 16:26 on May 7, 20185766HandicapSkipper32nd / 75
1 Jan 2017Brancaster Week 201746919TopperSkipper1st / 31

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 230, #19,037.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 166, #20,278. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.