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Morten Nickel

segler vereinigung wilster e v J/70Melges 32Handicap

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Events
25

200 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 5 of 25

Podium rate
44%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (90%: 76%–81%, 627 boats)

Best class ranking
#520

Crew in J/70 · rating 244

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sebastian Röske

3 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Best trio
Gordon Nickel & Sebastian Röske

3 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sebastian Röske

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gordon Nickel

Jun 2013 – Jun 2025 · 20 events

Nemesis
Christian Schwoerer

5–20 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Fritz Homann

24–23 in 47 races

Best day
25 Mar 2017

9-1-13-1-9-13-9-9-2-6-1-17-13 · Budweiser Budvar Cup 2017 · about 1 in 32,546 by chance

Signature result
1st of 36

J/70 German Open 2016 · J/70 · 29 Sep 2016

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sebastian Röske — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate
  • Gordon Nickel · AQUAPLAY, DIXI 4, Gordon Nickel, HOMANIT · B/one, Handicap, J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 20events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 25% win rate · 26 of 165 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Nils Merten Färber · Gordon Nickel, HOMANIT, Just in Time, Kamlade · Handicap, J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott, Melges 32 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 11 of 79 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2022
  • Sebastian Röske · Gordon Nickel, Just in Time, Kamlade, Kamlade Yacht und Bootswerft · B/one, J/70, J/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup Foxtrott, Platu 25 Kiel-Cup Foxtrott 7events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 43% win rate · 17 of 70 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2017
  • Cedric Willekens · HOMANIT · Melges 32 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Jan Jasper Wagner · HOMANIT · Melges 32 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 31 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – May 2022
  • Nils Fiege · Gordon Nickel, Just in Time, Just In Time · J/70, PLATU 25 OD 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 34 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2017
  • Carl Rupp · HOMANIT · Melges 32 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Philipp Autenrieth · HOMANIT · Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Klaas Höpcke · HOMANIT · Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Florian Jakobtorweihen · HOMANIT · Melges 32 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

0373746201420162018202020222024Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Jun 2025X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by RaymarineDIXI 4HandicapCrew2nd / 12
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024DIMENSION POLYANTORC handicapCrew14th / 67
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023AQUAPLAYHandicapCrew6th / 67
21 Sep 20222022 Melges 32 & Melges 20 World ChampionshipHOMANITMelges 32Spinnaker trimmer5th / 7
1 Sep 20222022 Melges World League Event 4 -- Sardinia Grand PrixHOMANITMelges 32Spinnaker trimmer5th / 6
5 May 20222022 Melges World League Event 2 -- Adriatic Sea Grand PrixHOMANITMelges 32Spinnaker trimmer1st / 7
26 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2021 - SeesegelnSPORTSFREUNDORC handicapCrew1st / 10
9 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021Procedes DivaJ/70Crew11th / 39
1 Sep 20212021 Melges 32 World ChampionshipHOMANITMelges 32Spinnaker trimmer5th / 9
27 Aug 20212021 Melges World League Sardinia RallyHOMANITMelges 32Spinnaker trimmer4th / 9
22 Jul 20212021 Melges World League Garda Lake RallyHOMANITMelges 32Spinnaker trimmer4th / 7
7 Sep 2019RVS Saison Finale 2019BOSTIK BAD BOYSORC handicapCrew5th / 14
24 Jul 2019130. Travemünder Woche 2019Procedes DivaJ/70 (Int. German Championship)Crew3rd / 31
22 Jun 2017Kieler Woche 2017Just in TimeJ/70Crew3rd / 42
7 Jun 20172017 J/70 European ChampionshipJust In TimeJ/70Other13th / 42
29 Apr 2017Maior - Mai Offshore Regatta 2017JetpackJ/70Crew16th / 21
25 Mar 2017Budweiser Budvar Cup 2017Just in TimeJ/70Crew3rd / 30
29 Sep 2016J/70 German Open 2016Just in TimeJ/70Crew1st / 36
18 Jul 2016ORC Worlds 2016SPORTHOTELHandicapCrew14th / 59
14 Oct 20152015 J 70 European ChampionshipJust in TimeJ/70Tactician28th / 60
20 Jun 2015Kieler Woche 2015Just in TimeJ/70 (German Open) Kiel-Cup FoxtrottCrew7th / 30
3 Oct 2014Kiel-Travemünde-Regatta 2014SporthotelHandicapCrew3rd / 5
2 May 2014Maior 2014Gordon NickelPLATU 25 ODCrew1st / 14
27 Jun 2013Kieler Woche 2013Kamlade Yacht und BootswerftB/oneCrew1st / 16
22 Jun 2013Kieler Woche 2013KamladePlatu 25 Kiel-Cup FoxtrottCrew2nd / 12

Crew rating across all classes: 712 (±138), #250. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.