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Sailor · 1989–2023

Adam Bowers

castle cove sc HandicapOsprey

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Events
22

129 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 6 of 22

Podium rate
55%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
90%

of boats faced (range 88%–91%, 1,044 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
DJ Edwards

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
DJ Edwards

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Angus Hemmings

Jan 2003 – Jan 2021 · 7 events

Best day
1 Jan 2004

1-4-1-2-2-1 · 2004 Osprey National Championship

Signature result
1st of 71

1990 National Championship · Handicap · 1 Jan 1990

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: DJ Edwards — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Angus Hemmings · 1198, Blue Moon · Handicap, Osprey 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 45 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2003 – Jan 2021
  • Nigel Skudder · 1271, Skud's Missile, Skuds Missile, Zero Tolerance · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 1992 – Jan 1995
  • DJ Edwards · 1282, Blue Moon · Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 20 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 1996 – Jan 2016
  • Andy Barker · 1295, Barking Mad · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 1998 – Jan 2000
  • Richard Bowers · Blue Moon, Nancy · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2023
  • Ian Porter · Gremlin · Handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 9 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 1989 – Jan 1990
  • Kev Stibbs · Nancy · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Graham Vials · Able Too · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2001 – Jan 2001
  • Jock Fellows · Nancy · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

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

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20232023 Sonata National ChampionshipsNancyHandicapCrew9th / 19
1 Jan 2021FINAL Results after Day 4Blue MoonHandicapSkipper20th / 45
1 Jan 20192019 National ChampionshipBlue MoonHandicapCrew4th / 41
1 Jan 2019Wilkinson Sword 20191198HandicapCrew34th / 56
1 Jan 20182018 National ChampionshipBlue MoonHandicapCrew6th / 44
1 Jan 20172017 Flinal FlingBlue MoonHandicapCrew13th / 13
1 Jan 20162016 Osprey National ChampionshipsBlue MoonHandicapCrew1st / 36
1 Jan 20082008 Osprey Class UK National ChampionshipBlue MoonHandicapCrew4th / 51
1 Jan 20042004 Osprey National Championship1198OspreyCrew1st / 34
1 Jan 20032003 Osprey National Championships50th Anniversary of ClassBlue MoonHandicapCrew4th / 51
1 Jan 20012001 National ChampionshipAble TooHandicapCrew3rd / 39
1 Jan 20002000 National Championship,Barking MadHandicapCrew2nd / 37
1 Jan 19991999 National Championship 25th July to 30th July 19991295HandicapCrew3rd / 60
1 Jan 19981998 National Championship 1st to 8th August 19981295HandicapCrew2nd / 46
1 Jan 19971997 National Championship 26th July to 1st August 1997Blue MoonHandicapCrew1st / 70
1 Jan 19961996 National Championship 28th July to 2nd August 19961282HandicapCrew3rd / 56
1 Jan 19951995 National Championship 29th July to 4th August 1997Skuds MissileHandicapCrew10th / 48
1 Jan 19941994 National Championship 24th July to 29th July 19941271HandicapCrew4th / 72
1 Jan 19931993 National ChampionshipZero ToleranceHandicapSkipper2nd / 55
1 Jan 19921992 National ChampionshipSkud's MissileHandicapSkipper1st / 66
1 Jan 19901990 National ChampionshipGremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 71
1 Jan 19891989 National ChampionshipGremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 56

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 74. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.