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Sailor · 2017–2025

Kjetil Solvang

christianssands seilforening Melges 24Albin ExpressHandicap

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Events
24

199 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 24

Podium rate
38%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (range 77%–82%, 659 boats)

Best class ranking
#238

Crew in Melges 24 · rating 212

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Jon August Houge

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bård Løvdal

Jun 2017 – Aug 2024 · 8 events

Nemesis
Peder Jahre

8–54 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Jens Altern Wathne

29–26 in 55 races

Best day
2 Jan 2025

2-1-1-1-3-1-2 · Torsdagserie 2025

Signature result
2nd of 112

Norgesmesterskap e-Seiling · Handicap · 1 Mar 2021

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Joachim Nordlie · E-SEILING, Kaboom, Team Bitpro, Team Onkel · Albin Express, Melges 24, Mesternes mesterskap 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 66 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2024
  • Tom Reidar Johannessen · Kaboom · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 62 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – May 2025
  • Bård Løvdal · E-SEILING, Ex-Ingrid, Kjetil SOLVANG, Team Bitpro · Albin Express, Grimstadjolle, Melges 24, Mesternes mesterskap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 44 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2024
  • Jon August Houge · E-SEILING, Ex-Ingrid, Team Bitpro, Team BITPRO · Albin Express, Melges 24, Mesternes mesterskap, Yngling 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 38 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2024
  • Trond Bjorvand · Team BITPRO, TEAM BITPRO · Albin Express, Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2018
  • Kjell Cato Jensen · Party Girl · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Terje Antonisen · Spica · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Bernt Ove Bessesen · Spica · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Stian Liebermann · Spica · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Jens Altern Wathne · Party Girl · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

02474942018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 May 2025Risør season openerKaboomMelges 24Crew3rd / 6
2 Jan 2025Torsdagserie 2025DoffenPYSkipper7th / 15
6 Sep 2024Norgesmesterskap Melges 24SpicaMelges 24Crew11th / 17
23 Aug 2024Norgesmesterskap ExpressTeam OnkelAlbin ExpressCrew5th / 31
27 Jun 2024Grundig Hankø Race Week 2024Party GirlMelges 24Crew6th / 14
3 Jun 2023Norgesmesterskap YnglingEx-IngridYnglingCrew7th / 19
30 Jan 2023Norgesmesterskap eSeilingUncle SunnyHandicapSkipper3rd / 51
14 Oct 2022Mesternes MesterskapE-SEILINGMesternes mesterskapCrew18th / 36
9 Sep 2022Norgesmesterskap Melges 24KaboomMelges 24Crew8th / 15
10 Jun 2022Færderseilasen 2022Team OnkelAlbin ExpressCrew3rd / 19
21 May 2022Risør season open regatta - Melges 24KaboomMelges 24Crew3rd / 7
10 Jan 2022Norgesmesterskap eSeilingSunnyboy746HandicapSkipper3rd / 64
17 Sep 2021APL Norgesmesterskap Melges 24KaboomMelges 24Crew6th / 16
1 Jul 2021Grundig Hankø Race WeekKaboomMelges 24Crew7th / 9
1 Mar 2021Norgesmesterskap e-SeilingSunnyboy706HandicapSkipper2nd / 112
23 Feb 2021KNS e-serie Overall resultsSunnyboy706J/70Skipper6th / 45
1 Jan 2021VR Farsund Open (J70)sunnyboy76J/70Skipper1st / 3
30 Aug 2019Åpent Norgesmesterskap Melges 24KaboomMelges 24Crew6th / 27
23 Aug 2019Norgesmesterskap ExpressTeam BitproAlbin ExpressCrew12th / 52
10 Aug 2019Norgesmesterskap GrimstadjolleKjetil SOLVANGGrimstadjolleSkipper10th / 24
3 Aug 2019APL Race 2019KaboomMelges 24Crew2nd / 7
27 Jun 2019Grundig Hankø Race WeekKaboomMelges 24Crew9th / 18
8 Jun 2018Norgesmesterskap Melges 24Team BITPROMelges 24Crew20th / 40
9 Jun 2017Færderseilasen 2017TEAM BITPROAlbin ExpressCrew2nd / 36

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 355, #5,831.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 490, #3,131. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.