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Sailor · 2014–2026

Simon KeßLing

norddeutscher regatta verein r v 420Optimist AJ/70

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Events
25

187 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 4 of 25

Podium rate
20%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (90%: 69%–73%, 1,518 boats)

Best class ranking
#1045

Helm in 420 · rating 190

Most successful partnership
Tilman Kessling

2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Tilman Kessling

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tilman KeßLing

May 2019 – Mar 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Florian Krauss

4–57 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Alina Marieke Blüschke

55–39 in 96 races

Best day
14 Aug 2021

2-2-1-5 · 58. Hamburger Jugendsegler Treffen (LJM Hamburg) · about 1 in 2,304 by chance

Signature result
1st of 37

58. Hamburger Jugendsegler Treffen (LJM Hamburg) · 420er LJM · 14 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tilman Kessling — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Tilman KeßLing · Helga, Schrecklicher Sven, Simon KEßLING, Wickie · 420, 420 (EUROSAF Circuit), 420er, J/70 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 0 of 89 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Mar 2026
  • Tilman Kessling · Schrecklicher Sven, Simon KEßLING · 420, 420er LJM 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 30 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2021
  • Tony Hanlon · Team RAFBF Spitfire, Team Spitfire · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2014 – Jun 2017
  • Ian Southworth · Team RAFBF Spitfire, Team Spitfire · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2014 – Jun 2017
  • Thies Seemann · DUCKHAWK · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Claas-Hendrik Wiechell · DUCKHAWK · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Charlotte Royeck · Helga · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 12th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Scott Carter · Team RAFBF Spitfire · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 20th · Sep 2014 – Sep 2014
  • Ole Wiechell · DUCKHAWK · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 38th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Bjarne Stegelmann · Helga · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 12th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

0249498201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026DUCKHAWKORC handicapCrew38th / 68
21 Mar 2026NRV J/70 Regatta 2026HelgaJ/70Skipper12th / 22
5 Jun 2022YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2022Simon KEßLING420Skipper15th / 79
9 Oct 2021420er IDJM 2021Simon KEßLING420Skipper9th / 81
24 Sep 202127. Schweriner Sparkassen-Cup (September)Simon KEßLING420Skipper12th / 62
4 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021Wickie420Skipper13th / 83
14 Aug 202158. Hamburger Jugendsegler Treffen (LJM Hamburg)Simon KEßLING420er LJMSkipper1st / 37
19 Sep 2020Seglerhaus-Preis 2020Schrecklicher Sven420Skipper6th / 39
11 Sep 2020FSN Cup 2020Schrecklicher Sven420Skipper25th / 68
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020Schrecklicher Sven420Skipper53rd / 83
1 Aug 202057. Hamburger Jugendsegler Treffen (LJM Hamburg)Schrecklicher Sven420er LJMSkipper1st / 16
13 Jul 2019Warnemünder Woche 2019Schrecklicher Sven420Skipper1st / 25
27 Jun 2019Kieler Woche 2019Schrecklicher Sven420 (EUROSAF Circuit)Skipper20th / 62
8 Jun 2019YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2019Schrecklicher Sven420erSkipper44th / 95
17 May 201926. Schweriner Sparkassen-CupSchrecklicher Sven420Skipper58th / 80
25 Aug 2018Hamburger Jugend-Seglertreffen 2018/ Eddy-Beyn-Preis 2018Schrecklicher Sven420Skipper7th / 12
2 Jun 201825. Eckernförder Eichhörnchen mit Squirrel-CupKaventsmannOptimist ASkipper7th / 61
5 May 2018Optimale 2018KaventsmannOpti ASkipper1st / 19
23 Sep 2017Stanjek Sailing Cup BJüM Opti AKaventsmannOptimist ASkipper16th / 111
24 Jul 2017128. Travemünder Woche 2017KaventsmannOptimist (Int. German Youth Championship)Skipper58th / 204
10 Jun 201724. Eckernförder Eichhörnchen mit Squirrel CupKaventsmannOptimist ASkipper21st / 89
7 Jun 20172017 J/70 European ChampionshipTeam SpitfireJ/70Other15th / 42
22 Apr 2017Optimale 2017KaventsmannOpti ASkipper2nd / 32
2 Jul 2016Eddy-Beyn-Preis 2016KaventsmannOptimist ASkipper11th / 30
9 Sep 20142014 J 70 World Championship presented by Helly HansenTeam RAFBF SpitfireJ/70Pit20th / 43

Helm rating across all classes: 372 (±208), #5,977.Crew rating across all classes: 1 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.