Sailor · 2016–2026

Daniel Kowalyshyn

severn sailing association J/70 J/105 PHRF handicap

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Events: 21
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 35%
Best class ranking: #357
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Michael Brown
Longest-running crew: Dina Kowalyshyn
Nemesis: James Gary
Rival: Peter Firey
Best day: 22 Oct 2023
Signature result: 2nd of 13

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Dina Kowalyshyn · Coalition · J/70, PHRF handicap 14events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 54 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – May 2026
Charles Kowalyshyn · Coalition · J/70, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 37 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2020 – May 2026
Britton Steele · Coalition · J/70, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 18 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Jul 2021
Brianna Grenier · Coalition · J/70, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2020 – May 2021
Charley Kowalyshyn · Coalition · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 25 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – May 2025
Michael Brown · Syndicate · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – Sep 2025
Claire Ward · Syndicate · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2023 – Oct 2023
Ben Podlich · Coalition · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 18th · May 2025 – May 2026
Kevin Ward · Syndicate · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2023 – Sep 2025
Chip Swatta · Coalition · J/70, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2020 – Apr 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	26th / 33
13 Sep 2025	2025 Hospice Cup XLIV	Syndicate	J/105	Other	5th / 13
2 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	18th / 24
21 Oct 2023	2023 J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship	Syndicate	J/105	Other	2nd / 13
5 May 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Syndicate	J/105	Spinnaker trimmer	6th / 22
1 Jan 2023	2023 J70 Invitational	Coalition	J/70	Skipper	13th / 15
13 May 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	8th / 29
1 Jan 2022	2022J70SummerInvitational	Coalition	J/70	Crew	3rd / 8
24 Jul 2021	2021 AYC Annual Regatta	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	9th / 9
5 Jun 2021	2021 One-Design Classic	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	3rd / 8
13 May 2021	2021 J/70 North American Championship	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	57th / 59
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	34th / 39
28 Apr 2021	2021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	5th / 5
25 Apr 2021	2021 AYC Spring One Design Regatta	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	8th / 11
7 Mar 2021	2020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 2	Coalition	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	2nd / 9
8 Nov 2020	2020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 1	Coalition	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	2nd / 12
31 Oct 2020	2020 Fall Brawl	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	15th / 17
2 Aug 2020	2020 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	5th / 9
25 Jul 2020	2020 AYC Annual Regatta	Coalition	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	3rd / 3
27 Jun 2020	2020 One-Design Classic	Coalition	J/70	Other	9th / 11
4 Jun 2016	Eastport Yacht Club	Coalition	J/70	Other	9th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	154 provisional	#19881 band 11807–31558	—
J/70 Crew	-30 provisional	#2305 band 1599–2811	−0.1
J/105 Crew	170 provisional	#357 band 159–670	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -6
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 0

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 14%
As crew	20 events	0 wins	beats 41%

Positions: Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (14) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	28%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	35%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Firey	52	24–28
James Gary	49	8–41
Gregg Zurmuhlen	37	25–11
Roger Link	35	9–26
Paul Green	34	15–19
James Golden	33	6–27
Tod Sackett	26	5–21
David Schoene	24	8–16
Cate Muller-Terhune	23	1–22
Brian Wood	23	7–15
Henry Filter	23	2–21
John White	21	16–5

Most-beaten opponent: Gregg Zurmuhlen (25–11).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	22%
2025	2	46%
2023	3	61%
2022	2	73%
2021	7	29%
2020	5	35%
2016	1	20%

Boats

Coalition · J/70, PHRF handicap · 18 events · 2016–2026
Syndicate · J/105 · 3 events · 2023–2025

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 17 events
Severn Sailing Association · 2 events
Unknown · 2 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: 154, #19,881.Helm rating across all classes: 0. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.