Sailor · 2008–2024

Gary Sowden

tawas bay yacht club J/22 S2 7.9 Lightning

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 37%

Biggest lift: Grant Hilger
Longest-running crew: Drew Hilger
Nemesis: Chris Doyle
Best day: 20 Sep 2024
Signature result: 6th of 24

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Drew Hilger · Big Meanie, Bond Girl, Hartbeat, Notorious P.I.G. · J/22, Lightning, S2 7.9 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2012 – Sep 2024
Grant Hilger · Big Meanie, Bond Girl, Notorious P.I.G. · J/22, Lightning, S2 7.9 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2012 – Sep 2024
Pat Considine · Nitemare · GL 70, Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Dec 2008
John Stanley · Nitemare · GL 70, Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Dec 2008
Nick Chadwick · Nitemare · GL 70, Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Dec 2008
Jenna Princing · Bond Girl, Evil Dr. Pork Chop/Award & Sports · J/22, S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 14th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
Steve Diaz · Nitemare · GL 70, Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Dec 2008
Tom Neill · Nitemare · GL 70, Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Dec 2008
Kevin D'Aprile · Nitemare · GL 70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2008 – Aug 2008
Amy Neill · Nitemare · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 17th · Dec 2008 – Dec 2008

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Sep 2024	S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Bond Girl	S2 7.9	Other	6th / 24
11 Sep 2018	2018 J 22 World Championship	Evil Dr. Pork Chop/Award & Sports	J/22	Headsail Trimmer	46th / 64
22 Sep 2017	2017 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Bond Girl	S2 7.9	Headsail Trimmer	14th / 28
7 Aug 2015	2015 Lightning Womens, Junior and Masters North American Championship	Hartbeat	Lightning	Medic/Doctor	18th / 25
14 Aug 2014	2014 Lightning North American Championships	Big Meanie	Lightning	Other	37th / 37
10 Sep 2012	2012 J/22 North American Championship	Notorious P.I.G.	J/22	Skipper	13th / 31
18 Aug 2012	2012 J/22 Waterline Systems Beer Barge Regatta	Notorious P.I.G.	J/22	Other	8th / 16
4 Dec 2008	2008 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Nitemare	Melges 32	Other	17th / 20
15 Aug 2008	2008 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Nitemare	GL 70	Other	3rd / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	36 provisional	#37528 band 21084–53511	—
All classes Helm	-36 provisional	#58639 band 37092–74143	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

J/22 · Helm · 15 races, 2 events · rating 60
S2 7.9 · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating 63
J/22 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -42
Melges 32 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -42
GL 70 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 86
Lightning · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -95
Lightning · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -1

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 38%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 46%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2) · Medic/Doctor (1)

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chris Doyle	24	3–20
John McCree	20	8–12
Brad Julian	18	3–15
Kevin Doyle	18	5–12
Chris Wientjes	18	1–17
Jeffrey Todd	18	3–15
Allan Terhune	18	1–17
Christopher Princing	15	9–6
Richard Hallagan	15	7–8
Susan Mattis Turnham	14	9–5
Robert Mendenhall	13	9–4
Joshua Goldman	12	0–12

Most-beaten opponent: Robert Mendenhall (9–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	1	78%
2018	1	29%
2017	1	52%
2015	1	29%
2014	1	0%
2012	2	57%
2008	2	44%

Boats

Bond Girl · S2 7.9 · 2 events · 2017–2024
Notorious P.I.G. · J/22 · 2 events · 2012
Nitemare · Melges 32, GL 70 · 2 events · 2008
Evil Dr. Pork Chop/Award & Sports · J/22 · 1 events · 2018
Hartbeat · Lightning · 1 events · 2015
Big Meanie · Lightning · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Holland, MI, USA · 2 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events
East Tawas, MI · 1 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 1 events
East Tawas, MI, USA · 1 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 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: 36 (±231), #37,528.Helm rating across all classes: -36 (±236), #58,639. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.