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Sailor · 2013–2022

Daniel Zenker

flensborg yacht club e v ORC handicapHandicapFarr 40

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Events
24

141 races · 35 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 6 of 24

Podium rate
46%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 74%–80%, 556 boats)

Best class ranking
#292

Crew in Farr 40 · rating 4

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Karl Gurgel

3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Jesper Bank & Jason Rowed

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jacob Jonsen

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Karl Gurgel

Apr 2017 – Sep 2021 · 5 events

Nemesis
Gordon Nickel

5–19 head to head in 24 races

Rival
James Richardson

13–17 in 30 races

Best day
19 May 2018

1-1-1 · North Sea Regatta 2018

Signature result
1st of 54

Kieler Woche 2021 · ORC handicap · 4 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Karl Gurgel — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Horst Thiesen · Bernd DREIER, SYDBANK, Torsten BASTIANSEN, XEN · Handicap, ORC handicap 12events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 52 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Jan Assmann · Bernd DREIER, SYDBANK, XEN, XEN/SYDBANK · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 18% win rate · 8 of 45 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2022
  • Thomas Mielec · SYDBANK, Torsten BASTIANSEN, XEN, XEN/SYDBANK · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 49 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Aug 2022
  • Torsten Bastiansen · SYDBANK, Torsten BASTIANSEN, XEN, XEN/SYDBANK · Handicap, ORC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 8 of 43 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Sigried Bitzhenner · SYDBANK, XEN, XEN/SYDBANK · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 31 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2022
  • Bernd Dreier · Bernd DREIER, SYDBANK, Torsten BASTIANSEN, XEN · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 36 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Jacob Jonsen · Bernd DREIER, Torsten BASTIANSEN, XEN, XEN/SYDBANK · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 5 of 31 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Aug 2022
  • Nicolai Hamann · Bernd DREIER, SYDBANK, XEN, XEN/SYDBANK · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 4 of 25 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2022
  • Niels Christian Schjøth · Bernd DREIER, SYDBANK, Torsten BASTIANSEN, XEN · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 23 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2020 – Aug 2022
  • Karl Gurgel · Jubilee, NAILED IT!, X-DAY, XEN/SYDBANK · J/70, ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 9 of 25 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

019438820142016201820202022Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Aug 2022DH-DM 2022Torsten BASTIANSENHandicapCrew3rd / 19
20 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022XENORC handicapCrew5th / 21
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022XENORC handicapCrew5th / 58
11 Jun 2022Als Rundt Classic 2022Bernd DREIERHandicapCrew6th / 34
29 Apr 2022MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2022XENORC handicapCrew4th / 25
26 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2021 - SeesegelnXEN/SYDBANKORC handicapCrew3rd / 12
7 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021XEN/SYDBANKORC handicapCrew2nd / 11
4 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021XEN/SYDBANKORC handicapCrew1st / 54
28 Aug 2021Nordstadtwerke-CupNAILED IT!ORC handicapCrew1st / 15
12 Jun 2021Als Rundt 2021SYDBANKHandicapCrew15th / 27
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020XENORC handicapCrew9th / 27
7 Sep 2019RVS Saison Finale 2019SYDBANKORC handicapCrew1st / 14
3 May 2019Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2019JubileeJ/70Crew8th / 11
15 Jul 2018The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds 2018Lady MariposaHandicapCrew6th / 9
16 Jun 2018Kieler Woche 2018SYDBANKORC handicapCrew15th / 86
11 May 2018North Sea Regatta 2018Lady MariposaORC handicapCrew2nd / 21
30 May 2017North Sea RegattaLady Mariposa RIRC handicapCrew1st / 15
29 Apr 2017Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2017X-DAYORC handicapCrew1st / 7
18 Mar 2017NRV Klassenregatta J70 2017JubileeJ/70Crew25th / 27
14 Sep 2013103. Flensburger Fördewoche 2013SANTAHandicapCrew16th / 38
7 Sep 2013103. Flensburger Fördewoche 2013SANTAHandicapCrew9th / 28
15 May 20132013 Farr 40 East Coast Championship :: Event 3Struntje lightFarr 40Other8th / 8
14 Mar 20132013 Farr 40 Miami Beach :: Event 2Struntje lightFarr 40Other1st / 7
24 Jan 2013Quantum Key West Race Week 2013Struntje lightFarr 40Other3rd / 6

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 388, #4,326. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.