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Sailor · 2017–2026

Jacob Bowman

oshkosh Melges 15E ScowX Boat

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Events
43

327 races · 62 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 6 of 43

Podium rate
26%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 53%–57%, 1,578 boats)

Best class ranking
#54

Helm in Melges 15 · rating 293

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Lizzy Lynn

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Maria Castle

Aug 2022 – Aug 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Cole Schweda

9–63 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Maria Castle

64–44 in 108 races

Best day
20 May 2021

1-1-1-2-1-3-6-4-1-1-5-1-1-1-1-1 · Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing 2021

Signature result
4th of 50

17th Annual Xtreme Regatta · X Boat · 19 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 17 sailors

  • Maria Castle · $hit $how, $hit Show, $hit$how, Maria Castle · E Scow, Melges 15 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 69 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Caden Harrison · $hit $how, $hit Show, $hit$how, Maria Castle · E Scow 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 14th · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Lizzy Lynn · Escape · X Boat 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2021
  • Ethan Bowman · Jacob Bowman · Melges 15 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 22nd · Jul 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Elsa Hirschberg · Jacob Bowman, Thomas Castle · E Scow, Melges 15 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2023 – Dec 2024
  • Harry Hirschberg · $hit Show, Maria Castle · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Max Collins · $hit Show, $hit$how · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Tom Castle · Thomas Castle · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Dec 2024 – Dec 2024
  • Delaney Ruedinger · $hit $how · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 19th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Steve Wells · Steve Wells · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 37th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

-10813838420182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta$hit $howE ScowCrew19th / 49
9 Jul 20262026 ILYA E Scow Invitational Regatta$hit$howE ScowCrew14th / 38
11 Jun 20262026 Melges 15 U.S. National ChampionshipJacob BowmanMelges 15Skipper25th / 75
25 May 20262026 Fleet Racing - Boat and Harbor RegistrationUS 151Melges 15Skipper2nd / 4
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Maria CastleMelges 15Crew97th / 133
10 Aug 20252025 ILYA Annual A - E - C Championship Regatta$hit $howE ScowCrew26th / 38
30 Jul 20252025 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaJacob BowmanMelges 15Skipper33rd / 71
22 May 20252025 Fleet Racing and X Boat Off Lake Regatta CoachingUS 151Melges 15Skipper1st / 5
22 Feb 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3Maria CastleMelges 15Crew60th / 92
4 Jan 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Maria CastleMelges 15Crew22nd / 109
6 Dec 20242024-25 Melges E Scow Winter Series #1Thomas CastleE ScowCrew6th / 6
22 Nov 20242024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #1Maria CastleMelges 15Crew25th / 61
31 Jul 20242024 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaJacob BowmanMelges 15Skipper22nd / 62
10 Jul 20242024 ILYA E Scow Invitational Regatta$hit ShowE ScowCrew15th / 25
22 May 20242024 Oshkosh Yacht Club Racing Membership and Fleet Racing151Melges 15Skipper1st / 6
5 Jan 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1Maria CastleMelges 15Crew65th / 90
15 Aug 20232023 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaMaria CastleE ScowCrew28th / 53
2 Aug 20232023 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaJacob BowmanMelges 15Skipper9th / 40
5 Jul 20232023 ILYA E Scow InvitationalMaria CastleE ScowCrew23rd / 27
15 May 20232023 Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing151Melges 15Skipper2nd / 5
3 Aug 20222022 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaMaria CastleMelges 15Crew16th / 30
25 May 2022Oshkosh Yacht Club Fleet Racing 2022EscapeLaserSkipper9th / 10
27 Jul 20212021 ILYA X Boat ChampionshipEscapeX BoatSkipper9th / 47
19 Jul 202117th Annual Xtreme RegattaEscapeX BoatSkipper4th / 50
11 Jul 20212021 GLSS DinghyfestEscapeX BoatSkipper9th / 69

Helm rating across all classes: 364, #6,383.Crew rating across all classes: -8, #44,688. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.