Sailor · 2023–2026

Esben Poulsson

kongelig dansk yachtklub Knarr Classic Handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 38%
Best class ranking: #79

Nemesis: Henrik Søderlund
Rival: Mads Freek Petersen
Best day: 18 Sep 2025
Signature result: 8th of 31

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Jens Makholm · Blues, Freja · Knarr 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 41 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2024 – Aug 2025
Paul Pelling · ELGHI II · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Søren Schwennesen · Freja · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 14th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Rory Maclean · ELGHI II · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Hamish Calder · Aera · Classic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Nicholas China · ELGHI II · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Guy Pelling · ELGHI II · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Richard Powell · Aera · Classic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Rory Munro · ELGHI II · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
David Guertzenstein · Aera · Classic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Jul 2026	Six Metre - European Championship	Aera	Classic	Skipper	8th / 31
7 Aug 2025	SKS KNARR Aftenmatch	Freja	Knarr	Skipper	14th / 28
24 May 2025	Mellerup KNARR Cup	Freja	Knarr	Skipper	26th / 26
20 Oct 2024	Nivå Vinter Cup 2024-25	Blues	Knarr	Skipper	10th / 14
4 Sep 2023	6 Metre Worlds	ELGHI II	Handicap	Other	15th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	86 provisional	#35105 band 22743–50556	—
Knarr Helm	47 provisional	#79 band 62–97	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Classic · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 66

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	0 wins	beats 32%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+22 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets (25+)	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mads Freek Petersen	38	15–20
Henrik Søderlund	33	3–27
Jesper Dalsgaard Rasmussen	33	7–23
Jens Schultzer	29	6–20
Niels Henrik Sodemann	26	9–14
Søren Leopold	24	6–15
Lars Ive	21	4–13
Morten Reinhold	19	4–11
Soeren Pehrsson	16	4–9
Thomas Dr Kuhmann	15	9–6
Jonatan Persson	15	2–10
Andy Postle	15	4–11

Most-beaten opponent: Dirk Stolp (10–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	77%
2025	2	26%
2024	1	31%
2023	1	0%

Boats

Freja · Knarr · 2 events · 2025
Aera · Classic · 1 events · 2026
Blues · Knarr · 1 events · 2024
ELGHI II · Handicap · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Unknown · 4 events
Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 86 (±170), #35,105. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.