Sailor · 2010–2019

Welf Ludwig

rutgers university IRC handicap PHRF handicap College fleet racing

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Events: 23
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 57%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #418

Most successful partnership: Hartmut Ludwig
Biggest lift: Hartmut Ludwig
Longest-running crew: Hartmut Ludwig
Nemesis: Gerard Tonachel
Rival: Rachel Bennung
Best day: 31 May 2014
Signature result: 2nd of 16

Partnerships · 46 sailors

Most successful partnership: Hartmut Ludwig — 3 wins · 11 podiums in 15 events together · 20% win rate

Hartmut Ludwig · Pegasus · Beneteau First 36.7, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 15 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Jun 2019
Ross Nuechterlein · Rutgers University (Rutgers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 36 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2010 – Oct 2010
Tim Gorzelnik · Rutgers University (Rutgers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2010 – Oct 2011
Jim Vos · Skoot · IRC handicap, J/109 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2012 – May 2014
Edgar Girtain · Rutgers University (Rutgers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 54 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2010 – Sep 2011
Kathrine Bianchini · Rutgers University (Rutgers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 51 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2011 – Oct 2011
Brett Morgan · Skoot · J/109 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2014 – May 2014
Andrew Pike · Ocean Warrior · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Nov 2014 – Nov 2014
Nicolas Rossi · Ocean Warrior · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Nov 2014 – Nov 2014
Michelle Miltenberger · Rutgers University (Rutgers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2011 – Oct 2011

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 23

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Jun 2019	2019 Annapolis - Newport Race	Pegasus	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	2nd / 3
24 May 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Co-Skipper	1st / 2
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Other	2nd / 4
2 Jun 2017	2017 Annapolis - Newport Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Tactician	3rd / 7
26 May 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Tactician	2nd / 7
2 Sep 2016	2016 Vineyard Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Co-Skipper	1st / 6
27 May 2016	2016 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Co-Skipper	4th / 9
14 May 2016	2016 61st Edlu Distance Race	Pegasus	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	3rd / 9
4 Sep 2015	2015 Vineyard Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Co-Skipper	8th / 9
30 Jul 2015	2015 Around Long Island Regatta (39th Annual)	Pegasus	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	1st / 5
4 Jun 2015	2015 Annapolis - Newport Race	Pegasus	Beneteau First 36.7	Co-Skipper	2nd / 4
22 May 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Co-Skipper	3rd / 8
13 Nov 2014	2014 Nassau Cup Ocean Race	Ocean Warrior	IRC handicap	Other	6th / 6
18 Sep 2014	2014 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Breakaway	Beneteau First 36.7	Mast	8th / 12
29 Aug 2014	2014 Vineyard Race	Pegasus	Beneteau First 36.7	Co-Skipper	4th / 5
31 Jul 2014	2014 Around Long Island Regatta (38th Annual)	Pegasus	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	2nd / 2
31 May 2014	2014 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Skoot	J/109	Other	2nd / 16
23 May 2014	2014 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Pegasus	IRC handicap	Co-Skipper	7th / 12
31 Aug 2012	2012 Vineyard Race	Skoot	IRC handicap	Other	1st / 8
15 Oct 2011	WAC Open/Central Fall #2	Rutgers University (Rutgers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (5-10)	10th / 12
17 Sep 2011	MAISA Central Qualifier	Rutgers University (Rutgers)	College fleet racing	B Crew	14th / 16
16 Oct 2010	North #2	Rutgers University (Rutgers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	15th / 18
3 Apr 2010	Central Qualifier	Rutgers University (Rutgers)	College fleet racing	A Crew (9-11)	6th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	68 provisional	#32853 band 20663–46482	—
Beneteau First 36.7 Crew	-60 provisional	#418 band 315–484	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Crew · 19 races, 2 events · rating -92
College fleet racing · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating -250
Full-size sailing · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating -248
J/109 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 91

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 18%
As crew	21 events	4 wins	beats 56%

Positions: Co-Skipper (12) · Tactician (2) · Mast (1) · B Skipper (5-10) (1) · B Crew (1) · B Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	+19 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	59%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gerard Tonachel	73	6–67
Joan Boyle	51	13–38
Victoria Miller	51	12–39
Sam Fitzgerald	32	3–29
Zachary Schippe	32	10–22
John O'Riordan	32	3–29
Michael Grove	32	1–31
Suzanne Reynolds	32	21–11
Michael Russom	32	0–32
Gavin Schlissel	32	3–29
Don Hause III	32	1–31
Paul Stevens	32	7–25

Most-beaten opponent: Andrew DaPonte (25–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2019	2	1	75%
2018	1	0	67%
2017	2	0	75%
2016	3	1	79%
2015	4	1	63%
2014	6	0	33%
2012	1	1	100%
2011	2	0	16%
2010	2	0	17%

Boats

Pegasus · PHRF handicap, IRC handicap, Beneteau First 36.7 · 15 events · 2014–2019
Rutgers University (Rutgers) · College fleet racing · 4 events · 2010–2011
Skoot · J/109, IRC handicap · 2 events · 2012–2014
Ocean Warrior · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2014
Breakaway · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 10 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 3 events
Sea Cliff, NY, USA · 2 events
Bridgeport, CT, USA · 1 events
Princeton · 1 events
Cornell · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 68, #32,853.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -248. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.