Sailor · 2022–2026

John Bennett

Possibly the same person: John Stuart Bennett (2023, 1 events), John Bennett (2024, 1 events), John Bennett (2010, 2 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 32%
Best class ranking: #406

Biggest lift: John Burton
Longest-running crew: Craig Bennett
Nemesis: Ryan Davidson
Rival: William T Jones Jr
Best day: 26 Jul 2024
Signature result: 4th of 13

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Craig Bennett · Firebird · Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 26 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Oct 2025
John Burton · Firebird · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Oct 2024
Katie Freer · John Bennett · Y Flyer 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Jun 2026	JIYC Father's Day Open Regatta 2026 \| Jr. Grand Prix	John Bennett	Y Flyer	Skipper	5th / 9
17 Oct 2025	2025 Wild Oyster Regatta	Firebird	Lightning	Crew	15th / 16
26 Jul 2025	Invitational Regatta 2025	John Bennett	Y Flyer	Skipper	6th / 7
18 Oct 2024	2024 Wild Oyster Regatta	Firebird	Lightning	Crew	17th / 26
26 Jul 2024	2024 Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta	Firebird	Lightning	Crew	4th / 13
20 Jul 2024	2024 Charleston Yacht Club Open Regatta	Firebird	Lightning	Other	10th / 10
1 Jan 2023	2023 Lightning Frigid Digit	14657	Lightning	Skipper	11th / 17
14 Oct 2022	Wild Oyster Regatta 2022	Firebird	Lightning	Crew	24th / 26
29 Jul 2022	Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2022	Firebird	Lightning	Skipper	6th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	17 provisional	#42131 band 25312–56565	—
Lightning Crew	-35 provisional	#491 band 318–593	−8.7
Full-size sailing Helm	97 provisional	#36394 band 21432–55852	—
Lightning Helm	-37 provisional	#406 band 276–493	−8.7

1 more class, not yet ranked

Y Flyer · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating 39

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 34%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 31%

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	22%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
William T Jones Jr	26	11–15
Scott Harris	25	6–19
Ryan Hamm	21	13–8
Batton Kennon	21	10–11
Ryan Davidson	20	3–17
William McKenzie	20	14–6
Drew Lisicki	16	5–11
Leonard Krawcheck	16	6–10
Will Rucker	16	7–9
Clint Neuman	15	3–12
Jenna Probst	15	1–14
John Sawyer	14	6–8

Most-beaten opponent: William McKenzie (14–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	50%
2025	2	12%
2024	3	37%
2023	1	38%
2022	2	37%

Boats

Firebird · Lightning · 6 events · 2022–2025
John Bennett · Y Flyer · 2 events · 2025–2026
14657 · Lightning · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Charleston, SC · 7 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Severn Sailing Association · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 17, #42,131.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 97, #36,394. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.