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Sailor · 2006–2025

Philip Dowd

chicago yacht club PHRF handicapFarr 40ORC handicap

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Possibly the same person: Philip Dowd (1981, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
113

559 races · 169 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 30 of 113

Podium rate
66%

75 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 66%–71%, 881 boats)

Best class ranking
#27

Helm in Farr 40 · rating 92

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Fiona Ray

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Fiona Ray & Aaron Housten

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mike Schroff

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Aaron Housten

Sep 2012 – Aug 2025 · 27 events

Nemesis
Jerry O'Neill

73–131 head to head in 204 races

Rival
John Gottwald

117–88 in 207 races

Best day
20 May 2015

1-2-1-1-2-2-1-2-1-1-2-1 · CYC Belmont Skyline Series

Signature result
1st of 21

2017 3 Crib Fiasco · PHRF handicap · 30 Jul 2017

Partnerships · 51 sailors

Most successful partnership: Fiona Ray — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Aaron Housten · Inferno, INFERNO · Farr 40, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 27events 6 wins together · 18 podiums · 22% win rate · 44 of 188 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Aug 2025
  • Jeffrey Shuert · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 20events 4 wins together · 14 podiums · 20% win rate · 27 of 138 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2025
  • John Mollicone · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 17events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 18% win rate · 21 of 116 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2025
  • Ian Savage · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 4 wins together · 12 podiums · 31% win rate · 29 of 80 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2025
  • Haley Carter · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 18 of 82 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2025
  • James Myatt · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 30% win rate · 24 of 62 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2025
  • Melissa Schastok · Inferno, Taipan/Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 22% win rate · 15 of 60 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2025
  • Andrew Mulford · Inferno · Farr 40 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 63 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Oct 2018
  • David Gerber · Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 11 of 36 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Ben Marden · Inferno · Farr 40, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 45 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Sep 2016

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

Rating history

-171924012007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 113

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Sep 20253 Crib Fiasco 2025InfernoHandicapSkipper8th / 62
6 Sep 20252025 Chicago RegattaInfernoPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 9
8 Aug 20252025 CYC Verve Cup OffshoreInfernoORC handicapCrew1st / 4
2 Aug 2025Columbia Cup 2025InfernoPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoInfernoORC handicapSkipper3rd / 5
1 Jun 2025COLYC COLORS 2025InfernoPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
21 Sep 20242024 3 Crib FiascoInfernoHandicapOther3rd / 4
15 Sep 20242024 Polonia Cup Regatta - CASRAInfernoPHRF handicapOther2nd / 17
14 Sep 20242024 Sheldon Clark Regatta - CASRAInfernoPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
9 Aug 20242024 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaTaipan/InfernoORC handicapOther2nd / 7
7 Jun 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoInfernoORC handicapOther6th / 6
1 Jun 20242024 Colors RegattaInfernoORC handicapOther1st / 4
25 May 20242024 Spring Opener - CASRAInfernoPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
22 May 20242024 CYC Belmont Skyline SeriesInfernoPHRF handicapOther8th / 11
30 Sep 20232023 Fall Closer - CASRAInfernoPHRF handicapOther1st / 8
23 Sep 20232023 3 Crib FiascoInfernoPHRF handicapOther7th / 9
17 Sep 20232023 Polonia Cup Regatta - CASRAInfernoPHRF handicapOther6th / 7
10 Sep 20232023 Hobelman Regatta - CASRAInfernoPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
11 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaInfernoORC handicapOther1st / 5
9 Aug 20232023 100 Boats on a Beer Can SeriesInfernoPHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
9 Jul 20232023 Halyard Hustle RaceInfernoORC handicapOther1st / 3
9 Jun 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoInfernoORC handicapOther2nd / 7
7 Jun 20232023 CYC Belmont Skyline SeriesInfernoPHRF handicapOther5th / 13
3 Jun 20232023 Colors RegattaInfernoORC handicapOther2nd / 6
28 May 20232023 Spring Opener - CASRAInfernoPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4

Helm rating across all classes: 325, #8,657. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.