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Sailor · 2017–2025

Niklas Ill

yacht club ludwigshafen bodensee e v Laser RadialOptimist ASoling

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Events
16

103 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 16

Podium rate
31%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
83%

of boats faced (range 81%–85%, 830 boats)

Best class ranking
#244

Helm in Optimist A · rating 119

Nemesis
Ole Schweckendiek

11–24 head to head in 35 races

Rival
Felix Vogt

19–19 in 38 races

Best day
22 Oct 2017

6-6-16-1 · Opti Cup Chiemsee (RR)

Signature result
1st of 61

25. Eckernförder Eichhörnchen mit Squirrel-Cup · Optimist A · 2 Jun 2018

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Alex Hasenclever · thx for nothing · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Sven Rikwald · PAULA · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Tim Giesecke · PAULA · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Roman Koch · thx for nothing · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-531703932018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 2025Erich-Hirt-Preisthx for nothingSolingCrew5th / 13
20 Jun 2025Westdeutsche Meisterschaft Soling 2025PAULASolingCrew7th / 11
12 Jun 2021Einhandregatta LaserNiklas ILLLaser RadialSkipper7th / 29
29 Aug 2020Überlinger Herbstregatta I + LJM BW Laser RadialNiklas ILLLaser RadialSkipper3rd / 29
5 Sep 2019Landesjugend- und Jüngstenmeisterschaft Baden-Württemberg 2019Niklas ILLLaser RadialSkipper8th / 18
17 Aug 2019Laser PMNiklas ILLLaser RadialSkipper2nd / 12
10 Aug 201927. Internationale Kuhschellen-Regatta für Laser Standard, Laser Radial und Laser 4.7Niklas ILLLaser 4.7Skipper3rd / 13
11 Jul 2019Warnemünder Woche 2019Niklas IllLaser 4.7 | Europa-Cup / f+mSkipper30th / 71
8 Jun 2019YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2019Niklas ILLLaser 4.7Skipper21st / 81
2 Jun 201825. Eckernförder Eichhörnchen mit Squirrel-CupNiklas ILLOptimist ASkipper1st / 61
22 Oct 2017Opti Cup Chiemsee (RR)Tom's capOpti ASkipper2nd / 80
24 Aug 201743. Bayerische Jugendwoche/Bayerische Meisterschaft OptimistTom's capOptimistSkipper5th / 45
24 Jul 2017128. Travemünder Woche 2017Tom's capOptimist (Int. German Youth Championship)Skipper35th / 204
10 Jun 201724. Eckernförder Eichhörnchen mit Squirrel CupTom's capOptimist ASkipper15th / 89
3 Jun 2017Opti-Pfingst Festival (PYC/VSaW)Tom's capOpti ASkipper6th / 49
6 May 2017Silbernes OptisegelTom's capOptimist ASkipper5th / 41

Helm rating across all classes: 393, #5,120.Crew rating across all classes: -15. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.