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Sailor · 2008–2026

Matt Gowell

georgetown university College fleet racingPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
36

568 races · 91 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 7 of 36

Podium rate
53%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 72%–78%, 538 boats)

Best class ranking
#1060

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 401

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Daniel Eichler

3 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Hilary Kenyon & Chris Barnard

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

Biggest lift
Alexander Kraebel

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Gowell

Jul 2015 – Sep 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
John Wallace

18–41 head to head in 59 races

Rival
Joshua Greenslade

78–72 in 150 races

Best day
29 Oct 2011

1-9-1-2-3-7-2-3-10-2-2-6-3-10-2-1-2-3-6-9-12-9-4-5-4-5-1-1-1-4-1-3 · War Memorial

Signature result
1st of 26

2014 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta · J/22 · 2 May 2014

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Daniel Eichler — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate
  • Mark Sertl · Bad News Too, Pipe Dream, Temptress · Handicap, J/22, J/24, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 5 of 33 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2018
  • John Gowell · Moonstone, Temptress · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Sep 2026
  • Bob Hunte · Temptress · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jun 2019
  • Dan Faria · Moonstone, Temptress · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Sep 2026
  • Dexter Hoag · Moonstone, Temptress · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Sep 2026
  • Michael Schalka · Georgetown University (Hoyas) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 49 of 260 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – Mar 2013
  • Chris Barnard · Georgetown University (Hoyas) · College fleet racing 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 42 of 298 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – Mar 2012
  • Daniel Eichler · Bad News Too, Georgetown University (Hoyas 2), Georgetown University (Hoyas) · College fleet racing, College team racing, J/22 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 31 of 123 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – May 2014
  • Mike Marshall · Bad News Too, John Dory, Pipe Dream, Temptress · J/22, J/24, PHRF handicap, Shields 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 30 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Sep 2015
  • Genevieve Burgoyne · Georgetown University (Hoyas 2), Georgetown University (Hoyas) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 34 of 130 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – Mar 2013

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

Rating history

0229458200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Sep 20262026 99th CYC Around the Island RaceMoonstonePHRF handicapOther3rd / 11
31 Aug 20252025 98th CYC Around the Island RaceZephyrosPHRF handicapCrew4th / 10
31 May 20253rd Annual - Rhody RegattaZephyrosPHRF handicapCrew1st / 4
15 Jun 2019165th NYYC Annual RegattaTemptressPHRF handicapOther2nd / 9
7 Jun 20192019 Annapolis - Newport RaceTemptressORC handicapOther1st / 2
9 Jun 2018164th NYYC Annual RegattaTemptressORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 13
24 Jun 20162016 Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Anniversary RegattaTemptressORC handicapOther3rd / 11
12 Jun 20162016 Onion Patch SeriesTemptressHandicapOther2nd / 7
11 Jun 2016162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexTemptressORC handicapOther2nd / 11
10 Sep 20152015 Shields NationalsJohn DoryShieldsSpinnaker trimmer5th / 24
4 Sep 20152015 Vineyard RaceMiraclePHRF handicapOther1st / 5
14 Aug 20152015 Ida Lewis Distance RaceTemptressPHRF handicapNavigator4th / 11
5 Jul 20152015 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceTemptressORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer8th / 8
23 Sep 20142014 J 24 World ChampionshipPipe DreamJ/24Grinder12th / 69
11 Jul 20142014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race WeekPipe DreamJ/24Grinder2nd / 18
2 May 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD RegattaBad News TooJ/22Grinder1st / 26
23 Mar 2013Admiral Moore Team RaceGeorgetown University (Hoyas)College team racingSkipper6th / 10
9 Mar 2013John Jackson Memorial Team RaceGeorgetown University (Hoyas)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
6 Oct 2012Tom Curtis Memorial RegattaGeorgetown University (Hoyas)College fleet racingA Skipper (9-12)1st / 16
17 Mar 2012Truxtun UmstedGeorgetown University (Hoyas)College fleet racingC Skipper (1-4)7th / 20
12 Nov 2011Atlantic Coast ChampionshipGeorgetown University (Hoyas)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 18
29 Oct 2011War MemorialGeorgetown University (Hoyas)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2)1st / 18
24 Sep 2011MAISA Laser QualifierGeorgetown University (Matthew Gowell '14)College singlehandedSkipper12th / 19
17 Sep 2011Nevins TrophyGeorgetown University (Hoyas)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 20
10 Sep 2011Laser SouthGeorgetown University (Matthew Gowell '14)College singlehandedSkipper9th / 20

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 458, #3,458.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 417, #3,478. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.