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Sailor · 2010–2026

Ken Bowden

corinthian yc J/105Handicap

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Events
85

356 races · 39 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 13 of 85

Podium rate
45%

38 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 46%–53%, 679 boats)

Best class ranking
#252

Helm in J/105 · rating 116

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Peter Jackson

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Valerie Burdette

Jul 2013 – Jul 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Charlie Garrard

74–175 head to head in 249 races

Rival
Vernon Polidoro

115–109 in 226 races

Best day
27 Aug 2016

1-8-5-3-2 · 2016 ONE Championships

Signature result
1st of 10

2019 Wednesday Evening Spring Series · Handicap · 15 May 2019

Partnerships · 16 sailors

  • Bernie Marciniak · Knotless · J/105 14events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 91 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Valerie Burdette · Knotless · J/105 12events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 83 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2026
  • Hap Keating · Knotless · J/105 11events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 70 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Aug 2026
  • David Adriaansen · Knotless · J/105 11events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 74 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Eric Peterson · Knotless · J/105 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 63 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Melissa Verrochi · Knotless · J/105 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 60 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Aug 2026
  • Cindy Kreider · Knotless · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 51 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jul 2019
  • Peter Jackson · Knotless · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2024
  • Sarah Brophy · Knotless · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 18 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Aug 2023
  • Chris Twombly · Knotless · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2018

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

Rating history

-7971220201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 85

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Aug 20262026 Ted Hood RegattaKnotlessJ/105Chef6th / 8
23 Jul 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadKnotlessJ/105Switch Flipper7th / 8
23 May 20262026 Marblehead Racing Association SeasonKnotlessJ/105Skipper3rd / 6
16 Aug 2025Ted Hood RegattaKnotlessJ/105Skipper4th / 7
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadKnotlessJ/105Other3rd / 9
24 May 20242024 Marblehead Racing Association SeasonKnotlessJ/105Skipper3rd / 5
18 Aug 20232023 Ted Hood RegattaKnotlessJ/105Chef6th / 8
27 Jul 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadKnotlessJ/105Chef3rd / 10
26 May 20232023 Marblehead Racing Association SeasonKnotlessJ/105Skipper2nd / 6
27 May 20222022 Marblehead Racing Association SeasonKnotlessJ/105Skipper4th / 5
20 Aug 20212021 Ted Hood RegattaKnotlessJ/105Other3rd / 7
22 Jul 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta MarbleheadKnotlessJ/105Chef3rd / 8
17 Jul 2020MRA 2020 SEASON PASSKnotlessJ/105Skipper2nd / 5
5 Sep 20192019 J 105 North American ChampionshipKnotlessJ/105Co-Skipper10th / 18
23 Aug 20192019 Ted Hood RegattaKnotlessJ/105Other13th / 17
26 Jul 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta MarbleheadKnotlessJ/105Skipper10th / 15
10 Jul 20192019 Wednesday Evening Summer SeriesKnotlessHandicapSkipper11th / 11
6 Jul 20192019 Constitution CupKnotlessJ/105Skipper1st / 4
4 Jul 20192019 EYC Annual Regatta - PHRFKnotlessJ/105Skipper1st / 4
31 May 20192019 MRA Series 1KnotlessJ/105Skipper1st / 5
15 May 20192019 Wednesday Evening Spring SeriesKnotlessHandicapSkipper1st / 10
23 Sep 20182018 MYC Fall SeriesKnotlessJ/105Skipper1st / 5
24 Aug 20182018 Ted Hood RegattaKnotlessJ/105Other2nd / 10
15 Aug 20182018 Wednesday Evening Fall SeriesKnotlessJ/105Skipper3rd / 4
10 Aug 20182018 EYC Summer Pursuit Race #3KnotlessHandicapSkipper6th / 15

Helm rating across all classes: 157, #24,518. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.