Sailor · 2014–2026

Owen MacDonald

rochester yc Lightning

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 70%
Best class ranking: #109

Most successful partnership: Sarah Costich
Best trio: John Newell & Sarah Costich
Biggest lift: Sarah Costich
Longest-running crew: John Newell
Nemesis: David Starck
Rival: Thomas Allen
Best day: 23 Sep 2025
Signature result: 1st of 50

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sarah Costich — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

John Newell · Cut the Brakes · Lightning 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 29 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Sarah Costich · Cut the Brakes · Lightning 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
Sarah King · Mo · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 26th · Aug 2014 – Jul 2015
Mandy Newell · Cut the Brakes · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2021 – May 2022
Robert King · Mo · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 26th · Aug 2014 – Jul 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Lightning North American Championship	Cut the Brakes	Lightning	Pit Assist	9th / 53
23 Sep 2025	Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NC	Cut the Brakes	Lightning	Crew	1st / 50
13 Jul 2025	2025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario Championship	Cut the Brakes	Lightning	Other	3rd / 24
18 May 2022	2022 Lightning World Championships	Cut the Brakes	Lightning	Spinnaker trimmer	9th / 50
13 Aug 2021	2021 Lightning North American Championship (ILCA)	Cut the Brakes	Lightning	Other	7th / 34
21 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class World Championship	Mo	Lightning	Other	41st / 63
14 Aug 2014	2014 Lightning North American Championships	Mo	Lightning	Crew	26th / 35

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	274 provisional	#9225 band 3922–19630	—
Lightning Crew	230 provisional	#109 band 46–245	+7.9

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 72%

Positions: Pit Assist (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets (25+)	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tanner Probst	44	33–11
David Starck	44	12–32
Thomas Allen	44	25–19
Gustavo Tamayo	41	36–5
Ched Proctor	41	19–22
Debbie Probst	38	23–15
Jody Starck	36	13–23
Felipe Robles	35	14–21
Joshua Goldman	31	21–10
Ryan Ruhlman	31	11–20
Robert Robinson	29	24–5
Matt Fisher	29	12–17

Most-beaten opponent: Gustavo Tamayo (36–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	85%
2025	2	1	96%
2022	1	0	84%
2021	1	0	82%
2015	1	0	36%
2014	1	0	27%

Boats

Cut the Brakes · Lightning · 5 events · 2021–2026
Mo · Lightning · 2 events · 2014–2015

Where they race

Sheboygan, WI, USA · 1 events
Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Cleveland, OH, USA · 1 events
Wrightsville Beach, NC, USA · 1 events
Wrightsville Beach, NC · 1 events
Sheboygan, WI, United States · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 274 (±249), #9,225. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.