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Sailor · 2013–2026

Tobias Merkel

pl ner segler verein von 1908 e v ORC handicapHandicapInternational 14

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Events
49

221 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 5 of 49

Podium rate
16%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
37%

of boats faced (range 35%–39%, 1,689 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Helm in International 14 · rating 231

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stefan Vormbaum

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Birk Stoewer & Stefan Vormbaum

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

Biggest lift
Jan-Martin Lührs

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ole Paulsen

May 2019 – Aug 2026 · 25 events

Nemesis
Jens Kuphal

5–56 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Jürgen Klinghardt

14–22 in 40 races

Best day
17 Jul 2026

2-1-1 · 137. Travemünder Woche 2026

Signature result
1st of 21

Kieler Woche 2020 · ORC handicap · 11 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Stefan Vormbaum — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Walter Watermann · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 26events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 5 of 109 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Ole Paulsen · X-DAY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 25events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 4 of 105 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Jan-Henning Günther · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 21events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 5% win rate · 4 of 88 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Katharina Sophie Tietz · X-DAY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 19events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 88 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Lars Hückstädt · Sommerliebe, X-DAY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 18events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 3 of 52 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jul 2025
  • Lars Hueckstaedt · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 14events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 72 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Birk Stoewer · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 13events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 49 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2022
  • Sebastian Milinski · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 12events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 54 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Sep 2024
  • Laura Storch · X-DAY · ORC handicap 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Sep 2021
  • Sven Klatt · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

-60752102014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Blue Week 2026X-DAYHandicapCrew8th / 9
17 Jul 2026137. Travemünder Woche 2026EXCITERORC handicapCrew1st / 17
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026X-DAYHandicapCrew11th / 25
1 May 2026MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026X-DAYORC handicapCrew11th / 30
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceX-DAYIRC handicapCrew373rd / 380
19 Jul 2025Admiral's Cup 25X-DAYHandicapCrew213th / 240
19 Jul 2025Channel Race (R6 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)X-DAYIRC handicapCrew44th / 57
7 Jun 2025X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by RaymarineEXCITERHandicapCrew3rd / 12
14 Sep 2024114. Flensburger Fördewoche 2024X-DAYHandicapCrew6th / 16
14 Sep 2024114. Flensburger Fördewoche 2024X-DAYHandicapCrew2nd / 19
13 Sep 2024114. Flensburger Fördewoche 2024X-DAYHandicapCrew10th / 14
12 Sep 2024Deutsche Bestenermittlung Seesegeln Inshore 2024X-DAYORC handicapCrew10th / 17
28 Aug 2024blueribboncup 2024X-DAYORC handicapCrew5th / 21
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024X-DAYORC handicapCrew6th / 67
3 May 2024MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2024X-DAYORC handicapCrew14th / 26
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023X-DAYHandicapCrew11th / 15
21 Jul 2023134. Travemünder Woche 2023X-DAYORC handicapCrew5th / 7
8 Aug 2022ORCi European ChampionshipX-DAYHandicapCrew5th / 6
24 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew1st / 18
20 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew9th / 21
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew10th / 58
14 May 2022XXI. Culix Cup 2022TrinityInternational 14Skipper5th / 18
7 May 2022Wittensee-FightTrinityInternational 14Skipper8th / 17
29 Apr 2022MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew5th / 25
26 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2021 - SeesegelnX-DAYORC handicapCrew9th / 12

Crew rating across all classes: 144, #21,198.Helm rating across all classes: 192, #19,424. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.