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Sailor · 2018–2025

Alain Hofer

soci t nautique de gen ve HandicapTCF XMonocoque jaugé SRS+

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Events
41

87 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 5 of 41

Podium rate
20%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–61%, 4,089 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Michel Vaucher

4 wins · 5 podiums in 14 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Michel Vaucher & Philippe de Weck

3 wins · 4 podiums in 12 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
René Holliger

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Philippe de Weck

May 2018 – Oct 2025 · 29 events

Nemesis
Jean-Marc Deryng

7–49 head to head in 58 races

Rival
Martine Caffier

25–32 in 60 races

Best day
26 May 2019

4-3-3-4 · Critérium CVSNG · about 1 in 72 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 56

Régates Delen du mardi- Coupe d'été Europ'Sails · Handicap · 9 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 55 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michel Vaucher — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 14 events together · 29% win rate
  • Philippe de Weck · Black Swan, K2, Katana · Bateaux jaugés SRS, Handicap, Jaugé SRS 2018, Monocoque jaugé SRS+ 29events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 71 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Yvon Butikofer · Black Swan, K2, Katana · Handicap, Jaugé SRS 2018, TCF X 27events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 6 of 69 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Pierre Buholzer · Black Swan, Katana · Bateaux jaugés SRS, Handicap, TCF X 21events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Jean Charles Siraudin · Black Swan, K2, Katana · Bateaux jaugés SRS, Handicap, TCF X 19events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 16% win rate · 3 of 42 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2025
  • Alexander de Weck · Black Swan, K2, Katana · Bateaux jaugés SRS, Handicap, TCF X 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 4 of 48 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Michel Vaucher · Black Swan, K2, Katana · Handicap, TCF X 14events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 4 of 15 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Oct 2025
  • Nicolas Guerry · Black Swan, Katana · Handicap, Jaugé SRS 2018 9events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 22% win rate · 5 of 30 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Aug 2020
  • Mikhail de Weck · Katana · Bateaux jaugés SRS, Handicap 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 12 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2022
  • Simone Muller · Katana, Soul & Pepper · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 22nd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Nicolas Boucherie · K2, Katana · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2022 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

-14661462019202020212022202320242025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Oct 2025Régate des Pirates 2025K2HandicapCrew40th / 43
22 Aug 2025Belle Etoile 2025K2HandicapCrew30th / 42
23 Jun 2025Semaine de la voileKatanaHandicapCrew11th / 39
14 Jun 2025Bol d'Or du LemanKatanaHandicapSkipper131st / 398
7 Jun 2025Genève-Rolle-Genève 2025KatanaHandicapSkipper22nd / 186
5 Oct 2024Régate des Pirates 2024KatanaHandicapSkipper52nd / 53
10 Aug 2024Régate des ChâteauxKatanaHandicapCrew26th / 28
15 Jun 2024Bol d'Or MirabaudKatanaHandicapSkipper133rd / 399
8 Jun 2024Genève-Rolle-Genève 2024KatanaHandicapSkipper39th / 197
16 Sep 2023X de Sciez - eMB Lémandupin1820 TWISTERBateaux jaugésSkipper25th / 39
2 Sep 2023Le Jorandupin1820 TWISTERHandicapCrew1st / 6
10 Jun 2023Bol d'Or MirabaudSoul & PepperHandicapSkipper215th / 406
13 May 2023Ouverture du CdPL 2023KatanaHandicapCrew30th / 42
13 Aug 2022Régate des Châteaux 2022KatanaHandicapCrew10th / 31
11 Jun 2022Bol d'Or MirabaudKatanaHandicapCrew107th / 421
14 May 2022Ouverture Championnat du Petit LacKatanaHandicapCrew24th / 34
2 Oct 2021Régate des Pirates 2021KatanaHandicapCrew53rd / 62
27 Aug 2021Belle Etoile 2021KatanaHandicapCrew27th / 30
14 Aug 2021Régate des Châteaux 2021KatanaHandicapCrew17th / 31
13 Jul 2021Régates Delen du mardi- Coupe d'été Europ'SailsKatanaHandicapCrew17th / 44
10 Jul 20216 Heures de NernierKatanaBateaux jaugés SRSCrew6th / 58
28 Jun 2021Semaine de la Voile du CVSNGKatanaHandicapCrew26th / 37
8 Jun 2021Régates Delen du mardi - Coupe du Printemps Europ'SailsKatanaHandicapCrew35th / 52
5 Jun 2021Genève-Rolle-Genève 2021KatanaHandicapCrew172nd / 185
5 Sep 2020Le JoranKatanaTCF XCrew1st / 5

Crew rating across all classes: 50 (±216), #35,237.Helm rating across all classes: -5 (±250). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.