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Sailor · 2008–2026

Ben Greenfield

boston university College fleet racing505PHRF handicap

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Events
66

1,014 races · 74 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 6 of 66

Podium rate
23%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (90%: 58%–63%, 1,010 boats)

Best class ranking
#522

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 509

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elizabeth Santovasi

3 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate

Best trio
Fiona Gordon & Elizabeth Santovasi

3 wins · 3 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Brooke Assad

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Joseph Ballow

Oct 2010 – Jun 2024 · 8 events

Nemesis
Cy Thompson

40–158 head to head in 200 races

Rival
Samuel Ingham

188–223 in 413 races

Best day
2 Apr 2011

3-11-5-1-6-1-2-2-3-3-1-5-1-3-5-2-7-2-8-3-2-1-1-5-1-1-1-3 · BU Trophy · about 1 in 38,241,675,472 by chance

Signature result
1st of 19

2011 Buzzards Bay Regatta · V15 · 5 Aug 2011

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Elizabeth Santovasi — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate
  • Fiona Gordon · Boston University (Terriers), Kismet · College fleet racing, Handicap 21events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 40 of 642 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Mar 2015
  • Daniel Perkins · Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing 15events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 25 of 474 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2008 – Apr 2011
  • Elizabeth Santovasi · Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing 13events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 23% win rate · 22 of 434 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2008 – Apr 2011
  • Paul Hamilton · Entropy · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Jun 2024
  • Matt Johnson · Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 215 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – Apr 2011
  • Joseph Ballow · Boston University (Terriers), Entropy · College fleet racing, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 71 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2010 – Jun 2024
  • Patricia Young · Entropy · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 21 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Jun 2024
  • Max Tringale · Entropy, Rikki · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2015 – May 2022
  • Rebecca Bar · Boston University (Terriers) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 16 of 164 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2009 – Sep 2010
  • Henry Little · Entropy, Miracle · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 25 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

-28259546200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 66

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipYMOIC37Tactician29th / 34
11 Oct 2025US Match Racing National Championship 2025Pearson PottsMatch racingCrew1st / 2
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipRima37IC37Main Trimmer18th / 26
12 Jul 20252025 Newport Regatta8851505Co-Skipper2nd / 8
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaRima37IC37Headsail Trimmer6th / 23
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexYoung Members OnlyIC37Other14th / 17
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaYoung Members OnlyIC37Other4th / 17
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaEntropyORC handicapOther2nd / 12
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleEntropyORC handicapTactician3rd / 10
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceEntropyORC handicapOther4th / 11
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleEntropyORC handicapTactician7th / 13
12 Sep 20202020 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaEntropyPHRF handicapTactician4th / 10
30 Aug 20192019 Vineyard RaceRikkiIRC handicapNavigator5th / 6
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaNone505Other7th / 9
7 Jun 20192019 Annapolis - Newport RaceRikkiORC handicapNavigator5th / 7
17 Aug 20182018 Ida Lewis Distance RaceMiraclePHRF handicapOther4th / 13
7 Jul 20182018 Newport RegattaGBR 8708505Other6th / 9
18 Aug 20172017 Ida Lewis Distance RaceEntropyIRC handicapTactician4th / 10
7 Jul 20172017 Newport RegattaGBR 8708505Other4th / 5
21 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekMiraclePHRF handicapOther7th / 13
16 Sep 20162016 International 5O5 East Coast ChampionshipUSA8767505Other12th / 34
10 Oct 201512th Annual American Yacht Club High Performance Dinghy Open presented by HeinekenUSA8852505Other2nd / 13
4 Sep 20152015 Vineyard RaceMiraclePHRF handicapNavigator1st / 5
7 Aug 20152015 Buzzards Bay Regatta - OneDesign8808505Skipper7th / 11
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIMiraclePHRF handicapOther4th / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 244 (±117), #14,296.Crew rating across all classes: 334 (±160), #5,996. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.