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Sailor · 2002–2025

Erik Bowers

minnetonka yacht club ILCA 7 (Laser)E ScowCollege fleet racing

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Events
61

857 races · 102 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 11 of 61

Podium rate
36%

22 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 74%–77%, 2,521 boats)

Best class ranking
#176

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 414

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Samuel Stokes

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Brooks Clark & Samuel Stokes

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Brooks Clark

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Woldum

Sep 2016 – Aug 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Robert Davis

23–90 head to head in 113 races

Rival
Charlie Buckingham

92–128 in 221 races

Best day
15 Oct 2011

13-9-12-1-1-6-1-2-1-5-1-2-8-1-7-1-5-6-4-1-3-1-10-5-5-8-14-8-1-1-7-4 · Navy Fall

Signature result
1st of 88

2019 MCSA National Championship — MC Scow · MC Scow · 22 Aug 2019

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Samuel Stokes — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Mike Woldum · Eleven, ELEVEN · E Scow 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 24 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Aug 2024
  • Brooks Clark · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 36 of 254 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – Oct 2011
  • Corinna DeCollibus · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 33 of 182 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – Oct 2011
  • Zeke Horowitz · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 33 of 258 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2010 – Oct 2011
  • Samuel Stokes · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 26 of 174 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2011 – Oct 2011
  • Mac Mace · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 35 of 206 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2010 – Oct 2011
  • Ben Spector · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 18 of 152 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – Oct 2011
  • Alyssa Aitken · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 13 of 134 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2010 – Sep 2011
  • Cameron Hall · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 12 of 44 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2010 – Feb 2011
  • Mike Hanson · Eleven · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2024 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

043887620032006200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 61

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 20252025 E Scow National ChampionshipElevenE ScowSkipper19th / 50
10 Aug 20242024 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaElevenE ScowSkipper9th / 36
7 Sep 20232023 E Scow National ChampionshipElevenE ScowOther24th / 126
9 Sep 20222022 E Scow National ChampionshipElevenE ScowOther3rd / 69
13 Jul 20212021 ILCA North AmericansFroth MachineILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 24
22 Aug 20192019 MCSA National Championship — MC ScowUSA 2599MC ScowSkipper1st / 88
13 Aug 20192019 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaAll InC ScowCrew5th / 41
12 Aug 20182018 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta — E ScowElevenE ScowSkipper21st / 59
27 Apr 2018E-Scow National Championship 2017ELEVENE ScowSkipper7th / 58
23 Jan 20182018 World Cup Series | Miami, USAErik BOWERSILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper48th / 70
13 Jan 2018LYC OLYMPIC CLASS REGATTA/LASER ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP/2018 FINN MIDWINTERSErik BowersILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper20th / 44
17 Oct 20172018 World Cup Series | Gamagori, JapanErik BOWERSILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper44th / 50
25 Apr 2017World Cup Series | Hyères 2017Erik BOWERSILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper51st / 60
24 Jan 2017Sailing World Cup | Miami 2017Erik BOWERSILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper50th / 59
9 Sep 20162016 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)ELEVENE ScowSkipper1st / 72
17 Aug 2016ILYA Annual Championship RegattaM-11E ScowSkipper3rd / 58
21 Jul 20162016 Laser North American Championships203751ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 60
17 Feb 20162016 Laser Midwinters East Regatta203751ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 43
16 Jan 2016LYC OLYMPIC CLASSES REGATTA (LOCR) - Competitor RegistrationErik BowersILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper9th / 46
19 Aug 2015ILYA Annual Championship RegattaMeatballsE ScowSkipper5th / 53
29 Jul 2015International Laser Class Association - North American Championship203751ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 58
9 Jul 2015ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaMEATBALLSE ScowSkipper7th / 46
26 May 2015Delta Lloyd Regatta 2015Erik BOWERSILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper77th / 146
18 Feb 20152015 Laser Midwinters East Regatta203751ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper8th / 52
17 Jan 2015LYC OLYMPIC CLASSES REGATTA (LOCR) - Competitor RegistrationErik BowersILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 53

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 685, #443.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 29. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.