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Sailor · 2015–2026

Jens Kuphal

berliner yacht club e v HandicapORC handicapJ/70

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Events
62

388 races · 54 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 7 of 62

Podium rate
36%

22 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 63%–67%, 1,638 boats)

Best class ranking
#759

Helm in J/70 · rating 45

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Max Gurgel

6 wins · 11 podiums in 22 events together · 27% win rate

Best trio
Max Gurgel & Robert Stanjek

5 wins · 9 podiums in 17 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Max Gurgel

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Heiner Wilkens

Jul 2016 – Jul 2026 · 31 events

Nemesis
Carsten Kemmling

12–50 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Erik Stannow

34–32 in 67 races

Best day
1 Nov 2016

2-2-DNF-5-2-1 · Mittwochregatta 2016

Signature result
1st of 30

MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026 · ORC handicap · 1 May 2026

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Max Gurgel — 6 wins · 11 podiums in 22 events together · 27% win rate
  • Heiner Wilkens · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO, Mezzoforte, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 31events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 16% win rate · 36 of 189 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2026
  • Daniel Frahm · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO, Mezzoforte, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 23events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 13% win rate · 26 of 140 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jul 2026
  • Max Gurgel · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 22events 6 wins together · 11 podiums · 27% win rate · 35 of 131 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Robert Stanjek · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO, OTG60 · Handicap, ORC handicap 20events 5 wins together · 10 podiums · 25% win rate · 35 of 129 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jun 2026
  • Moritz Bruhns · INTERMEZZO, MEZZOFORTE · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 16events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 19% win rate · 25 of 101 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Apr 2025
  • Karl Gurgel · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO · Handicap, ORC handicap 15events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 27% win rate · 27 of 88 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Kai Haserück · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO · Handicap, ORC handicap 11events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 27% win rate · 21 of 74 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Phillip Kasüske · INTERMEZZO, Mezzoforte, MEZZOFORTE, OTG60 · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 18 of 62 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – May 2024
  • Heinrich Holk · INTERMEZZO, Mezzoforte, Südwind, SÜDWIND · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 34 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Sep 2017
  • Annie Lush · EXCITER, INTERMEZZO, OTG60 · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 14 of 42 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

0257514201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Jul 2026137. Travemünder Woche 2026EXCITERORC handicapSkipper1st / 17
6 Jul 202688. Warnemünder Woche 2026EXCITERHandicapSkipper6th / 29
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026EXCITERHandicapSkipper6th / 25
6 May 2026Mittwochsregatta 2026MEZZOFORTEHandicapSkipper7th / 81
1 May 2026MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2026EXCITERORC handicapSkipper1st / 30
25 Apr 2026Frühlingswettfahrten 2026 inkl. BM FDMEZZOFORTEJ/70Skipper12th / 23
9 Oct 2025Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft J/70MEZZOFORTEJ/70Skipper32nd / 44
11 Aug 2025Garmin ORC World Championships 2025EXCITERHandicapSkipper3rd / 22
22 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025EXCITERHandicapSkipper15th / 21
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025EXCITERHandicapSkipper1st / 21
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025EXCITERHandicapSkipper9th / 25
7 Jun 2025X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by RaymarineEXCITERHandicapSkipper3rd / 12
2 May 2025MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2025EXCITERORC handicapSkipper8th / 35
26 Apr 2025Frühlingswettfahrten 2025MEZZOFORTEJ/70Skipper16th / 28
12 Oct 2024Senatspreis 2024MEZZOFORTEJ/70Skipper8th / 25
5 Sep 2024DH-DM 2024INTERMEZZOHandicapSkipper6th / 46
12 Aug 2024ORC European ChampionshipINTERMEZZOHandicapOwner3rd / 8
3 May 2024MaiOR - Mai Offshore Regatta 2024INTERMEZZOORC handicapSkipper3rd / 26
27 Apr 2024Frühlingswettfahrten 2024MEZZOFORTEJ/70Skipper7th / 23
7 Aug 2023ORC World Championship 2023INTERMEZZOHandicapSkipper4th / 29
22 Jul 2023134. Travemünder Woche 2023INTERMEZZOORC handicapSkipper1st / 7
8 Oct 2022SenatspreisMEZZOFORTEJ/70Skipper15th / 15
8 Aug 2022ORCi European Championship 2022IntermezzoHandicapSkipper1st / 21
20 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022INTERMEZZOORC handicapSkipper2nd / 21
20 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022INTERMEZZOHandicapSkipper2nd / 22

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 467, #3,238.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 9. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.