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Sailor · 2013–2026

Walter Watermann

pl ner segler verein von 1908 e v ORC handicapHandicapIRC handicap

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Events
55

217 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 8 of 55

Podium rate
26%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–76%, 1,478 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Fabian Haase

3 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate

Best trio
Kai Rohde-brandenburger & Sven Klatt

4 wins · 5 podiums in 13 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kai Rohde-brandenburger

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kai Rohde-brandenburger

Jun 2013 – May 2024 · 16 events

Nemesis
Torsten Bastiansen

14–89 head to head in 107 races

Rival
Kirsten Harmstorf-schönwitz

40–36 in 78 races

Best day
22 Apr 2017

1-1-7-3 · Go4Speed - Praxistraining · about 1 in 590 by chance

Signature result
1st of 31

Kieler Woche 2015 · ORC handicap · 27 Jun 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Fabian Haase — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate
  • Tobias Merkel · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 26events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 12% win rate · 5 of 109 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Jan-Henning Günther · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 25events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 12% win rate · 9 of 107 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jun 2026
  • Ole Paulsen · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 23events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 99 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Sven Klatt · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 23events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 22% win rate · 9 of 100 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2022
  • Lars Hückstädt · X-DAY · 5b: Blau-Gelbes Band der Flensburger Förde (Sonderwertung), Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 21events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 3 of 55 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2025
  • Birk Stoewer · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 19events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 3 of 73 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2022
  • Kai Rohde-brandenburger · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 16events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 10 of 66 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – May 2024
  • Laura Storch · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 16events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 6% win rate · 1 of 49 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Sep 2021
  • Katharina Sophie Tietz · X-DAY · Handicap, ORC handicap 15events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 78 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jun 2026
  • Lars Hueckstaedt · X-DAY · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 14events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 7% win rate · 2 of 67 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-161743632014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026X-DAYHandicapCrew11th / 25
1 May 2026MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026X-DAYORC handicapCrew10th / 30
27 Jun 2025Morgan Cup Race (R4 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)X-DAYIRC handicapOwner17th / 100
19 Oct 2024Rolex Middle Sea Race 2024X-DAYIRC handicapSkipper17th / 91
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
20 Aug 2022blueribboncup 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew11th / 27
8 Aug 2022ORCi European ChampionshipX-DAYHandicapCrew1st / 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
29 Apr 2022MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2022X-DAYORC handicapCrew6th / 25
26 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft 2021 - SeesegelnX-DAYORC handicapCrew8th / 10
18 Sep 2021111. Flensburger Fördewoche 2021X-DAY5b: Blau-Gelbes Band der Flensburger Förde (Sonderwertung)Crew9th / 17
18 Sep 2021111. Flensburger Fördewoche 2021X-DAYHandicapCrew5th / 11
18 Sep 2021111. Flensburger Fördewoche 2021X-DAYHandicapCrew4th / 7
17 Sep 2021111. Flensburger Fördewoche 2021X-DAYHandicapCrew4th / 6
11 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021X-DAYORC handicapCrew5th / 29

Crew rating across all classes: 345 (±153), #5,534.Helm rating across all classes: 6 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.