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Sailor · 2021–2026

Erik Stannow

helsing r sejlklub HandicapORC handicapJ/80

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Events
19

137 races · 38 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 4 of 19

Podium rate
53%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 74%–80%, 484 boats)

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nicolaus Schmidt

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Nicolaus Schmidt & Charlotte Graffunder

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

Biggest lift
Nicolaus Schmidt

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Soeren Arleth

Aug 2022 – Jun 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Peter Buhl

10–32 head to head in 42 races

Rival
Jens Kuphal

29–34 in 64 races

Best day
25 Jun 2024

1-1-1-5 · Kieler Woche 2024

Signature result
1st of 25

Kieler Woche 2026 · Handicap · 20 Jun 2026

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nicolaus Schmidt — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Gordon Nickel · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 9events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 23 of 58 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Soeren Arleth · DIXI 4, DIXI 5, Dixi3, Storesøster · Handicap, J/80, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 12 of 57 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Gunnar Bahr · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 20 of 53 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Bertil Balser · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 18 of 46 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Charlotte Graffunder · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 14 of 48 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Florian Heinze · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 18 of 46 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Bendix Hügelmann · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 15 of 41 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2026
  • Lennard Peilcke · DIXI 4, DIXI 5 · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 35 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Lennart Stegmann · DIXI 4 · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 27 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2025
  • Stig Westergaard · DIXI 4, Dixi3 · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2022 – May 2024

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

Rating history

031462820222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Blue Week 2026DIXI 5HandicapSkipper1st / 9
10 Aug 2026ORC European ChampionshipsDIXI 5HandicapSkipper1st / 14
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026DIXI 5HandicapSkipper1st / 25
1 May 2026MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026DIXI 5ORC handicapSkipper2nd / 30
11 Aug 2025Garmin ORC World Championships 2025DIXI 5HandicapSkipper2nd / 22
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025DIXI 5HandicapSkipper7th / 25
7 Jun 2025X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by RaymarineDIXI 4HandicapSkipper2nd / 12
2 May 2025MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2025DIXI 4ORC handicapSkipper7th / 35
28 Sep 2024J80 DM 2024StoresøsterJ/80Skipper3rd / 13
5 Sep 2024DH-DM 2024DIXI 4HandicapSkipper16th / 46
12 Aug 2024ORC European ChampionshipDIXI 4HandicapOwner2nd / 23
24 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024DIXI 4ORC handicapSkipper1st / 16
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024DIXI 4ORC handicapSkipper30th / 67
3 May 2024MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2024DIXI 4ORC handicapSkipper5th / 26
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023DIXI 4HandicapSkipper6th / 29
15 Jun 2023Sjælland Rundt 2023DIXI 4HandicapSkipper19th / 53
26 Aug 2022DH-DM 2022Dixi3HandicapSkipper5th / 16
19 Apr 2022Shipshape Aftenmatch 2022Dixi3HandicapSkipper3rd / 8
9 Aug 2021Alexela ORC World Championship 2021DIXI3HandicapSkipper18th / 34

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 628, #801. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.