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Sailor · 2014–2026

Frank McGowan

eyc ORC handicapHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
62

91 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 5 of 62

Podium rate
36%

22 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 63%–68%, 991 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Austin Powers

1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Biggest lift
Nancy McGowan

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matt Newborn

Apr 2018 – Jun 2025 · 10 events

Nemesis
Benedict Capuco

8–23 head to head in 31 races

Best day
30 May 2018

1-1 · 2018 Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia - One Design Spring Series

Signature result
2nd of 213

2025 MADR - Northern Bay Series · Handicap · 10 May 2025

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Austin Powers — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Sloan Burns · Artemis, Querencia · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Matt Newborn · Querencia, Stampede · J/22, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Joe Laun · Querencia · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 17 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2020 – Jun 2025
  • Austin Powers · Querencia · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jun 2021
  • Nancy McGowan · Querencia · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2020 – Jun 2025
  • Ben Buhl · Querencia · ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2020 – Jun 2021
  • Pete Sutch · Querencia · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2020 – Jun 2021
  • Kayla Harper · Querencia · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2020 – Oct 2020
  • Nancy Craig · Querencia, Stampede · J/22, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2018 – May 2021
  • Kira Gelineau · Querencia · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2019 – May 2021

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

Rating history

-4885218201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 20262027 MADR - PHRF Plus - Destination - PHRF/ORA/ORC/ODQUERENCIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
12 Sep 20262026 Navy Fall Race to OxfordQuerenciaORC handicapSkipper1st / 10
31 Jul 20262026 MADR UPPER BAY SERIES - PHRF Plus ratingsQUERENCIAHandicapSkipper3rd / 103
31 Jul 20262026 St. Mary's Governor’s CupQUERENCIAORC handicapSkipper6th / 9
31 Jul 2026GOV CUP - NA PHRF Plus - Special TrophiesQUERENCIAHandicapSkipper10th / 65
18 Oct 20252025 BCYA Baltimore Harbor CupQuerenciaORC handicapSkipper6th / 14
18 Oct 2025Balitmore Harbor Cup - NAR Shadow ScoringQuerenciaHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
6 Sep 20252025 Navy Fall Race to OxfordQuerenciaORC handicapSkipper3rd / 8
6 Aug 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3QuerenciaORC handicapSkipper8th / 10
1 Aug 20252025 St. Mary's Governor’s CupQuerenciaORC handicapSkipper4th / 9
16 Jul 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2QuerenciaORC handicapSkipper8th / 9
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekQuerenciaPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 19
6 Jun 20252025 Annapolis - Newport RaceQuerenciaORC handicapSkipper5th / 13
24 May 20252025 Annapolis to Miles River RaceQuerenciaORC handicapSkipper2nd / 11
10 May 20252025 MADR - Northern Bay SeriesQuerenciaHandicapSkipper2nd / 213
10 May 20252025 Spring Race to OxfordQuerenciaORC handicapSkipper4th / 11
23 Apr 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1QuerenciaORC handicapSkipper8th / 10
30 Sep 2024ORC World Championship 2024QUERENCIAHandicapOwner13th / 14
7 Sep 20242024 MADR - MID BAY (4of7)QuerenciaHandicapSkipper38th / 55
7 Sep 2024Navy Fall Race to CambridgeQuerenciaORC handicapOther4th / 8
27 Jul 20242024 AYC Annual RegattaQuerenciaORC handicapOther3rd / 7
28 Jun 20242024 Boomerang RaceQuerenciaORC handicapOther4th / 7
24 May 20242024 MADR - LONG DISTANCE (2of3)QuerenciaHandicapSkipper30th / 32
4 Feb 20242023/2024 AYC Frostbite Series 2JavelinJ/80Skipper9th / 10
12 Nov 20232023/2024 AYC Frostbite Series 1JavelinJ/80Other9th / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 218, #16,782.Crew rating across all classes: 218. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.