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Sailor · 2014–2025

Ben Bowie

cyc nc LightningHandicap

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Events
13

54 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 13

Podium rate
31%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 40%–52%, 186 boats)

Best class ranking
#348

Crew in Lightning · rating 57

Biggest lift
Scott Pfeffer

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bob Cowen

Apr 2014 – Aug 2025 · 12 events

Nemesis
Pierce Barden

4–26 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Ron Medlin

14–20 in 34 races

Best day
20 Sep 2019

2-2-2-6-4 · 2019 Lightning SED

Signature result
2nd of 9

Ocean Series #3 · Lightning · 19 Jun 2020

Partnerships · 15 sailors

  • Bob Cowen · Bob Cowen, Excelsior, Team Cape Fear / No Bad Days · Handicap, Lightning 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 48 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2014 – Aug 2025
  • Scott Pfeffer · Bob Cowen · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Apr 2021
  • Dani Fernandez · Bob Cowen · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2020 – Jul 2021
  • Maria Pfeffer · Bob Cowen · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021
  • John Sawyer · Soul Sister 2 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 21st · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
  • Dwayne Furmidge · Team Cape Fear / No Bad Days · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2014 – Apr 2014
  • Wendy Bowie · Team Cape Fear / No Bad Days · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2014 – Apr 2014
  • Barbara Jackson · Team Cape Fear / No Bad Days · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2014 – Apr 2014
  • Jay Smith · Soul Sister 2 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 21st · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
  • Dave Lorenz · Team Cape Fear / No Bad Days · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2014 – Apr 2014

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

Rating history

095190201520172019202120232025Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 13

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Aug 20252025 SAYRA at CYC1853Bob CowenLightningCrew5th / 9
17 May 20252025 Melges 15 Mayhem/Lightning SE DistrictsBob CowenLightningCrew15th / 21
15 May 20222022 Lightning Masters World ChampionshipsExcelsiorLightningBow34th / 42
5 Sep 2021Labor Day RegattaBob CowenLightningCrew3rd / 8
5 Jul 2021Independence Day RegattaBob CowenLightningCrew7th / 9
26 Apr 2021Sound Series 2021Bob CowenLightningCrew6th / 11
23 Apr 2021Ocean Series 2021Bob CowenLightningCrew6th / 13
6 Jul 2020Independence Day RegattaBob CowenLightningCrew4th / 8
19 Jun 2020Ocean Series #3Bob CowenLightningCrew2nd / 9
15 Jun 2020Sound Series #3Bob CowenLightningCrew5th / 8
20 Sep 20192019 Lightning SEDBob CowenLightningCrew3rd / 12
19 Mar 20172017 Winter Lightning Championship - 70th Annual St. Petersburg Yacht ClubSoul Sister 2LightningCrew21st / 40
4 Apr 20142014 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing FestivalTeam Cape Fear / No Bad DaysHandicapTactician3rd / 9

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 130, #23,370. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.