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Sailor · 2005–2026

Mark Dowdy

sfyc HandicapPHRF handicapExpress 37

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Events
59

156 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 8 of 59

Podium rate
41%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–66%, 1,355 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Express 37 · rating 392

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mike Reed

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
John Kernot & Jason Bright

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mike Reed

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Kernot

Sep 2015 – May 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Nesrin Basoz

6–20 head to head in 26 races

Rival
Kame Richards

13–16 in 29 races

Best day
2 Oct 2015

1-5-1-1-2-2 · 2015 Express 37 Nationals · about 1 in 253 by chance

Signature result
1st of 14

Round the Island Race · Handicap · 23 Oct 2021

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike Reed — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Kim Stuart · Eclipse, Hana Ho, Hustler, Jazzy2 · Cal 20, Express 37, Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 18% win rate · 7 of 41 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jan 2026
  • John Kernot · Eclipse, Hana Ho, Stewball · Express 37, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 7 of 17 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – May 2025
  • Michael Maloney · Hana Ho · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 6 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – May 2025
  • Zachary Miller · Hana Ho, Jazzy2, Sapphire · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 18 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2020 – May 2025
  • Craig Page · Hana Ho, WUDA SHUDA · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2013 – May 2022
  • Victor Piltch · Hana Ho, Sapphire · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2020 – May 2025
  • Jason Bright · Eclipse, Hana Ho, Sapphire · Express 37, Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2021
  • Chris Chapman · Hana Ho, Sapphire, Stewball · Express 37, Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 16 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2021
  • Valerie Bucholtz · Hana Ho, Jazzy2, Sapphire · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−59 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – May 2025
  • Rob Waterman · Hana Ho · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

-501573632006200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 59

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoSAPPHIREHandicapSkipper9th / 10
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEHana HoHandicapSkipper42nd / 158
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupHana HoPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
19 Apr 20252025 - Offshore SeriesHANA HOHandicapSkipper2nd / 14
19 Apr 20252025 - Offshore SeriesHANA HOHandicapSkipper6th / 21
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoSAPPHIREHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
7 Dec 20242024 - 2025 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaSAPPHIREPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 16
16 Aug 2024Midnight Moonlight Maritime MarathonSapphireHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
7 Sep 20232023 Cal 20 Class ChampionshipHustlerCal 20Crew18th / 24
10 Jun 20232023 - Offshore SeriesHANA HOHandicapSkipper14th / 19
13 May 20232023 - Offshore SeriesSAPPHIREHandicapSkipper15th / 19
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoSAPPHIREHandicapSkipper8th / 26
5 Nov 20222022 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaSAPPHIREPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
30 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACESapphireHandicapSkipper49th / 158
29 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYSapphirePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
3 Sep 20222022 Jazz Cup 34SapphireHandicapSkipper13th / 72
20 Aug 20222022 - OYRA SeriesHANA HOHandicapSkipper18th / 20
28 May 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupHana HoPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
23 Apr 20222022 - OYRA SeriesSAPPHIREHandicapSkipper3rd / 20
23 Apr 20222022 - OYRA SeriesSAPPHIREHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
19 Mar 2022MEXORC 2022Jazzy2ORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer9th / 10
29 Jan 20222022 - Three Bridge FiascoSAPPHIREHandicapSkipper5th / 15
4 Dec 20212021 - The 50th Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaSAPPHIREPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 9
23 Oct 2021Round the Island RaceSapphireHandicapSkipper1st / 14
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSapphireORC handicapOther8th / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 209 (±122), #17,696.Crew rating across all classes: -23 (±215), #46,861. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.