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Sailor · 2013–2026

Jim Bowers

winchester boat club SnipeHandicapInterclub

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Events
41

309 races · 62 race wins

Win rate
29%

29% win rate · 12 of 41

Podium rate
49%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (90%: 74%–79%, 923 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Helm in Snipe · rating 586

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Julia Marsh Rabin

3 wins · 6 podiums in 20 events together · 15% win rate

Longest-running crew
Julia Marsh Rabin

Jan 2019 – Aug 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Ernesto Rodriguez

9–68 head to head in 77 races

Rival
Carol Cronin

56–58 in 115 races

Best day
25 Jul 2026

1-1-4-1-2-2-1-3-1-1-1 · Winchester Snipe (and 420) Invitational 2026 · about 1 in 866,352 by chance

Signature result
1st of 41

2023 US Masters National Championships · Snipe · 28 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Julia Marsh Rabin — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 20 events together · 15% win rate
  • Julia Marsh Rabin · 31171, Interclub, Jim Bowers, Snipe · Apprentice Master, Handicap, Interclub, Snipe 20events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 15% win rate · 12 of 153 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Alexander Heinrich · Excelsior! · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Corinne Poitras · Jim Bowers · Snipe 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 7 of 11 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Bill Hugo · Excelsior! · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 25th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

03637262014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 2026Snipe North American ChampionshipJim BowersSnipeSkipper17th / 55
1 Aug 2026CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31555SnipeSkipper1st / 14
25 Jul 2026Winchester Snipe (and 420) Invitational 2026Jim BowersSnipeSkipper1st / 12
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaSnipeHandicapSkipper17th / 36
11 Jun 20262026 Snipe US National ChampionshipsJim BowersSnipeSkipper19th / 52
6 Jun 20262026 Colonial CupJim BowersSnipeSkipper20th / 49
17 Apr 20262026 Interclub Dinghy National Championship717InterclubSkipper1st / 15
11 Sep 2025U.S. Championship of ChampionsInterclubHandicapSkipper6th / 20
2 Aug 2025CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31555SnipeSkipper2nd / 15
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaSnipeSnipeSkipper5th / 24
31 May 20252025 Colonial CupJim BowersSnipeSkipper9th / 47
12 Apr 2025Interclub Dinghy National Championship717ICSkipper1st / 19
7 Feb 2025Snipe Midwinters 2025Jim BowersSnipeSkipper17th / 28
1 Feb 20252025 COMODORO MANUEL RASCO SNIPE REGATTAJim BowersSnipeSkipper4th / 34
3 Aug 2024CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31555SnipeSkipper4th / 11
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaSnipeSnipeOther5th / 21
24 Jun 2024Quantum Snipe Nationals 2024Jim BowersHandicapSkipper7th / 44
28 Sep 20232023 US Masters National ChampionshipsJim BowersSnipeSkipper1st / 41
5 Aug 2023CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31555SnipeSkipper1st / 15
14 Apr 20232023 Interclub National ChampionshipJim BowersInterclubSkipper5th / 13
9 Sep 20222022 Whitecap / MI District ChampionshipExcelsior!HandicapSkipper25th / 25
8 Sep 20222022 Snipe North American ChampionshipsJim BowersSnipeSkipper2nd / 12
6 Aug 2022CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England's31555SnipeSkipper1st / 9
8 Apr 2022InterClub Nationals 2022Jim BowersInterclubSkipper1st / 16
20 Sep 2021Snipe Western Hemisphere and Orient Championships 2021Jim BowersHandicapSkipper11th / 27

Helm rating across all classes: 726 (±137), #272. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.