Sailor · 2007–2026

Susan McDowell

edgewater yacht club J/22 T-10

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 34%
Best class ranking: #426

Nemesis: Heidi Backus Riddle
Best day: 17 Sep 2008
Signature result: 3rd of 11

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Bev Keeler · PurSue · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Suzie Zack · PurSue · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Meredith Dreshar · PurSue · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Tammy Savrin · PurSue · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
lucas Healy · PurSue · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Liz Wilber Vignal · PurSue · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Jay Marshall · PurSue · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Tartan Ten North American Championship	PurSue	T-10	Crew	16th / 25
7 Oct 2009	US SAILING's 2009 Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship	HeySue	J/22	Skipper	18th / 35
7 Aug 2009	2009 T10 North American Championship	Celebration	T-10	Skipper	21st / 29
17 Sep 2008	U.S. Women's Sailing Championship	Susan McDowell	J/22	Skipper	3rd / 11
19 Sep 2007	2007 National City J22 North American Championship	Hey Sue	J/22	Skipper	51st / 68
16 Sep 2007	2007 National City J22 NA's Tune-Up Regatta	Hey Sue	J/22	Skipper	20th / 23

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-28 provisional	#57181 band 36563–72872	—
J/22 Helm	-22 provisional	#426 band 278–541	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

T-10 · Helm · 11 races, 1 event · rating -17
T-10 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -13
All classes · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -4

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 40%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 38%

How they race

Closer	−18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	35%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Susan Mattis Turnham	25	16–9
Bill Frissell	19	1–18
Heidi Backus Riddle	17	0–17
Scott Irwin	17	0–17
Jim Ward	17	1–16
Dave Disbrow	17	2–15
Trever Dodge	17	13–4
Gary Disbrow	17	3–14
John Barker	17	2–15
Michael Fishbaugh	15	14–1
Kathy Parks	14	8–6
Sandy Adzick	14	6–8

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Fishbaugh (14–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	38%
2009	2	39%
2008	1	80%
2007	2	20%

Boats

Hey Sue · J/22 · 2 events · 2007
PurSue · T-10 · 1 events · 2026
HeySue · J/22 · 1 events · 2009
Celebration · T-10 · 1 events · 2009
Susan McDowell · J/22 · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Cleveland Yachting Club - Rocky River · 1 events
Mentor on the Lake, OH, USA · 1 events
Rochester Yacht Club · 1 events
Oklahoma City Boat Club · 1 events
CYC J22 Fleet · 1 events
Vermilion, OH, United States · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: -28, #57,181.Crew rating across all classes: -4. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.