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Sailor · 2013–2026

Walther Furthmann

yacht club strande e v Nordic FolkboatORC handicapNord. Folkeboote

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Events
21

132 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 4 of 21

Podium rate
33%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 75%–80%, 722 boats)

Best class ranking
#7

Helm in Nordic Folkboat · rating 557

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Wolfgang Heck

3 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate

Best trio
Hans Christian Mrowka & Wolfgang Heck

3 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Hans Christian Mrowka

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Hans Christian Mrowka

Jul 2013 – Sep 2026 · 18 events

Nemesis
Anders Sunke

24–36 head to head in 60 races

Rival
Per Buch

37–43 in 80 races

Best day
26 Jul 2013

3-1-1-1 · 124. Travemünder Woche 2013

Signature result
1st of 35

Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft Nordische Folkeboot 2021 · Nordic Folkboat · 13 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Wolfgang Heck — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate
  • Hans Christian Mrowka · PAULA, Walther FURTHMANN · Nordic Folkboat 18events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 22% win rate · 17 of 123 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Sep 2026
  • Uwe Grigull · PAULA · Nordic Folkboat 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 60 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Wolfgang Heck · PAULA · Nord. Folkeboote, Nordic Folkboat 8events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 38% win rate · 9 of 57 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Susann Girolstein · Blue Merle · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 18th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2021
  • Richard Mühe · PAULA · Nord. Folkeboote, Nordic Folkboat 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Paul Girolstein · Walther FURTHMANN · Nordic Folkboat 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013

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

Rating history

02905792014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Sep 2026Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft FolkebootPAULANordic FolkboatSkipper4th / 35
29 Aug 2026TIBBE MEMORIAL CUP - FOLKBOATSPAULANordic FolkboatSkipper8th / 24
21 Jul 2026137. Travemünder Woche 2026PAULANordic FolkboatSkipper8th / 39
27 Aug 2025IDM Nordische FolkebootePAULANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 18
23 Aug 2025TIBBE MEMORIAL CUP - FOLKBOATSPAULANordic FolkboatSkipper7th / 29
4 Jul 2025NORDIC FOLKBOAT Gold Cup 2025PAULANordic FolkboatSkipper35th / 44
31 May 202554. ECK DAYS 2025PAULANordic FolkboatSkipper6th / 16
3 May 2025Håndværker Cup 2025 - Ranglistestævne for FolkebådePAULANordic FolkboatSkipper4th / 18
1 Aug 20232023 Nordic Folkboat Gold CupPAULANordic FolkboatSkipper8th / 56
28 Jun 2023IDDM - FolkboatPAULANordic FolkboatSkipper11th / 48
25 Jul 2022133. Travemünder Woche 2022PAULANordic FolkboatSkipper1st / 17
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022PAULANordic FolkboatSkipper5th / 48
13 Sep 2021Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft Nordische Folkeboot 2021PAULANordic FolkboatSkipper1st / 35
4 Sep 2021Kieler Woche 2021Blue MerleORC handicapCrew48th / 79
21 Aug 2021NORDIC FOLKBOAT OPEN International FYN CHAMPIONSHIP Incl Danish and German Ranking EventPAULANordic FolkboatSkipper1st / 21
5 Sep 2020Kieler Woche 2020Blue MerleORC handicapCrew18th / 60
29 Aug 2020Folkebaad FM-20PAULANordic FolkboatSkipper4th / 24
23 Sep 2019IDM Nordisches FolkebootPAULANordic FolkboatSkipper2nd / 39
7 Aug 2019Folkboat Gold Cup 2019PAULANordic FolkboatSkipper3rd / 53
11 May 201947. Glücksb.Pokalregatta & XVIII. Culix Cup 2019PAULANord. FolkebooteSkipper5th / 13
25 Jul 2013124. Travemünder Woche 2013Walther FURTHMANNNordic FolkboatSkipper1st / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 567, #1,354.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 8. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.