Sailor · 2021–2026

Marco Knuchel

segler vereinigung thalwil Esse 850 Handicap Racer Open

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #30

Biggest lift: Dieter Baumgartner
Longest-running crew: Roberto Massaro
Nemesis: Nicola Fuso
Rival: Sven Heusser
Signature result: 1st of 25

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Lukas Abegg · 33, Malila, Marco KNUCHEL, Nuvola · Esse 850, Handicap, M2, Monocoques 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – Jun 2026
Roberto Massaro · Malila, Nuvola, NUVOLA, REVA · Esse 850, Monocoques, Racer Open, Yachten 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Jun 2026
Dieter Baumgartner · Malila, Marco KNUCHEL · Esse 850, M2 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Sep 2025
Maximilian Hundsberger · Lago 26 Kiel · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2021 – Nov 2021
Julien Monnier · 33 · Esse 850 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Peter Rüegsegger · NUVOLA · Racer Open 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Etienne Schwyter · REVA · Yachten 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Brigitte Fischer · Bebeessea · Esse 850 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
Bernhard Fischer · Bebeessea · Esse 850 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
Martin Merian · Marco KNUCHEL · M2 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jun 2026	VC-Cup Uristier	NUVOLA	Racer Open	Skipper	3rd / 3
7 Sep 2025	M2 Speed-Tour GP Spiez	Marco KNUCHEL	M2	Skipper	6th / 6
4 Jul 2025	SVT Esse Cup 2025	Malila	Esse 850	Crew	5th / 11
11 May 2025	Mairegatta 2025	Malila	Esse 850	Crew	3rd / 8
24 Aug 2024	Yacht-Weekend Bächau	Malila	Esse 850	Crew	8th / 8
22 Jun 2024	Bol d'Or du lac de Neuchâtel – Championnat FVLJ	Nuvola	Monocoques	Skipper	5th / 35
10 Jun 2024	Esse – Cup 2024 “20 Jahre esse 850”	33	Esse 850	Crew	7th / 25
24 May 2024	SVT Riskenpokal 2024	Marco Knuchel	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 6
20 May 2022	SVT Riskenpokal 2022	Nuvola	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
27 Nov 2021	Eiszapfen 2021	Lago 26 Kiel	Handicap	Crew	1st / 25
2 Sep 2021	Int. Schweizer Meisterschaft Esse 850	Bebeessea	Esse 850	Crew	7th / 13
21 Aug 2021	SVT Clubmeisterschaft 2021	REVA	Yachten	Crew	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	107 provisional	#26264 band 14456–42178	—
Esse 850 Crew	70 provisional	#30 band 16–41	+4.2
All classes Helm	-24 provisional	#56267 band 38279–70662	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Racer Open · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -94
Yachten · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -10
M2 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating -42
Monocoques · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 11

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	0 wins	beats 30%
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 54%

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	88%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	26%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Sven Heusser	31	15–13
Nicola Fuso	25	3–19
Florian Gaiser	21	7–11
Stefan Schuchter	20	5–12
Jan Bachmann	19	1–15
Bernhard Fischer	19	7–9
Jakob Oetiker	18	14–1
Marco Vogelsang	16	6–7
Edgar Westerhuijs	15	8–7
Richard Pfiffner	13	13–0
Pierre Moerch	13	3–10

Most-beaten opponent: Jakob Oetiker (14–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2025	3	0	44%
2024	4	0	51%
2022	1	0	20%
2021	3	1	57%

Boats

NUVOLA · Racer Open, Monocoques, Handicap · 3 events · 2022–2026
Malila · Esse 850 · 3 events · 2024–2025
Marco KNUCHEL · M2, Handicap · 2 events · 2024–2025
33 · Esse 850 · 1 events · 2024
Lago 26 Kiel · Handicap · 1 events · 2021
Bebeessea · Esse 850 · 1 events · 2021
REVA · Yachten · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Unknown · 12 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: 107 (±210), #26,264.Helm rating across all classes: -24 (±196), #56,267. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.