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Sailor · 2014–2025

Ben Richmond

diyc HandicapMelges 24College fleet racing

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Events
13

114 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 4 of 13

Podium rate
31%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 50%–59%, 314 boats)

Best class ranking
#650

Crew in Melges 24 · rating -96

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
George Haynie

Oct 2016 – Apr 2019 · 5 events

Nemesis
Travis Weisleder

1–36 head to head in 37 races

Best day
1 Feb 2014

6-1-2-4-1-1-4-2-1-2-4-1-3-2-4-3-4-3-2-2-3-2-4-3 · Harris Kempner

Signature result
1st of 40

2024 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup · Handicap · 13 Apr 2024

Partnerships · 23 sailors

  • George Haynie · Firewater · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 45 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−46 vs. without) · best 14th · Oct 2016 – Apr 2019
  • Gail Heausler · Firewater · Melges 24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 35 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 14th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2019
  • James Takacs · Firewater · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 14th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Michael Hull · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1), University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 46 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2014 – Mar 2014
  • Macasha Demarto · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2014 – Mar 2014
  • Ali Marnaro · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2014 – Mar 2014
  • William Pensyl · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2014 – Mar 2014
  • Matthew Greene · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2015 – Mar 2015
  • John O'Brien · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2015 – Mar 2015
  • Christian Koerwer · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 24 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2014 – Feb 2014

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

Rating history

-239-16206201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Apr 20252025 Tampa Bay Hospice CupBenJam'NHandicapSkipper23rd / 44
13 Apr 20242024 Tampa Bay Hospice CupBenJam'NHandicapSkipper1st / 40
22 Apr 20232023 Tampa Bay Hospice CupBen Jam'nHandicapSkipper1st / 25
27 Apr 20192019 Tampa Bay Hospice CupYes DearHandicapSkipper1st / 25
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekFirewaterMelges 24Other25th / 35
21 Apr 20182018 Tampa Bay Hospice CupOffKeyHandicapSkipper6th / 18
13 Apr 20182018 Sperry Charleston Race WeekFirewaterMelges 24Other23rd / 29
19 Jan 20182018 Melges 24 Midwinter and Tune UpFirewaterMelges 24Other14th / 17
21 Apr 20172017 Sperry Charleston Race WeekFirewaterMelges 24Spinnaker trimmer14th / 20
6 Oct 20162016 Melges 24 US National Championship presented by Line HonorsFirewaterMelges 24Other34th / 47
14 Mar 2015Eckerd InterconferenceUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 10
22 Mar 2014Freshman IcebreakerUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)4th / 8
1 Feb 2014Harris KempnerUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)College fleet racingB Crew1st / 9

Crew rating across all classes: 81, #30,205.Helm rating across all classes: -233, #79,720. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.