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Sailor · 2014–2026

Ben Hawkes

wimbleball lake sc HandicapOspreyPhantom

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Events
22

118 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 6 of 22

Podium rate
36%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 68%–74%, 646 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Simon Hawkes

5 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 36% win rate

Biggest lift
Simon Hawkes

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Simon Hawkes

Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 · 14 events

Best day
1 Jan 2017

1-1-7-1-1-8 · 2017 Weymouth Regatta

Signature result
1st of 54

2017 Wilkinson Sword Trophy · Handicap · 1 Jan 2017

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Simon Hawkes — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 14 events together · 36% win rate
  • Simon Hawkes · 1318, 1356, Boaty McBoatFace, Shippy Mc Ship Face · Handicap, Osprey 14events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 36% win rate · 22 of 72 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2019
  • Andy Couch · 1356, Boaty McBoatFace · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 9 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Sam Woolner · Shippy Mc-ship Face · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
  • Paul Birbexk · 1356 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Paul Birbeck · 1356 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

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

Rating history

-41-16920172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 2026Phantom Contender Open 2026NancyPhantomSkipper15th / 25
1 Jan 2026Steve Nicholson Memorial Trophy 2026 Single Handed Fleet1467HandicapSkipper9th / 15
1 Jan 20242015 RYA Youth Nationals203910ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper53rd / 65
1 Jan 2023Phantom Inlands 2023Floater mk2HandicapSkipper2nd / 28
1 Jan 20222022 International Contender Class North Sails National Championship2713HandicapSkipper11th / 34
1 Jan 20192019 Inland ChampionshipBoaty McBoatFaceHandicapSkipper1st / 12
1 Jan 20192019 Mounts Bay Open and Panmorra CupShippy Mc-ship FaceHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
1 Jan 20192019 Weymouth Dinghy RegattaShippy McShip FaceHandicapSkipper6th / 18
1 Jan 2019Wilkinson Sword 20191356HandicapSkipper10th / 56
1 Jan 20182018 Inland ChampionshipBoaty McBoatFaceHandicapSkipper1st / 12
1 Jan 20182018 National ChampionshipShippy Mc-ship FaceHandicapSkipper7th / 44
1 Jan 20182018 Southern Area ChampionshipShippy McShip FaceHandicapSkipper1st / 20
1 Jan 20182018 Weymouth Dinghy RegattaShippy Mc ShipfaceHandicapSkipper1st / 17
1 Jan 2018Wilkinson Sword 2018Shippy McShipfaceHandicapSkipper14th / 58
1 Jan 20172017 Poole Osprey Open MeetingShippy McShipfaceHandicapCrew8th / 16
1 Jan 20172017 UK National ChampionshipShippy Mc ShipfaceHandicapCrew10th / 37
1 Jan 20172017 Welsh & Midlands ChampionshipShippy McShip FaceHandicapCrew4th / 18
1 Jan 20172017 Weymouth Regatta1356OspreyCrew1st / 16
1 Jan 20172017 Wilkinson Sword Trophy1356HandicapCrew1st / 54
1 Jan 20162016 Osprey Inland ChampionshipTHE GOLDEN SNITCHOspreySkipper6th / 19
1 Jan 20162016 Osprey National ChampionshipsShippy Mc Ship FaceHandicapSkipper7th / 36
1 Jan 2014Wilkinson Sword 20141318HandicapSkipper40th / 56

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -35, #73,014.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 88. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.