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Sailor · 2023–2026

Ben Crafoord

cyca Match racingIRC handicap

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Events
19

96 races · 59 race wins

Win rate
42%

42% win rate · 8 of 19

Podium rate
90%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 53%–64%, 221 boats)

Best class ranking
#64

Helm in Match racing · rating 225

Longest win streak
12

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nick Drummond

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Signature result
3rd of 78

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2024

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nick Drummond — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Nick Drummond · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Youth) · Match racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 23 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Chelsea Williams · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Youth) · Match racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 19 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−58 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Carl Crafoord · Unicoin, Wild Thing 100 · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Dec 2024 – Dec 2025
  • Charlie Watts · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Unicoin · IRC handicap, Match racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 6 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Adrian Dunphy · Unicoin · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Rhyce Layton · Wild Thing 100 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Dec 2024 – Dec 2024
  • Georgia Wharington · Wild Thing 100 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Dec 2024 – Dec 2024
  • David Turton · Wild Thing 100 · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Dec 2024 – Dec 2024
  • Aaron Polkinghorne · Unicoin · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 77th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Sam Ezra · Cruising Yacht Club of Australia · Match racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

-1140281202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026OCIUS NSW Youth Match Racing Championships 2026Ben CrafoordMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
16 Feb 2026Hardy Cup Match Racing Regatta 2026Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingCrew1st / 2
20 Jan 2026Helly Hansen International 2026Ben CrafoordMatch racingSkipper1st / 4
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025UnicoinIRC handicapCrew77th / 103
20 Nov 2025Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship 2025CYCAMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
24 Oct 2025Australian Open & Youth Championships 2025Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Youth)Match racingSkipper2nd / 2
30 Aug 2025NSW Youth Match Racing Championships 2025Ben CrafoordMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
12 Jul 2025CYCA John Piper Regatta 2025Ben CrafoordMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
28 Jun 2025CYCA Match Cup 2025Ben CrafoordMatch racingSkipper1st / 5
7 Mar 2025CentrePort Youth International 2025CYCAMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
27 Feb 2025Toyota Youth International Match Racing Cup 2025Ben CrafoordMatch racingSkipper3rd / 7
17 Feb 2025Hardy Cup Match Racing Regatta 2025Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
21 Jan 2025Helly Hansen International 2025Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper4th / 6
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024Wild Thing 100IRC handicapCrew3rd / 78
19 Nov 2024Harken International Youth Championship 2024Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaMatch racingSkipper1st / 2
31 Aug 2024John Piper Regatta 2024Ben CrafoordMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
13 Jul 2024NSW Youth Championships 2024Ben CrafoordMatch racingSkipper2nd / 2
29 Jun 2024CYCA Match Cup 2024CYCAMatch racingSkipper2nd / 7
15 Jul 2023CYCA John Piper Regatta 2023CYCAMatch racingSkipper3rd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 281, #11,326.Crew rating across all classes: 144. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.