Sailor · 2016–2025

Lowell Potiker

sdyc Handicap PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 26%

Most successful partnership: Rob Harring
Biggest lift: David Levy
Nemesis: John Downing
Best day: 4 May 2017
Signature result: 2nd of 7

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rob Harring — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Rob Harring · Impulse, Resilience, Runaway · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2016 – Jul 2019
Peter Frost · First Wave, Runaway · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Feb 2025
Steve Malowney · First Wave, Runaway · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Feb 2025
David Levy · Runaway · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2018 – Mar 2020
Steve Steinberg · Runaway · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2018 – Feb 2020
Stephen Skinner · First Wave, Runaway · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Feb 2025
Lake Rickolt · First Wave, Runaway · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Feb 2025
David Normandin · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2020 – Mar 2020
Alicia Dominguez · Runaway · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2020
Dan Friedman · Runaway · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2020 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Feb 2025	2025 Islands Race	First Wave	ORC handicap	Owner	6th / 8
26 Apr 2024	2024 Newport Ensenada - SHADOW SCORING	First Wave	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 12
26 Apr 2024	76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race	FIRST WAVE	ORC handicap	Skipper	16th / 21
26 Apr 2024	76th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race	FIRST WAVE	PHRF handicap	Skipper	63rd / 76
5 Mar 2020	2020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Runaway	ORC handicap	Other	7th / 7
21 Feb 2020	2020 Islands Race	Runaway	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 4
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Runaway	Handicap	Owner	3rd / 3
22 May 2019	2019 CRA Beer Can Series	Impulse	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 6
23 May 2018	2018 CRA Beer Can Series	Impulse	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 3
14 Feb 2018	2018 Miami to Havana Race	Runaway	PHRF handicap	Captain	1st / 3
28 Oct 2017	CRA Halloween Regatta sponsored by Ullman Sails	Impulse	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
24 May 2017	2017 CRA Beer Can Series	Precepts 2.4	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 12
30 Apr 2017	2017 Antigua Sailing Week	Grande Plaisance	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
15 Jan 2017	2017 Cabrillo Ocean Series	Sereine	PHRF handicap	Skipper	9th / 9
25 May 2016	2016 CRA Beer Can Series	Resilience	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 16
29 Jan 2016	The Border Run : 2016 San Diego Course	Sereine	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
1 Jan 2016	2016 Long Point Race Week	Sereine	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 5
1 Jan 2016	2016 Long Point Race Week	Sereine	Handicap	Skipper	21st / 39

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-140 provisional	#79979 band 68664–86293	—

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	18 events	1 wins	beats 28%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Owner (2) · Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	32%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Downing	12	3–9

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	29%
2024	3	0	23%
2020	2	0	0%
2019	2	0	0%
2018	2	1	50%
2017	4	0	29%
2016	4	0	49%

Boats

First Wave · ORC handicap, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2024–2025
Runaway · ORC handicap, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2018–2020
Sereine · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2016–2017
Impulse · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2017–2019
Precepts 2.4 · Handicap · 1 events · 2017
Grande Plaisance · Handicap · 1 events · 2017
Resilience · Handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

San Diego, CA · 6 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 3 events
Balboa & Newport Harbor YC · 2 events
Huntington Beach, CA · 1 events
Walnut, CA, USA · 1 events
Newport Beach, CA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -140, #79,979. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.