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Sailor · 2020–2026

Merle Meinhardt

wv arne RS500HandicapSB20

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Events
14

97 races · 34 race wins

Win rate
36%

36% win rate · 5 of 14

Podium rate
50%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (90%: 74%–83%, 266 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Crew in RS500 · rating 412

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jesper Overbeeke

5 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 39% win rate

Longest-running crew
Jesper Overbeeke

Jul 2021 – Jul 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Jakub Dobry

4–16 head to head in 20 races

Rival
Hylke Kooistra

26–25 in 52 races

Best day
5 Aug 2021

1-1-12-13 · RS500 Worlds 2021 · about 1 in 1,523 by chance

Signature result
1st of 14

Zeeland Regatta 2025 · RS500 · 5 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jesper Overbeeke — 5 wins · 6 podiums in 13 events together · 39% win rate
  • Jesper Overbeeke · Hanzi ganzi, Jesper OVERBEEKE, Joule, TU Delft | Broach · Handicap, RS500, SB20 13events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 39% win rate · 31 of 88 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2026
  • Bas Cheizoo · TU Delft | Broach, TU Delft | Broach 1514 · J/22, SB20 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Jul 2021
  • Nienke Mullink · TU Delft | Broach 1514 · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Daphne Feberwee · TU Delft | Broach · SB20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Christiaan Feij · TU Delft | Broach 1514 · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

0242483202120222023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 2026Ost-West Regatta 2026JouleHandicapCrew5th / 18
5 Jul 2025Zeeland Regatta 2025Hanzi ganziRS500Crew1st / 14
30 May 2025Dutch Youth Regatta 2025Hanzi ganziRS500Crew1st / 7
3 May 2025United4 Medemblik IHanzi ganziRS500Crew6th / 16
28 Sep 2024United4 RoompotHanzi ganziRS500Crew1st / 9
5 Aug 2024RS500 World Championship 2024Hanzi ganziRS500Crew13th / 58
8 Jun 2024Braassem Summer Regatta & Jeugd ClubkampioenschappenHanzi ganziRS500Crew1st / 14
13 Apr 2024United4 Medemblik IHanzi ganziRS500Crew4th / 14
8 Jul 2023Zeeland Regatta 2023Hanzi ganziRS500Crew1st / 11
27 May 2023North Sea Regatta 2023Hanzi ganziRS500Crew2nd / 13
18 Mar 2023Winterserie Braassemermeer incl Warming Up 2022_2023Jesper OVERBEEKEHandicapCrew19th / 19
2 Aug 2021RS500 Worlds 2021Jesper OVERBEEKERS500Crew9th / 58
2 Jul 2021OPEN BELGIANS SB20 & OSTENDCUP 3: Discovery cupTU Delft | BroachSB20Crew6th / 21
18 Sep 2020Open Dutch Sailing Championships 2020TU Delft | Broach 1514J/22Crew2nd / 8

Crew rating across all classes: 459 (±181), #2,267. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.