Sailor · 2008–2023

John Bowen

richmond yc Melges 24 PHRF handicap 420

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Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #720
Longest win streak: 3

Longest-running crew: Sam Nedeau
Nemesis: Fred Rozelle
Rival: Christopher Jeffries
Best day: 25 Oct 2008
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Sam Nedeau · Green, Green aka BETH · Melges 24 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 51 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – Aug 2022
Craig Capilla · Green · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 45 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – May 2022
James Beebe · Green, Green aka BETH · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2022
Elliot Lee · Green · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2019 – Sep 2019
Weston Waterman · Weston Waterman · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Torbin Johnson · Green · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 18th · May 2017 – May 2017
Andy Bos · Green · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
Ed Norton · Big Booty · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 25th · Feb 2012 – Feb 2012
Dan Van Dyke · Green · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 18th · May 2017 – May 2017
Corinne Nedeau · Green aka BETH · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Jul 2023	2023 Oyster Bay C420/ Laser Regatta	Weston Waterman	420	Crew	7th / 9
20 Aug 2022	2022 Melges 24 Grand Traverse Invitational	Green aka BETH	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 20
21 May 2022	2022 Midwest One-design Spring Championship	Green	Melges 24	Leeward Runner	13th / 18
19 Sep 2020	2020 Melges 24 Fall Invitational	Green	Melges 24	Crew	12th / 12
20 Sep 2019	2019 Melges 24 Canadian National Championship	Green	Melges 24	Other	16th / 16
16 Aug 2019	2019 Melges 24 North American Championship	Green	Melges 24	Pit	22nd / 41
25 Aug 2018	2018 Commodores Invitational Race	Green	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 2
18 Aug 2018	2018 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Green	Melges 24	Other	10th / 24
19 Aug 2017	2017 Melges 24 Invitational Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Green	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	20th / 21
20 May 2017	2017 Midwest One-design Spring Championship	Green	Melges 24	Pit	18th / 19
11 Feb 2012	2012 Melges 20 Miami Winter Regatta :: Event No. 2	Big Booty	Melges 20	Tactician	25th / 35
25 Oct 2009	Great Pumpkin 2009 - Sunday only	Current Asset	PHRF handicap	Skipper	46th / 204
26 Oct 2008	Great Pumpkin 2008 - Sunday only	Current Asset	PHRF handicap	Skipper	151st / 167
25 Oct 2008	Great Pumpkin 2008 - Saturday only	Current Asset	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-153 provisional	#60146 band 52691–63517	—
Melges 24 Crew	-178 provisional	#720 band 647–762	−14

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 20 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -25
420 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -38
All classes · Helm · 5 races, 3 events · rating 78

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	1 wins	beats 63%
As crew	11 events	0 wins	beats 24%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2) · Pit (2) · Leeward Runner (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	41%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Fred Rozelle	50	8–42
Scot Zimmerman	49	10–38
Mike Gozzard	44	13–31
Christopher Jeffries	42	20–21
Jerry Miller	36	28–7
Mike Dow	36	5–31
Dan Berezin	32	4–28
Claek Phelps	30	18–12
Ken Gray	28	9–19
Steve Pirie	28	7–21
Peter Shumaker	26	7–18
Tom Roop	24	7–17

Most-beaten opponent: Jerry Miller (28–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	25%
2022	2	0	44%
2020	1	0	0%
2019	2	0	24%
2018	2	0	30%
2017	2	0	5%
2012	1	0	29%
2009	1	0	78%
2008	2	1	55%

Boats

Green · Melges 24 · 8 events · 2017–2022
Current Asset · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2008–2009
Weston Waterman · 420 · 1 events · 2023
Green aka BETH · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2022
Big Booty · Melges 20 · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Traverse City, MI, USA · 4 events
Richmond Yacht Club · 3 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 2 events
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -153, #60,146.Helm rating across all classes: 78. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.