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Sailor · 2007–2025

Dave Kowert

PHRF handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Events
16

79 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 16

Podium rate
25%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 35%–49%, 146 boats)

Most successful partnership
Will Monts

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Matt Burton

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Luke Spink

Apr 2021 – Apr 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Tom Bell

0–20 head to head in 20 races

Rival
David Rodarte

18–21 in 39 races

Best day
15 Apr 2016

3-1-2-1 · 2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week

Signature result
3rd of 12

2008 Charleston Race Week · PHRF handicap · 18 Apr 2008

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Will Monts — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Luke Spink · Blueprint · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Apr 2025
  • Adrian Cain · Sole Vento · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2013 – Apr 2016
  • Will Monts · Blueprint · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Feb 2025
  • John Watkins · Sole Vento · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2013 – Apr 2016
  • Matthew Milling · Sole Vento · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2013 – Apr 2016
  • Matt Burton · Blueprint · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Drew Smith · Blueprint · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Dec 2024
  • Paul Stephenson · Blueprint · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Tim Wells · Blueprint · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Dec 2024
  • Jackie Welles · Blueprint · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2024 – Feb 2025

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

Rating history

-309-102105200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointBlueprintHandicapCrew5th / 13
20 Feb 20252025 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceBlueprintORC handicapTactician1st / 2
6 Dec 20242024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceBlueprintORC handicapTactician2nd / 3
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekBlueprintPHRF handicapCrew8th / 14
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekBlueprintPHRF handicapTactician10th / 12
13 Apr 20182018 Sperry Charleston Race WeekImariHandicapTactician16th / 17
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekSole VentoPHRF handicapTactician2nd / 5
17 Apr 20152015 Sperry Charleston Race WeekSole VentoPHRF handicapTactician6th / 9
11 Apr 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekSole VentoPHRF handicapTactician9th / 9
19 Apr 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekSole VentoPHRF handicapOther12th / 12
20 Apr 20122012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekAndiamoPHRF handicapOther4th / 9
15 Apr 20112011 Charleston Race WeekAndiamoPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 8
9 Apr 20102010 Charleston Race WeekAndiamoPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 10
17 Apr 20092009 Charleston Race WeekAndiamoPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 11
18 Apr 20082008 Charleston Race WeekAndiamoPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 12
13 Apr 20072007 Charleston Race WeekAndiamoPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 16

Crew rating across all classes: -213, #63,136.Helm rating across all classes: 79, #36,307. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.