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Sailor · 2013–2026

Alexander Bowen

massachusetts maritime academy College fleet racingPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
68

1,083 races · 100 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 9 of 68

Podium rate
31%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (90%: 36%–41%, 852 boats)

Best class ranking
#1403

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 345

Longest win streak
15

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
James Taaffe

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Sydney Clays & Megan Laurie

4 wins · 5 podiums in 18 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
James Taaffe

+45 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Megan Laurie

Oct 2016 – Oct 2019 · 22 events

Nemesis
Jackson Hamilton

86–212 head to head in 300 races

Rival
Sean Beaulieu

91–127 in 218 races

Best day
6 Apr 2019

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-1-1-2-1-1-2-1 · New England Dinghy Tournament · about 1 in 72,528,844 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 22

2023 J/80 North American Championship · J/80 · 6 Oct 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: James Taaffe — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Sydney Clays · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 1), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 26events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 15% win rate · 66 of 563 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Megan Laurie · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 1), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 62 of 470 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2019
  • Sergio Gratta · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 1), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 18events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 381 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2016 – Apr 2018
  • Frank Reeg · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 1), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 18events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 37 of 383 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Oct 2018
  • Christos Karplus · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 1), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 15 of 317 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Maya Stephani · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 1), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 255 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2018
  • Thomas Dunn · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 233 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Nov 2019
  • Stephen Poirier · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 1), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 30 of 227 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Braden Foster · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 164 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2016 – Sep 2018
  • Patrick Murphy · Cool Breeze · ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 38 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-351984302014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 68

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jun 20262026 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics RegattaGAMECOCKHandicapOther1st / 7
13 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaOUTLIERPHRF handicapBow1st / 8
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceTouch of GreyORC handicapOther5th / 9
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointCool BreezeORC handicapPit6th / 11
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapPit5th / 10
4 Oct 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaCool BreezeORC handicapMast2nd / 10
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendCool BreezeORC handicapOther1st / 10
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekCool BreezeORC handicapOther5th / 13
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendOnawaPHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaOUTLIERPHRF handicapBow3rd / 7
6 Oct 20232023 J/80 North American ChampionshipPressureJ/80In the way2nd / 22
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekLucky Dog / Dark EnergyMelges 24Other1st / 11
5 Oct 20222022 J80 World ChampionshipPressureJ/80Other22nd / 48
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaOUTLIERPHRF handicapBow1st / 6
11 Sep 20212021 Sail for Pride 20th AnniversaryEOS NyabinghiPHRF handicapOther5th / 8
2 Nov 2019Kennedy CupMassachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)College keelboatA Skipper3rd / 9
26 Oct 2019The 79th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyMassachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)College fleet racingA Skipper17th / 18
19 Oct 2019McMillan Cup 2019Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)College keelboatA Skipper4th / 10
12 Oct 2019Callagy Ross TrophyMassachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers 1)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 8
5 Oct 2019Truxtun Umsted Coed Showcase Qualifier AMassachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 18
27 Sep 20192019 Melges IC37 National ChampionshipGamecock 37IC37Bow12th / 20
21 Sep 2019NEISA Showcase QualifierMassachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 17
14 Sep 2019Hatch Brown Memorial TrophyMassachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)College fleet racingA Skipper17th / 19
16 Aug 20192019 Ida Lewis Distance RaceMasqueradePHRF handicapBow2nd / 4
27 Apr 2019NEISA Coed ChampionshipMassachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 380 (±94), #5,621.Crew rating across all classes: 430 (±141), #2,931. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.