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Sailor · 2021–2026

Owen Black

pyc X BoatE ScowMelges 15

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Events
25

110 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 25

Podium rate
24%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 47%–53%, 800 boats)

Best class ranking
#79

Crew in E Scow · rating 300

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Molly Barkow

1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Will Barkow & Molly Barkow

1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Molly Barkow

+41 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Will Barkow

Dec 2021 – Sep 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Will Utz

12–57 head to head in 69 races

Rival
Will Beres

28–26 in 54 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

1-2-10-1-2-10-1-4-1 · 2025 E Scow Championship Series

Signature result
2nd of 49

2024 ILYA X Boat Championship Regatta · X Boat · 23 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Molly Barkow — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Stuart Niedziela · Stumani, Stunami · Handicap, Melges 15, X Boat 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 39 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Will Barkow · Bigwheels, Full Send · E Scow, X Boat 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 41 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Molly Barkow · Bigwheels · E Scow 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 33 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Sep 2025
  • August Barkow · Bigwheels · E Scow 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 33 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Carter Hausmann · Full Send, FULL SEND · X Boat 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 16th · Dec 2021 – Jul 2023
  • Teddy Buckley · LeBoat · X Boat 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 19th · Jan 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Charlie Bruss · Charlie Bruss · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 59th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

-14012538920222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jul 20262026 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaStunamiMelges 15Crew24th / 50
18 Sep 20252025 E Scow Blue ChipBigwheelsE ScowCrew1st / 19
10 Aug 20252025 ILYA Annual A - E - C Championship RegattaBigwheelsE ScowCrew12th / 38
18 Jul 2025X WYA 2025LeBoatX BoatSkipper22nd / 47
19 Jun 20252025 Quint (X Boat)LeBoatX BoatSkipper29th / 29
9 May 2025NLYC Preseason E 2025BigwheelsE ScowCrew2nd / 12
1 Jan 20252025 E Scow Championship SeriesBigwheelsE ScowCrew2nd / 26
1 Jan 20252025 E Scow Twilight SeriesBigwheelsE ScowCrew11th / 17
1 Jan 20252025 M15 Championship SeriesOwen BlackMelges 15Skipper17th / 21
1 Jan 20252025 M15 Twilight SeriesOwen BlackMelges 15Skipper9th / 10
1 Jan 20252025 X Boat Championship SeriesLeBoatX BoatSkipper19th / 21
10 Aug 20242024 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaBigwheelsE ScowCrew3rd / 36
8 Aug 20242024 X Blue ChipStumaniX BoatCrew17th / 31
31 Jul 20242024 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaCharlie BrussMelges 15Crew59th / 62
23 Jul 20242024 ILYA X Boat Championship RegattaStunamiX BoatCrew2nd / 49
19 Jul 20242024 Wisconsin Yachting Association X championshipStunamiX BoatCrew25th / 46
7 Jul 20242024 GLSS DinghyfestStunamiX BoatCrew11th / 61
17 Jun 2024TRAP 2024StunamiHandicapCrew6th / 27
31 Dec 20232024 X Boat Championship SeriesStunamiX BoatCrew3rd / 20
31 Dec 20232024 X Boat Twilight SeriesStunamiX BoatCrew11th / 22
29 Jul 20232023 ILYA X Boat ChampionshipFULL SENDX BoatCrew39th / 48
21 Jul 20232023 WYA X Boat ChampionshipFull SendX BoatCrew46th / 62
31 Dec 20222023 X Boat Championship SeriesFull SendX BoatCrew17th / 24
31 Dec 20222023 X Boat Twilight SeriesFull SendX BoatCrew16th / 26
31 Dec 20212022 X Boat SailingFull SendX BoatCrew21st / 21

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 383, #4,267.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 40. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.