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Sailor · 2006–2026

Mike Dow

clyc Melges 24E ScowMC Scow

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Events
127

824 races · 242 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 32 of 127

Podium rate
53%

67 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 71%–74%, 2,875 boats)

Best class ranking
#37

Helm in Melges 15 · rating 349

Longest win streak
12

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stephanie Dow

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

Longest-running crew
Gregg Diehl

Sep 2008 – Aug 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Brian Porter

13–79 head to head in 92 races

Rival
Rob Terry

91–86 in 177 races

Best day
17 May 2022

3-1-1-1-2-1-2-1-3-1-2 · 2022 Wednesday Night Series - Melges 24

Signature result
1st of 30

2012 Melges 17 National Championship · Melges 17 · 24 Aug 2012

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stephanie Dow — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Bob Clark · Flying Toaster · E Scow, Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 50 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2008 – May 2024
  • Stephanie Dow · Flying Toaster · E Scow, Melges 17 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 38 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Sep 2026
  • Gregg Diehl · Flying Toaster · Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 49 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2008 – Aug 2026
  • James Olsen · Flying Toaster · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Kent Sisk · Flying Toaster · E Scow 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 27th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Heather Sisk · Flying Toaster · E Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 27th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Jamie Stuursma · Flying Toaster · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 26th · Sep 2014 – Sep 2019
  • Brad Savage · Flying Toaster · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2008 – Aug 2019
  • Lisa Carlson · Flying Toaster · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 45th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Glen Gordon · Three Rivers · Interlake 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

03366712007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 127

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Sep 20262026 E Scow National Championship - Sponsored by BairdFlying ToasterE ScowSkipper43rd / 77
26 Aug 20262026 MCSA National ChampionshipFlying ToasterMC ScowSkipper66th / 95
26 Aug 20262026 Nan-C-Jay RaceFlying ToasterHandicapSkipper16th / 33
14 Aug 20262026 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipFlying ToasterMelges 24Helm20th / 47
3 Jul 20262026 MC Bryan Greene Memorial RegattaFlying ToasterMC ScowSkipper6th / 13
18 Jun 20262026 Melges 24 Monthly Sprint SeriesFlying ToasterMelges 24Skipper2nd / 9
17 Jun 20262026 MC Mid-WeekFlying ToasterMC ScowSkipper6th / 13
16 Jun 20262026 Seasons Open, M15, MC, C and EFlying ToasterMelges 15Skipper10th / 10
16 Jun 20262026 Seasons Open, M15, MC, C and EFlying ToasterMC ScowSkipper10th / 19
11 Jun 20262026 Thursday Night Series for Interlakes & Melges 15Mike DowMelges 15Skipper2nd / 7
20 May 20262026 Wednesday Night Race SeriesFlying ToasterMelges 24Skipper2nd / 10
16 Sep 20252025 MCSA National ChampionshipFlying ToasterMC ScowSkipper13th / 92
16 Aug 20252025 Guardians of the Great Lakes Melges 24 RegattaFlying ToasterMelges 24Skipper6th / 22
5 Jul 20252025 MC 4th of JulyMichael DowMC ScowSkipper5th / 14
21 Jun 20252025 MC SeasonsFlying ToasterMC ScowSkipper8th / 26
14 Jun 2025The Bob -- The Bob Clark Invitational Melges 24 One-Day RegattaFlying ToasterMelges 24Skipper3rd / 12
12 Jun 20252025 MCSA Masters ChampionshipFlying ToasterMC ScowSkipper41st / 56
12 Jun 20252025 Thursday Night Series for Interlakes & Melges 15Mike DowMelges 15Skipper1st / 8
28 May 20252025 Wednesday Night Race SeriesFlying ToasterMelges 24Skipper1st / 11
17 May 20252025 Midwest One-Design Spring Championship - Melges 24Flying ToasterMelges 24Skipper9th / 24
9 May 20252025 Cedar Lake Spring RegattaFlying ToasterMC ScowSkipper12th / 25
4 Sep 2024Baird 2024 E Scow National ChampionshipFlying ToasterE ScowSkipper27th / 84
23 Aug 20242024 Melges 15 National ChampionshipFlying ToasterMelges 15Other22nd / 55
17 Aug 20242024 Guardians of the Great Lakes Melges 24 RegattaFlying ToasterMelges 24Other2nd / 16
26 Jul 20242024 Around the Lake RaceFlying ToasterE ScowSkipper2nd / 12

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 448, #3,530. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.